Would dental numbing cream stuff work on numbing your body?

My mom wants to wax me and I said I'm too scared of the pain so we had dental numbing cream lying around and she said put it on the piece of skin and it will numb out. Will this really work?Would dental numbing cream stuff work on numbing your body?
Honestly no! I am a Certified Dental Assistant and trust me I've tried. I don't know what you can substitute though. Benzocaine is usually what is the main anesthetic in dental topical. I have heard of people using benzocaine for the body but maybe a different type.





Here is some info...


Numbing Gel (Topical Anesthesia)





Topical Anesthesia (or ';numbing gel'; in dentist-speak) is used to numb your gums or other tissues before an injection, so that you can't feel the needle glide in.





鈥opical Anesthetic = an anesthetic agent that is applied externally to tissues like gums


鈥ocal Anesthetic = an anesthetic agent that is injected with a needle








How does it work?





Numbing gel contains an anesthetic agent, most commonly benzocaine (usually at a concentration of 20%). A cotton swab or q-tip is used to apply a small amount of gel to the injection site.Would dental numbing cream stuff work on numbing your body?
Yes.. Stella is right..


I have tried to put topical on my body to see if it would numb it.. Nope


LOL It was an experience :)





OH yea PS DR ALBERT.. I have read alot of answers you've given and you have ALOT of misspellings.. Maybe you need to look in the mirror before you give other people criticism..DUH!!! :)
VANESSA,


THIS ONLY FOR A MUCOUS MEMBRANE AS LIKE THE MOUTH, ETC.,BUT NOT THE SKIN





FYI. BENZINE IS NOT THE BENZOCAINE, THE TRUE INGREDIENT IN DENTAL GEL.
Ask your pharmacist about AneCream - it is a lidocaine made for topical application, instead of oral dental use. It is availabe over-the-counter, but pharmacist usually has to order it and will get it in stock within 2 days.
Pff its really not that bad. It hurts for about 2 secs, now if you are me and are a hairy gorilla it will hurt. My friend waxed my chest and I was bleeding from it. I won't let her do it anymore lol

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