NUMBING CREAM TIPS FROM ARTISTS

Do you use numbing cream or nah? #shorts

[fmbm]

Careful for longer sessions using numbing cream. It might be helpful at first, but by the time it wears off - you’ll be in the later hours of the tattoo and you’re essentially jumping straight into the worst part of it. Rather than having yourself slowly become adjusted to the pain

[RK-jcey]

I just give them kisses when it starts to hurt

[XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

I always have numbing cream on hand, and extra healing kits I give away for free. I never want the person to feel outed.

[ssquiggss]

I love people that have 3 tattoos like... "YOU GOTTA EARN THE TATTOO THROUGH THE PAIN".

Like okay relax homie I'm kind of sick of the pain after having half my body done.

[dh.]

My artist used a gel only at the end during the shading when it started to get rough. The one he used only works on skin thats already broken so that was interesting.

[Manikhiphop]

For me, what helps a lot is actually looking at the tattoo being done, basically follow their outlines with your eyes, hyperfocus and eventually almost all the feeling dulls

[marktasico]

Numbing cream only for the worse areas.

[jone]

I really appreciate the passion and professionalism of most tattoo artists.

[MrNeilTV]

It took me a minute to realize this was about tattoos lmao

[anthonygarcia]

She so gorgeous cute adorable pretty af😍

[kathrineprescott]

Really??? My tattoo artists provided it and also had sterile packaged razors. He was the best. I love my tattoo 💖

[wolverineg]

It was 6 hours for my half sleeve definitely felt that shit

[notchback]

If you need numbing cream then you probably shouldn’t get tattooed maybe start collecting coins or stamps instead. I’ve talked to a couple artist and they don’t like it, for a few reasons so they don’t allow people to use it, one said it weeds out the posers

[dylanpetty]

I use this numbing cream called oxys. It works so good you take it and wake up with a tattoo.

[clydecalamity]

My 20 year old self sitting through a 9 hour session for my first tattoo with no numbing cream. Wish he used some lol.

[whynotread]

My artist is against the cream because it saturates part of the skin which means there’s less room for the ink (if that makes sense) it also can have a vile aftereffect on your body, because the pain will still drain you but your body wont really react to it until after the numbing cream wears off. she has a pretty nice spray that we use if i have sessions that are over 7 or 8 hours when everything has been lined and she doesn’t need the stencil anymore. I personally don’t like using it but everyones preferences are different😊

[sarkzar]

I'd take bactine over numbing cream, unless its a tiny tattoo. My artist used bactine on the part of my sleeve that went close to the armpit and then down by the elbow, that stuff made it much more tolerable.

[JetSetSixDeuce]

6 hours on the forearm was easy. 15 minutes on my ring finger was OOOOF

[yoonzino]

I haven’t used numbing cream for any of mine. I’m down for trying it, but I’m more scared of it wearing off and me being thrown into needle pain + the soreness of being a few hours in

[samanthabobier]

As someone who has sat 9+ hours for multiple tattoos you eventually get use to it. The pain is part of the experience. But i can see it being used if you have a sever issue like arthritus or something jn the area.