Tattoo rash

[fee_kirwan]

I got a tattoo on my side 7 years ago. About 3 years ago, when I was visiting Spain one summer I started to get a rash on the bottom of the tattoo. I was not using any creams, bar a sun tan lotion which I had been using for a long time before then. The rash lasted 4- 6 months before finally drying out.
The following summer I was in Spain again and the same thing happened...
This summer, while in Dublin (so no ridiculous heat) I have gotten the rash again. this time it is much worse and is spreading very quickly.
I went to the doctor the first two times I got this rash and he prescribed me different creams which did not seem to help. I then went to a dermatologist who prescribed me something else. After a few weeks of using this cream, I found the rash was exactly the same, so I stopped and slowly it began to heal again. I asked a my tattoo artist and he just told me its a heat rash...
Does anyone have a similar problem, know how to prevent or treat the rash, or even just stop the itching? I imagine it would of healed much faster if I could restrain myself.

[Laurao1983]

You are not alone. I got an old tattoo redone about 6 months ago and have suffered from a rash on and off again, but only in the red ink areas which is weird. From what I have read its a heat rash, but I have never had one before ever. So it seems like it has something to do with the tattoo. It usually goes away in a week or so.