The procedure of epilation is complicated by the onset of pain, which not everyone can tolerate. However, it is not necessary to prove this from the procedure. Now there are many drugs that help reduce the sensitivity of the skin. One such remedy is spray lidocaine, which allows painlessly to carry out hair removal at home.
Action of lidocaine
The drug has an obvious local anesthetic property, based on the inhibition of the conductivity of nerve endings by blocking the sodium in them. The effect can last up to 75 minutes, the combination with epinephrine increases this period to two hours. When using the tool, a decrease in pain sensitivity is observed, then a decrease in tactile sensitivity and a sensation of heat is felt.
Lidocaine freely penetrates into the tissues and has an anesthetic effect, which is observed after five minutes. The drug is absorbed into the bloodstream, where it reaches a maximum concentration in an hour. The half-life of active components is 1.6 hours.
Due to its properties, lidocaine has found a wide distribution in the production of creams for pain relief during epilation. Use of the drug is allowed only in the absence of intolerance to the components. Contraindicated drug lidocaine in arrhythmia and liver diseases and methemoglobinemia, which can lead to difficult breathing of cells, Use anesthetic during pregnancy can only after consulting a doctor.
Lidocaine with epilation
The most common means for anesthesia is a cream based on Emla lidocaine. It can be used even during the procedure for removing facial hair. To rub a preparation it is not necessary, it is enough to impose a thin layer of a cream, to wrap a food film with a site of a body and to wrap up a food film. Such a cream is suitable for epilation of the bikini area, however, fixing polyethylene will be problematic. It should be noted that this means is not enough, and it can not help everyone. Therefore, holders of low pain threshold it makes sense to try alternative methods of anesthesia.
If you can not get the cream, then you can use lidocaine in ampoules, which before the procedure is ground in the hair removal areas.
Lidocaine spray for epilation
The most simple method of anesthesia is the use of lidocaine in the form of a spray (10%). It is sprinkled over the surface of the skin and also wrapped in film for three hours. Since the aerosol lidocaine is intended for analgesia of the mucous membranes, its use will be ineffective for the bikini zone.
The best result can be achieved by performing subcutaneous injections of lidocaine (2%). For this procedure, you need to buy an insulin syringe. The needle is injected as close as possible into the surface of the skin and the drug is released. The process itself can not be called pleasant, but during the next hour pain during epilation will not occur. When treating a large area of the body, several injections must be performed, since the radius of action of one injection is approximately 2 cm.
Analgesic lidocaine - side effects
As a rule, the drug is easily tolerated. Among the unpleasant effects
Also, when using lidocaine, you can face such effects:
- pressure reduction;
- myocardial infarction ;
- drowsiness;
- impaired breathing;
- anxiety;
- anaphylactic shock;
- angioedema.