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One of the worst things you can do to a new tattoo is get it wet. Do not shower for at least 24 hours. Don't soak in anything -- a bath, hot tub, lake, pond or pool -- until your tattoo is fully healed. Avoid saunas and steam rooms as well.
You will know that you can go swimming again once all of the flaking and peeling has ended. This means that you will no longer have an open wound that creates scabs. Officially, it takes up to 3 months for your body to grow a new protective layer of skin over the tattoo.