Ebanel 5% Lidocaine Numbing Cream, 2-Pack Pain Relief Burn Itch Numb Cream, Maximum Strength Topical Anesthetic with Allantoin, Vitamin E for Local and Anorectal Uses, Hemorrhoid Treatment

Yes, it works, if you properly prepare. The photos attached were for a 1.5 hr outline/touchup/coverup followed by 3 hrs of blue coloring. It completely numbed me the entire time except for the last 30 minutes. At which point the effectiveness dropped to about 50%, so, still completely worth it. I would suggest applying a ‘test sample’ the day prior to your tattoo. Do this by applying a small amount to the back of your hand and cover it with wrap. Let it sit about 30 minutes. This will make sure you don’t have a reaction to this cream (as some people do). If you don’t have any redness then you are clear. The day of, here’s what I did (2 hours prior to appointment): - Hot Shower (opens pores). - Apply A LOT of cream (I used 1 complete bottle at this point). - Wrap the area with plastic wrap. - Wrap the area with additional heat source (I used a heating pad). This helps keep your pores open and let's the cream really get into your skin. - After 1 hour, I removed wrap, reapplied more cream (1/2 of new bottle), rewrap area, cycle heat source (I started cycling my heat source on and off because the numbing cream was really starting to take effect at this point because I realized I couldn't feel the heat from the pad anymore and did not want to overdo the heat applied to my arm prior to the appointment). - 15 minutes before appointment I removed wrap and wash the area with warm water until all cream and residue was completely gone. Two things to note at this point: 1: At this point, the texture of my skin was different, almost 'puffy', this was not due to the cream but rather the amount and length of heat I had applied to the area. 2: The color of my skin was red, looked like I had a bad sunburn. Again, this was due to the amount and length of heat applied. - Both these points were remedied by thoroughly cleaning the area with water, and by turning on the AC in my car to full coldness, allowing cold air over my arm on the drive to the shop. - By the time I arrived to the shop all the redness and texture difference in my skin was completely gone (no need to freak out my tattoo artist). - It was about 30 minutes or so from the time I removed the cream and the time my tattoo artist started tattooing. All in all, this product did work for me. But, I did do a lot of prep for it to do so. Simply applying this to your skin would probably not be effective if you are looking to get a tattoo. Remember; actually sitting for the tattoo is only about 5% of the work. The remaining 95% comes from property preparing for the tattoo and the aftercare of the tattoo.

Works wonderful! I applied to my back for 2 hours then removed before a 7 hour tattoo appointment & it worked wonderfully. It lasted 6 hours & 48mins exactly, I of the appointment. I experienced no skin irritation or issues. No smell. Easy application and easy to use. Best to apply with gloves or a paint brush. Smooth to the touch.

Works great, just let it sit for 20mins i tried it once with out the numbing cream def could feel it. Numbing cream it worth buying snd wating until it kicks in and is completely numb

Honestly, this stuff works really well for smaller tattoos. I get numb and stay numb for at least 1 hr to 1.5 hrs. It's not 100% numb, but definitely easy to tolerate the small amount of discomfort you might feel. I've got a lot of tattoos, so now and then I try to have a more comfortable experience. I think if your artist feels comfortable with you coming in with the cream on and wiping it off last minute you'll get the best results. I will say that once it wears off, the pain does seem more intense than it normally would be; so I wouldn't recommend it for bigger tattoos, if you don't already have plenty of tattoos and know what to expect. If your artist uses some lido spray during though, then you would probably be perfectly fine as this will get you through a larger tattoos outline.

Great relief for low back and knee pain. No smell. Absolutely love it!

I use numbing cream before I wax my armpits. I tried this because it said "made in USA." It was OK, but definitely not as good as Numbmaster. I probably won't buy this again.

Bought this because I was getting a tattoo on my ribs. I was so scared I read that it’s the most sensitive part in our body, I already have 5 other tattoos back, stomach and arm and they all hurt like hell so I could only imagine how much the one on my rib was going to hurt. I read reviews on this product and I decided to give it a try. I put on 1 entire jar on and wrapped it with plastic wrap and left it for an hour. When I got to the tattoo shop, I took off the wrap and poked my side and I felt the poke and I thought to myself”this crap doesn’t work” I was so upset… well I was totally wrong!!!!! The guy started the tattoo and I just felt a tiny little poke. I was sooo surprised and of course so relieved lol! This product definitely works and I recommend it 1000%!!!!

Brought this before getting my chest tattooed. I’m pretty heavily tatted but am sick of the pain so decide to try this. I went to my artist and he shaved the area and applied the cream and put Saran Wrap on it. We left it on for a hour, he then wiped it off and reapplied it a second time very thick (he definitely put the cream thicker in certain areas) and we tattooed another area of my body and let it sit longer on my chest, so it was a total of 2.5 hours on. When the needle first touched me it was a 100 percent complete numb and I was shocked. This lasted 1 hour but the areas the cream wasn't applied that thick I could still feel but the feeling was dulled. After a hour and fifteen minutes I can tell it was wearing off. At the 1 hour and 30 minutes mark I felt everything again. I am going to try this again and do the hot shower and shave myself then apply at home and see if it lasts longer that way.

Was not effective.. within less than an hour the effect was gone.. had to endure another 3 hours of getting inked in much pain.. there are other options of up to 40% lidocaine, which I was not aware of and may have been better.. Will be trying that for next session..