Remember a tattoo is just like a cut.  Just as a cut can get infected, so can a tattoo ..
Remove bandage  3-6 hours.  Wipe area clean with wet cloth. DO NOT SCRUB !  Skin is very fragile.  Apply a new layer of thick ointment and re-cover tattoo with new covering. Do not use soap or do not scrub soap over it.  soap can cause dryness. Use only Bacitracin or A&D Ointment, no other type.  Neosporin, Vaseline or Triple
 Antibiotics Ointments will not work. Do not soak tattoo in bathtub or pool.  This will remove ink. You must apply ointment for at least 12-14 days until all dryness is gone,   and the new layer of skin is totally regrown over tattoo. The thicker the ointment the better. a cover must  be used.  If not, your clothing will wipe off the ointment.
If scabs appear, the tattoo was not moist enough.  Do not pick off loose skin or scabs.  Apply more ointment.  until totally healed stay out of the sun, the pool, and dirt until
completely healed.  Keep your tattoo clean. Do not use alcohol or peroxide or salt water to clean your tattoo. If you have brown or black skin, your skin will camouflage the colors of a healed tattoo. For a few days ink or liquid may run out from the tattoo, do not mistake it as an infection.