Tattoo and orajel?

Question

I want to get a tattoo but I have really senstive skin (to touch) a friend told me to apply like orajel or the like to it before getting it done would it help? would it ruin the tattoo? anyone ever done this?

i tried googling it as well as yahoo search turned up nothing.

Answer 1

I have gotten tattoo's and had a couple removed by laser. Each time I used a cream called Emla. It is a topical anesthetic used to numb the
area that is about to be worked on and lessen the pain. It is used for this kind of specific thing. You have to put it on no earlier then 60 minutes (or longer) before you will get the tattoo so that it will be totally numb. It lasts more then an hour, so you shouldnt feel a thing really. Getting tattoos removed is ALOT more painful then getting them done, and I can assure you that Emla cream works. Ask your pharmacist for it and they will explain exactly how it works and why the other things people are telling you to use, wont work.

Answer 2

I think people that tell you to google something when you're on yahoo answers are morons, now that that's out of the way, about your tattoo.....

Now by sensitive skin, do you mean as in that you bruise easy, or sensitive that you flinch/ticklish? Orajel is a numbing agent for your mouth. After the artist gets started, the skin will go numb on its own. After the tattoo's finished, the area will hurt for a while (it's a wound afterall). Your artist will recommend aftercare for your tattoo, but I say use an ointment called "bacitracin". Not to be confused with neosporin. Hope this helps you.

Answer 3

My boyfriend is a tattoo artist and he says the numbing creams make the skin rubbery and make it harder to work on. I work at the shop with him and I always ask people how it feels and I always get the same two answers "it's not as bad as I thought it would be" or "I expected it to be worse". I always tell the customers that are scared what people tell me. As for the aftercare...NO Ointments, or bacatracin. We sell H2Ocean, it's great stuff, you can get it at Hot Topic. You can also use a plain lotion like suave, lubriderm, curel, cocoa butter, applied thin 3-4 times a day. The ointments are too think and don't allow the tattoo to breath and are too greasy and that's not good. The bacatracin and neosporin are "healing" creams that can take the color out. You don't want to heal it, you want it to heal. If you get what I meant.

Answer 4

tattoos dont hurt that bad just the first part, the adrenaline kicks in and that is a natural pain killer, i wouldnt do the orajel as it has chemicals, the tattoo might have safer numbing creams that are safe, just ask the tattoo shop though they are much better info than google

Answer 5

You want a good, true to life answer? Ask a professional tattooist. They will know what works, and what you should/shouldn't apply before that tattoo is done, and how to treat it afterwards to reduce scarring.
Best ask those in the know!

Answer 6

I wouldn't put nothing on your skin before you get it done thy got stuff to put on it after it is done

Answer 7

i just used coco butter and washed it with anti bacterial soap once a day

Answer 8

You must be real naive if you tell someone to "Google it" on a YAHOO forum. If anything, tell them to "Yahoo it!"

Answer 9

Google It !

I'm sorry if some people find the answer that I have given un-useful, but I believe suggesting the person Google It, is more helpful than "I dont know."