Here are the details about numbing creams, their ingredients, and their positive and negative aspects:
EMLA Cream 5% (5g pack)
- Active ingredients: lidocaine and prilocaine
- Other ingredients: macrogolglycerol hydroxystearate, Carbomer 974P, sodium hydroxide, and purified water
- Positive aspects: numbs the surface of the skin for a short time, helps to stop pain on the skin before certain medical procedures
- Negative aspects: may cause allergic reactions or other problems
Ink Scribd Premium Tattoo Numbing Cream
- Active ingredients: not specified
- Other ingredients: benzyl alcohol, Carbomer 940, cholesterol, hydrogenated lecithin, isopropyl myristate, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, purified water
- Positive aspects: topical pain treatment for tattoos, laser hair removal, Brazilian waxing, microblading, microneedling
- Negative aspects: not specified
Other skin-numbing creams
- Active ingredients: benzocaine, pramoxine, lidocaine, prilocaine, and others
- Other ingredients: not specified
- Positive aspects: can numb the skin before medical procedures, tattoos, laser hair removal, Brazilian waxing, microblading, microneedling
- Negative aspects: can be greasy and need to be completely washed off the skin and hair before waxing so they dont interfere with the binding of the wax, some numbing creams have ingredients that you may be allergic to, may cause an itchy and red allergic rash on your newly waxed skin where you applied the cream, can be dangerous in more serious ways if product instructions are not followed.
It is important to note that some numbing creams may not be licensed for sale in certain countries, and unlicensed or fake medicines may not have been manufactured safely and may contain ineffective or dangerous contents.
