This is a water based formula that helps to restore your skins moisture balance while boosting the healing process to ensure quicker healing and better looking tattoos. This offers a completely non-greasy solution that will absorb quickly and deeply into the skin to provide you with long lasting protection, not only against dryness but against bacteria too. This is an excellent solution, given that it contains all of the essential healing ingredients without any of the negative additions; there is no petroleum to clog the pores, and it smells considerably better than petroleum based products but does not contain any additional dyes or fragrances.