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Getting a Tattoo on your skin is one of the toughest decisions that you make in your life. If you think that you’re not capable of bearing the pain of having a tattoo and want to reduce the pain of this procedure, then you must find an efficient way that can help you reduce the pain and get the tattoo without any problem.

Numbing creams are the best efficient way to reduce the pain of tattoo for people who have extremely sensitive skin. There are different kinds of numbing creams available these days that can be used to numb any area of the skin. If you’re crazy about having a tattoo but are worried about the pain of this process, then you must buy a numbing cream to get rid of this problem.

Numbing creams can also help you in case you’re willing to have a tattoo on a sensitive part of the body. If you’re willing to use a tattoo numbing cream, you must ask the tattoo artist about it. You should not use these creams if you’re suffering from different skin problems unless you consult your doctor.

What is a numbing cream?

It is a product that is used to reduce the pain of having a tattoo on sensitive parts of the skin. It contains ingredients like prilocaine, benzocaine, tetracaine, and lidocaine. Before beginning the process of having a tattoo, this cream is applied to the specific part of the body so that it may numb the nerve terminations.

Positive Effects

Different kinds of active components are used in the numbing cream that are helpful in increasing the threshold to pain. Deadening the nerve endings is one of the major roles of this product. Lidocaine is the component that causes this effect. The nerve endings won’t be 100% dead as it only penetrates the upper layers of the skin.

Adding other ingredients to the mixture will help you increase the effect of lidocaine. Tetracaine blocks the nerves due to which they can’t transmit the pain to the brain. Benzocaine is another proficient nerve blocker that is found in different numbing creams. The efficiency of numbing creams depends upon the mixture of nerve blockers and nerve deadeners.

Vasoconstrictors is another powerful ingredient that is found in several numbing creams. The inflammation caused by the tattoo can be reduced with the help of Epinephrine that is found in different numbing creams.

Side Effects

Using the tattoo numbing cream can make you suffer from different side-effects like:

• Redness
• Inflammation
• Irritation of the skin
• Burning or tingling sensation
• Itchiness (aggravated by scratching)

People, who’re suffering from different skin problems or who have extremely sensitive skin, usually suffer from these side-effects. As we’ve mentioned before that you must consult your doctor before using the numbing creams if you’re suffering from any skin problems. You must also consult your doctor if you think that you have a sensitive skin.