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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.
Showering and gently pat-drying your tattoo is fine, but continued exposure to water can damage the tattoo. Avoid hot tubs, saunas, and soaking in the tub for at least a week while the tattoo heals. Exercise can cause friction and depending on where your new tattoo is, that movement may slow the healing or not allow it to heal properly. As far as sun exposure goes, the sun will fade a tattoo over time.