Inner Lip Tattoo

With the growing popularity of tattooing, people are looking forward for tattoo designs and placements that will make their tattoo stand unique in the crowd. Inner lip tattoo is one such tattoo with a very rare and unusual placement. An inner lip tattoo, as the name suggests, is carved on the inner side of the lip, generally the lower lip. Thus, they are easy to hide and can be exposed completely upon the wish of the tattoo bearer. These tattoos are unique in all the aspects and hence, are in vogue these days. Before moving on to the designs, let us take a look at some important facts associated with lip tattoos.

Tattoos on the Inner Lip

Inner lip tattoo is basically for people who want to keep their tattoo private. These days many of the employers prohibit exposed tattooing for their employees. Lip tattoos fulfill these requirements since these are almost invisible until the tattoo bearer shows them off purposefully. You need not take any type of special efforts to hide this tattoo. Thus, this is the best tattoo for such people who want to have a tattoo without posing any harm to their job or career. These tattoos are considered as some of the hardest tattoos to care for. Though you do not require special efforts to hide the tattoo, you do require to take some extra tattoo care so that your tattoo lasts long. Lip tattoos tend to fade away quickly as compared to other tattoos. Thus, you may require to retouch the tattoo frequently. Now, let us know some of the lip tattoo ideas and then move on to lip tattoo care.

The lip portion being very small in size does not allow you to experiment with many tattoo designs and colors. The tattoo designs that are carved on inner lip are usually small in size with very simple design. Word tattoos are very common tattoos used for sculpting tattoos on the inner lip. Given below is the list of words that are popular for tattooing.

• Cool
• Peace
• Lovely
• Pain
• Ouch
• Heaven

Though word tattoos are quite popular design options for inner lip tattoos, there are few other tattoo designs that can be used. These include, heart tattoos, flower tattoos and skull tattoos.

Caring for Tattoos on the Inner Lip

If you ask me, do lip tattoos hurt, then it is quite difficult to answer, since the pain experienced while lip tattooing completely depends on your tolerance level. Some people find lip tattoos to be quite painful, while some are very comfortable while lip tattooing. It is observed that due to improper maintenance and care, many people lose their inner lip tattoo within few weeks. Thus, caring for a lip tattoo is a must and not an easy task either. Our lips contain very high percentage of moisture, which is why the lip tattoo can fade quickly. Moreover, the tattoo is at high risk of infection due to the food that we eat. Human mouth consists bacteria which further increases the chance of getting an infection. The first step towards lip tattoo care, is keeping the lips dry for at least 4 to 5 days after getting the tattoo. You should rinse with some antibacterial alcohol-free mouth wash at least 4-5 times a day. To reduce the scabbing on the lip you can apply ointments that contains vitamin A and D. You should also watch out what to eat during the tattoo healing. Avoid eating acidic foods. Do not expose your tattoo in direct sunlight. The day you get an inner lip tattoo, you may get an irritation and feel like peeling the lip skin. Never do that, this will remove the ink over the lip.

Inner lip tattoos usually can last for one year or so if proper care is taken. You may require to retouch the tattoo sometime. Tattooing on the lips requires an expert and hence, make sure you have approached the right tattoo artist. Happy Tattooing!