Everyone has the strength to bear everything but no one can bear excessive pain. In that very case, topical anesthetics are the best resort, which are widely used in the medical world as well as the beauty world.

Topical anesthetics are the form of medicine, which is used for desensitizing any part or surface of the body, which helps to go through a number of cosmetic and body modification procedures. Basically, these are temporary numbing creams which include a recommended amount of different numbing agents like lidocaine, benzocaine, tetracaine, etc. The application of this cream blocks the nerve signals effectively. These products are available in the market in the form of cream, gel, ointments, lotions, etc. You can also get them from online stores.

What are the uses of topical anesthetic?

Many doctors use it during minor operations, surgeries oftheir patients. This is done in order to keep them away from discomfort during the treatment. It is different from normal painkiller; it makes your skin numb.

• It is used during minor burns, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, pest bites or stings, minor cuts and scratches and is especially used by surgery specialists.
• Some of them (varying in composition) are used to relieve the pain of mouth ulcers or any other minor pains like toothaches, sore gums/ throat or mouth /gum injury, muscle pain relief. T
• In dentistry, these are used to numb the area of the tooth, where the numbing gel is entered through the needle and numb that part of the tooth and also used in Otolaryngology.
• Numbing creams are also used in beauty techniques like Microblading, Microneedling, Waxing, etc.

One of the common uses of numbing creams is in the world of body modification. With tattoos getting highly popular among youth throughout the world, these creams have found to be very useful in tattoo and piercing parlors. As much as these modification processes seem to be attractive, these tend to hurt too. Hence, the professionals use NumbSkin cream to make tattoos and piercing free from suffering.

Find out here, how it is used for tattooing?

Once you have selected the design and size of your tattoo, the artist will start the process by cleaning your skin. After your skin dries, a thick layer of numbing cream is applied and then covered with a plastic wrap to produce heat. It takes somewhere around 45 minutes for a good numbing cream to make your skin numb for three to four hours. They remove the wrapper and wipe off the excess of cream and start with the process.

While there is no dearth of numbing solutions in the market, you have to quite careful when picking the appropriate one. A wrong product can cause some problems like redness, itching, swelling, skin burning, irritation, dizziness, skin rash or hives, vomiting or nausea,etc. Make sure it is a FDA complaint product and works for all skin types. For instance, you can trust NumbSkin cream which consists of 5% lidocaine. Being one of the most reputed products, it can be used for number of treatments like dermarolling, microneedling, Botox, minor surgeries, piercing, waxing, and much more. Choose wisely!