A numbing cream for skin is an essential product used by many professionals including doctors, tattoo-makers, etc. There is a certain procedure that is required to be followed before applying the numbing cream on the skin of the patients or clients.
Preparation of the area of the skin before applying numbing cream on the skin
The area on which the tattoo or any medical procedure is to be done which requires body piercing, you must apply a numbing cream on that area. And before applying the numbing cream on your skin, you must prepare that area. First, apply soap and wash with hot water that area which you want to numb. All dirt must be removed from the skin. The next step is to cover the skin with a clean towel. You need to keep that towel on that area of the skin for 5 minutes.
It will help to raise the temperature of the skin. This will help the pores to open up. This will help the numbing cream for skin to efficiently penetrate into the surface of the skin. This process must be done well in advance, so that you get enough time for your skin to lose its sensitivity before the procedure starts. Once the surface of the skin loses its sensitivity completely, then, you would not feel any kind of discomfort or pain.
How to apply the numbing cream for skin?
Once you have prepared the area which is to be numbed, wear a pair of latex gloves. If you do not wear them, your hands will also become numb due to the numbing cream for skin on your bare hands. Then, you must rub the cream on the surface of the skin gently. Once the cream gets absorbed into the surface, you must apply the second layer. It is essential to remember here that this layer must be around 1/8 inches in thickness. Two layers of the numbing cream has been applied on the surface of the skin. Now, it is required that you wrap the same surface of the skin with the help of the plastic wrap. The temperature of the skin will increase which will help the ingredients of the cream to activate and reduce sensitivity of the skin more rapidly. Next step, is to keep the plastic wrap on the surface of the skin for next 50-70 minutes. You would notice that the area on which the cream had been applied is getting numbed. Once the whole surface of the skin on which the numbing cream for skin was applied has lost its sensitivity, remove the plastic wrap. Now, you need to wipe the cream away from the surface of the skin with the help of a clean cloth. Make sure that the cream has been completely removed from the skin, then, only you can start the medical procedure or making tattoos.