I figured if anyone would have experience with this it would be the Alternachicks

Ever since I have stepped up my workouts and been sweating a lot more, parts of my tattoos have been getting slightly raised and itchy. Has this happened to any of you on here? I thought maybe it's from my shirt rubbing against them while I run, or all the sweating?

[B]How long have you had them?Are they faiirly old or new?sometimes my foot tats itch a bit but I put it down to increased body temp/B]

Mine actually do the same thing but not while i work out, it happens when i get cold, they turn into almost like a goosebump?

It is a normal reaction with tattoos. My physician says it is histamines.
Mine happen during allergy season as well.

good to know! mine were doing this as well... the raised not the itchy. guess i won't sweat it...

thanks all! they are about 3 years old.

ooh that happens to me too, just thought it was my tattoo being kinda crappy. mine is almost always raised like that, sometimes it itches usually if i get sweaty. good to know.

now go get more.

yeah, this should get better shortly. It happens to me too.

Haha, I can't wait to get more. Once I am done breastfeeding I have some planned.

Oh I'm glad to know this happens to other people! All of mine do this, from the decade-old ones to the one from last month. Always have. It sometimes means I'm coming down with a cold.

that happens to me too. no worries!

i always thought it was because of the sweat and the friction. i never heard about the histamines, that's really interesting.

SOme of mine do that as well. I have been told its normal If I wear a watch the ones on my wrists get really bad so I think its an allergy thing as well as a sweat/heat thing.