Our tattoo numbing creams are primarily used by people who are getting a tattoo and want to have a pain-free experience. However, although our products are known as tattoo numbing creams, in fact they can be used for a wide variety of other purposes. Many people use our tattoo numbing products when undergoing a range of skin procedures including basic injections, tattoo removal, or lip fillers, and they are just as effective when utilised for these other procedures. 

Our numbing creams are designed to be safe for use during all kinds of skin-related procedures, including those involving the face, and they produce impressive results. Thanks to their effective active ingredients, our tattoo numbing creams get to work quickly to desensitise the area so that you experience no discomfort no matter what kind of procedure you’re having. 

We also stock a complete aesthetics numbing range too, designed specifically for use when undergoing semi-permanent makeup application and other similar procedures. Formulated with highly effective and potent active ingredients, our aesthetics range eliminates discomfort for a more pleasant experience. 

All of our numbing products are easy to apply and are guaranteed to produce highly effective results when applied according to the provided instructions.

How do I apply the cream?

Our tattoo numbing cream is designed to be easy to apply. Simply follow the instructions provided with the packaging to ensure maximum benefit from this powerful numbing product. 

You must follow these steps: 

Prepare your skin before applying the product. Wash the area that you need to desensitise using soap and hot water. Ensure that all dirt and grime are completely removed and then, once the skin is clean, cover it with a clean cloth or towel. Keep the towel or cloth in place firmly for 5 minutes to increase the skin’s temperature and open the pores. This allows the numbing cream to penetrate through the skin’s surface more efficiently and speedily. 

Put on latex gloves to prevent your hands from becoming numb, then apply a generous layer of the cream onto the skin. Rub it in gently until the product is absorbed into the skin’s surface. 

Apply another thick layer of cream (around 1/8” thick” then cover the cream and skin with plastic wrap to boost the cream’s temperature and activate it. 

All the plastic wrap and cream to remain in place for between 50 and 70 minutes. Your skin should now be desensitised. Remove the wrap once the time has elapsed and wipe the cream away. You should feel no pain in the treated area. 

If you choose a reliable and trustworthy tattoo numbing cream like Need To Be Numb, you needn’t worry about experiencing any unwanted side effects. Need To Be Numb has been formulated with safe, tried and tested ingredients that are regularly used by doctors, nurses, dentists, and other healthcare practitioners in their offices, so you can be confident of their safety. 

As long as you apply Need To Be Numb tattoo numbing cream as described on the packaging, you shouldn’t experience any unwanted side effects. Nevertheless, in rare cases, a skin reaction may occur, although those reactions are likely to be short-lived and mild, such as itching or redness in the treated area.  It’s therefore always advisable to carry out a patch test first on a small and hidden area of skin so that you can feel confident that you won’t experience anything untoward when using the numbing cream on a larger area of skin. 

It’s especially important to do a patch test first if you have experienced a negative reaction when using similar products in the past, or if you’re planning to use the product to cover a very large area of skin – for example the whole back for a backpiece tattoo.

Fortunately, with Need To Be Numb cream, you won’t need to worry about the effects of the product wearing off too quickly. Once our numbing cream is activated, it will stay effective for between 3 to 5 hours – long enough for most tattoo procedures to be completed. 

If you’re having an especially long procedure, you can maximise the length of time the numbing product is effective for by only removing some of the cream before your procedure. You can leave the plastic wrap and cream in place over some of the skin that is going to be tattooed, and remove it in stages. This will help to ensure that you don’t experience any unwanted discomfort. 

If you’re considering applying tattoo numbing cream before undergoing a skin procedure, you’ll probably want to know how these products work. Different tattoo numbing creams from different brands will work in different ways, but Need To Be Numb numbing cream works by blocking the signals from the nerves from getting to the brain, thus eliminating pain. 

Need To Be Numb contains an active ingredient known as Lidocaine. This is the same active ingredient that is used by doctors, nurses, and dentists in their offices to eliminate pain in patients who are undergoing a range of procedures. Lidocaine is a well-known and powerful numbing agent that is safe and highly effective. 

When the cream is applied to the skin in the recommended manner, it penetrates deeply into the skin, manipulating the blood vessels and nerve endings to kill any pain you may experience. When the product is left in place for the specified period of time, it has time to activate and will start, during that period, to work on the nerves, beginning to block the signals that they send to the brain. Once the time has elapsed, the active ingredients have taken full effect and will stay effective for 3 to 5 hours.

There is a common misconception that tattoo artists are against the use of numbing cream and advise their clients not to use it. However, that isn’t the case at all. While there will always be a few old-school tattoo artists out there who believe that the pain is all part of the rite of passage of getting inked, most artists these days are keen to ensure their clients’ comfort, and if that means using a tattoo numbing cream then they’re all for it. 

After all, it’s important to remember that a tattoo artist cannot do their best work if their client is constantly flinching and moving because they are in pain or feeling nervous. If the client uses a tattoo numbing cream on the area that is being inked before they arrive at their appointment, they will be able to sit calmly and still throughout their session, allowing the artist to get to work and produce their finest work without interruptions.

As Need To Be Numb tattoo numbing cream does not have any negative impact on the ink or the outcome of the session, there is no reason why tattoo artists would tell their clients to avoid using this product.

f you have any questions or queries about one of our numbing products, we actively encourage you to get in touch with us. We want you to understand how our products work and to feel completely confident and comfortable with using them, whatever type of skin procedure you are undergoing. With that in mind, we’re more than happy to answer any questions you may have and to give you any information or advice that you need to put your mind at ease about using our tattoo numbing creams or gels. 

We make it easy for you to get in touch with our friendly, professional, and helpful team. You can live chat with us through our website if you want a speedy response. Our customer support team are ready and waiting to help you. Alternatively, you can send us a message via our online webform which you can find through the “contact” tab on our website. We will read your message and one of our team will get back to you as soon as possible with a response.

Excellent customer service lies at the heart of everything we do, and we’re dedicated to making sure you have all the advice and information you need.

Some numbing product manufacturers unfortunately use potentially dangerous, non-natural ingredients in their gels and creams. Some of the ingredients they use may even be illegal in your home country. When these unscrupulous manufacturers use these components, they put anyone who uses them at risk. These ingredients have been known to cause unwanted side-effects and harmful reactions in users. Clearly, that is something that you will want to avoid when choosing a tattoo numbing cream or gel. 

The good news is that when you choose Need To Be Numb, you can rest assured that you won’t be putting yourself and your health at risk. We are dedicated to only using natural components that are tried and tested and that have been proven to be both safe and highly effective. And, of course, all of our chosen ingredients are legal to use.

The ingredients that we have selected for use in our numbing products include:

Benzyl Alcohol

Carbomer 934

ugenol (Clove Oil) 

Lecithin (Soybean)

Propylene Glycol

TocopherylAcetate

Water

All these ingredients not only have been shown to be safe to use on your skin, but they have also been demonstrated to be highly effective. Therefore, you can rest assured that you are buying an excellent product.