If so, in order to keep it in that condition you need to keep UV rays away from your ink. "The sun does fade your tattoos," says Alana Robbie, a tattoo artist of 13 years in an email to Bustle.

Read on for everything you need to know about protecting your skin from this sun's damaging rays. Plus, expert tips on how to keep your tattoos looking fresh all summer long. Chemical sunscreen vs.

The sun emits two types of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, UVA and UVB. They do different things to your skin and can damage tattoos in different ways. Sunscreen can prevent UVA and UVB rays from ...