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My tattoo is bleeding ink!?

I have had my tattoo for about 14 hours now. It is on my wrist, and it didnt really bleed alot and it seems to have taken the ink pretty well. Just this morning though, I touched it, and i had the green ink on my finger. I patted it with a napkin, and it you could almost pick out the whole star pattern with the ink. It wasnt doing it until this morning, and I'm worried that its going to lose all its ink if it continues. Is this normal? Or should I be worried? Also, how do I fix it or make it stop? I just wiped all the ink off about ten minutes ago, and just now I got even more off! Its oozing ink! Please help fast, before I lose the damn thing!
Im not wiping it, im patting it, I didnt mean i wiped it off literally, I just removed the excess with the napkin. He told me only to pat it, so thats what I do. BTW, it stopped doing it. Thanks for the answers.!

It is completely normal! Tattoos will bleed ink for the first 24 hours. During this time,all of the extra ink that got under the skin is being pushed out by the body in order to try to heal itself. This doesn't mean that all of the ink will bleed out either! For the first 24 hours, you should put a thin film of either bacitracin or A&D ointment (first aid one). You should always wash your hands and the area with antibacterial soap because it doesn't have all the extra junk that could dry out your tattoo like fragance. Make sure that you are not wiping the extra ink off, always pat it dry. You don't want to cause more trauma to the area...remember that a tattoo is a body modification, in other words, an open wound. After the 24 hours, you need to keep that area moisturized with lotion. Again, plain old lotion, nothing with perfumes or anything like that. I find that Aquaphor by Eucerin, when applied in a thin layer gives the right amount of moisture and keeps it protected from the environment. You won't lose the tattoo at all! Trust me, its there to stay! I have a couple of tattoos and this is part of the body's healing process. You will be fine and pretty soon ready for your next one! Hope this helps!