Sterile Cotton Gauze Swabs 10cm x 10 cm, 50 layers

The practical rule in the studio: non-sterile during work, sterile at the end. For wiping ink and fluids during tattooing, non-sterile compresses are sufficient, because the work area is in controlled contact with the outside anyway. Sterile compresses come into play where the material directly touches an open wound: the first dressing applied to a just-finished tattoo, cleaning the area immediately after a piercing, or changing the dressing at home in the first days. Being individually wrapped in envelopes, you open exactly as many as you need, and the rest remain sterile.

Wash your hands and put on clean gloves, then tear the envelope at the indicated mark and remove the compress holding it by a corner. Do not let it touch the work tray, clothes, or other non-sterile surfaces — if it does, discard it and open a new envelope. Check beforehand that the envelope is intact and dry; damaged packaging means sterility is no longer guaranteed, no matter how clean the compress looks.

Yes, this is the classic use recommended even by the manufacturer: place the sterile compress over the finished tattoo and secure its edges with leucoplast. The 100% cotton is soft, very absorbent — it takes up blood, exudate, and excess ointment — and does not leave lint, so it peels off easily when changing the dressing. How long you keep the first dressing and how you continue care remains at your artist's instruction, because it depends on the size and area of the work.

It depends on the surface area of the tattoo: for a small job, up to 10 x 10 cm, a single compress covers the final dressing; for medium jobs, slightly overlap two compresses; for large jobs, either combine several or switch to specially sized larger dressings. With a typical consumption of 1-3 compresses per client, a pack of 50 covers dozens of jobs — and for a client caring for their tattoo at home, it easily lasts for the entire period of dressing changes.

No. The gauze is uniformly woven from 100% bleached and purified cotton, with cut edges, degreased and unsized, precisely so as not to leave lint or fluff on the wound. It is easily removed from the skin when changing the dressing. If you still want zero fibres during the actual procedure (while you are still working with the needles), non-woven materials are usually preferred there — cotton compresses have their place in the final dressing.

Store them at room temperature, away from moisture and sunlight, with the packaging intact — this way they maintain sterility until the date of use. A compress from an opened envelope is no longer sterile, even if not used: you can keep it at most for non-sterile wiping, but do not apply it to an open wound. The compresses are single-use and cannot be re-sterilized at home.