i am after some numbing cream to have a tattoo done anyone know where i can buy it from in england it is called emla there may be others i dont know
2006-09-11 05:28:29 · 13 answers · asked by joe j 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
i only saw this on the internet so im not to shure about it or if you can buy it
2006-09-11 05:35:07 · update #1
i have 2 tattoos but want one on my back and it is painfull on my back
2006-09-11 05:38:48 · update #2
never heard of it..you could just take a large dosage of Ibroprophen or Codine if you can get your hands on some!
2006-09-11 05:31:32 · answer #1 · answered by willows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I am a Tattooist......don't waste your money on creams, they don't work anyway. They are only topical and will be cleaned off by the tattooist before the tattoo can be applied....as you will know the area must be cleaned and shaved prior to a tattoo.
You can buy topical anaesthetic cream which isn't prescription from your local chemist if you still feel the need for it....but it's mind over matter....I tattooed my daughters lower back and she is the softest person I know....She winged a bit on the out line but after that she was fine.....and you will be fine without the cream too. Just take some painkillers prior to the tattoo and that will help to take the edge off it. You can do it! Be brave and good luck!
2006-09-11 15:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by Tatz 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Im a nurse...Emla cream is a local anaesthetic cream used in hospitals,really wouldnt buy it over the internet.
I also have two tattoos n the thing to use is haemmarhiod (pile) cream.....no,honestly!It has an anaesthetic in it to numb any pain and it is antibacterial to stop infection! Works a treat! Its cheap, available in yer local chemist n now ye have to jst persuade someone to go in and buy it for ya! Trust me tho...it really does work!
2006-09-11 16:12:36 · answer #3 · answered by manda_ecosse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is used by the medical profession for numbing the skin prior to injection. It is a topical cream and therefore not suitable for application prior to having a tatoo cos the skin has be be clean and emla leaves a residue.
2006-09-11 12:33:12 · answer #4 · answered by Emma W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive got two tattoos, and I didnt use any cream. Im not kinda sure what you meant, if you mean to put the cream on before? I dont think the ink would work properly if you had a coating of cream on your skin. But I have heard people using cream for piles after they have a tattoo done, you can get it from a chemist. Germaloids I think is one name!
2006-09-11 14:45:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
y do u need that? Ive had a few tattoos done and didn't use any creams, if this is your first tattoo don't worry it doesn't hurt as much as people say!!!!!!!!
2006-09-11 12:38:55 · answer #6 · answered by clair3b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt hurt!!!! And thats part of getting a tat done!!!
Emla cream is prescription only so i dont tink you will be able to get hold of any, un less you do it illigally, and unfortunatly i do not know how to do anything illigally!
Sorry
2006-09-14 07:56:40 · answer #7 · answered by GeorgieP 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
EMLA is a prescription only medicine.
If you are worrying about it hurting, don't have it done!
2006-09-11 13:00:10 · answer #8 · answered by meynell35 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Ibugel, that will numb the area. Tattoos don't hurt that much anyway.
2006-09-11 12:38:27 · answer #9 · answered by Swampy_Bogtrotter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you don't have the balls to handle the pain of getting a tattoo... you shouldn't be allowed to have one!
2006-09-11 12:37:23 · answer #10 · answered by MadMaxx 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋