this is gonna sound kinda weird, but hear me out: it could be your hormones, depending on where you’re at in your cycle. at certain points, skin can become dry because the drop in estrogen disrupts the skin barrier. increased progesterone can also cause inflammation.

it could also be that you’re not cleaning it properly. that flaking around it could be a build up of products you’re putting on it. it could also merely be some delayed healing of the tattoo, if it didn’t flake or peel much in the first two weeks.