Once your tattoo is past the initial wound stage - usually 24 to 48 hours after the chair, once your artist's wrap has come off and you've washed the area with Line Work. Apply twice daily through the healing weeks. Most tattoos finish healing within 3 to 4 weeks.

Stand Fast is fragrance-free, alcohol-free, and formulated specifically for healing tattooed skin - the two biggest causes of stinging are gone from the formula. A brief tingle on very fresh ink can happen; that's the skin, not the cream. If it stings for more than a few seconds, your tattoo isn't quite ready for daily cream yet - wait another day.

Stand Fast is the lighter daily cream for during healing - it absorbs fast, settles the itch, and feeds the skin while it repairs. Hold Fast is the concentrated balm for after healing - it locks in colour and protects healed work for the long haul. Most collectors use both - Stand Fast through the heal, Hold Fast for everything that comes after.

Stand Fast is fragrance-free and made without parabens, petroleum, mineral oil, or filler - the most common irritants in skincare. It's tested across skin types. If you have a known reaction to glycerin, shea butter, or witch hazel, check the full ingredient list before buying.

A 30ml bottle lasts roughly 3 to 4 weeks with twice-daily use across a medium-sized tattoo (forearm-scale). Sleeves and larger pieces burn through it faster. One to two pumps per application is plenty - more than that and you're wasting product.

Yes - eyebrow tattoos, microblading, powder brows and lip blush heal the same way body ink does. Use a clean cotton tip instead of your fingers, and stick to the rice-grain amount your artist gives you. Apply through the full healing window for skin that stays comfortable and colour that settles evenly.

For brows and lips, no question. Right at the lash line is a different call - always follow your artist's specific instructions there, eye-area work calls for extra care no matter which aftercare you're using.

Tell us within 30 days and we'll make it right - refund, replacement, or credit. No need to send anything back. We back the formulas. You will too.