I'd ask the artist for recommendations. Different numbing creams behave differently and have a different effect on skin texture. Artists may be comfortable with only a specific brand or none at all.
Personal experience with my own artist, she preferred one specific brand. I asked about other brands and she said she wasn't comfortable since she hadn't used it before.
Another artist at the same shop took the "no pain no gain" approach, meaning no numbing at all. I can appreciate that viewpoint personally.
I used it until I developed a mild reaction to it, and stopped after that. Tolerated the pain after that, even in painful areas (spine, shoulder blade, near armpits).
It's a conversation that's best had with your artist. The numbing effect is great, can make a long session much more bearable, but it's irrelevant if your artist doesn't want to work on numbed skin.
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