Here is my tattoo today.. 1 day later.. I had to leave it bandaged up over night and I took the bandage off this morning and gently washed it with Ivory soap as recommended and then put on the ointment he gave me. It doesn't hurt at all.. just midly irritating when my clothes touch it.. which bugs me cause it rubs the ointment off and I have to keep it lubricated so it doesn't dry out.