For Laser Hair Removal, Tattoo Removal & Resurfacing

Numbing Cream for Laser Treatments

Compounded Triple-Anesthetic BLT

Laser discomfort is heat and snap, pulse after pulse. Always Numb™ is a compounded triple-anesthetic BLT — Benzocaine 20% · Lidocaine 10% · Tetracaine 10% — with a ~15-minute onset and 2–4 hour duration, so patients stay comfortable from the first test spot to the last pass. For licensed providers.

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503A Compounding Pharmacy
USP-795 Compliant
Compounded Fresh Per Order
Made in USA
For Licensed Providers
Modality Guide

Where It Fits on
the Laser Menu

Every platform feels different to the patient. Here is how practices typically use a topical BLT with each one. The final call always sits with your clinical protocol and medical director.

Laser Hair Removal
Diode · Alexandrite · Nd:YAG
Most requested for the sensitive zones: upper lip, underarm and bikini. For full legs or a full back, providers numb in sections or focus on the most sensitive areas instead of covering everything at once.
Laser Tattoo Removal
Q-Switched · Picosecond
Each pulse shatters ink deep in the skin, and patients often find it sharper than getting the tattoo. Numb the tattoo plus a small margin, and treat large pieces in sections across visits.
Fractional Resurfacing
Non-Ablative · Ablative
Topical BLT is routine prep for non-ablative fractional work. Aggressive ablative treatments often call for additional anesthesia at the provider's discretion, because a topical alone may not be enough.
IPL & Vascular
Photofacial · BBL · PDL
Many patients tolerate IPL without any topical. It earns its place for low-tolerance patients and for aggressive settings on the neck, chest and décolletage.
Built Around the Laser Schedule

Numb at Check-In,
Ready by First Pulse

Benzocaine starts working at the surface, lidocaine builds a reliable anesthetic core, and tetracaine reaches deeper and lasts. Together they give a laser practice what it actually needs: a short wait, a long working window and a cream that comes off cleanly.

Treatment room prepared for a laser session
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~15-Minute Onset
Apply it at check-in and it is working by the time consent, photos and settings are done. No hour-long wait in the treatment chair.
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2–4 Hour Duration
Covers the full session, including test spots, multiple passes and combined treatments in the same visit.
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Clean Removal Before Firing
The cream comes off completely before the first pulse. Clean, dry skin keeps handpiece contact and cooling working the way they should.
Responsible Use

Large Areas
Need a Plan

Laser hair removal is where topical anesthetics get used over the most skin. In 2007 the FDA issued a public health advisory after two young women died following laser hair removal. Each had applied a high-concentration compounded numbing cream to her legs and wrapped them in plastic, which increased how much was absorbed. A potent topical is a tool for the right amount, on the right area, applied the right way.

Numb Only Today's Area
Apply it to the zone you are treating in this session, not the whole body. Split full-leg, full-back and full-body packages across visits.
Never Wrap or Heat
No plastic wrap, dressings or heat over the cream. Wrapping and heat increase absorption. Apply, wait, remove.
Intact Skin Only
Keep it off broken, irritated or recently treated skin, where absorption is harder to predict.
Follow Your Protocol
Screen patients, set amounts and timing in your medical director's protocol, and train every team member who applies it.
Application Guidance

How Providers Apply It
Before the Laser

General guidance for licensed providers. Always defer to your own clinical protocol and the directions for use.

01
Cleanse
Clean and dry the treatment zone. Remove makeup, lotion and sunscreen first.
02
Apply
Spread a thin, even layer over the area you will treat today. Do not wrap or cover it.
03
Wait ~15–20 min
Use the time for consent, photos and platform settings while the BLT reaches working depth.
04
Remove, Then Fire
Wipe the cream away completely, cleanse and dry the skin, then begin your laser protocol.
Questions

Laser Numbing FAQ

Many practices use a compounded topical anesthetic rather than drugstore lidocaine. Always Numb™ is a compounded triple-anesthetic BLT — Benzocaine 20%, Lidocaine 10%, Tetracaine 10% — with a ~15-minute onset and 2–4 hour duration. It is supplied to licensed providers only.
As a general guide, roughly 15 to 20 minutes before treatment on clean, dry skin, then removed completely before the first pulse. Follow your own clinical protocol for timing.
Large areas need care. Numb only the area treated in that session, never wrap or heat it, and split large packages across visits or focus on the most sensitive zones. Your medical director's protocol should set the amount used.
Yes. Q-switched and picosecond tattoo removal is one of the more uncomfortable laser treatments. Providers apply the cream to the tattoo plus a small margin, remove it fully before treatment, and treat large pieces in sections.
Yes, completely. Wipe it away, then cleanse and dry the skin. Residue can interfere with handpiece contact and cooling, and cream left on the skin keeps absorbing.

Numbing Cream Built
for the Laser Room

Short wait, long window, clean removal — compounded fresh per order for licensed providers.

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