tattoo numbing cream

so  i am getting a large peice on my back to ribs to hips. and I used numbing cream on the rib parts. i have heard alot of backlash on numbing cream

and i would like to say.

1. only use it on the part you think is going to be the most painful

2. it will wear off as soon as the skin is broken

3. always patch test

4. no you dont have to earn you tattoos thought pain, we all wanna look swag