Well, Ooops!

Polysporin is the brand name of an antibiotic cream/lotion/gel that some folks (like me) have on hand to help heal wounds.

I had a small wound right under my lip and before I went to bed I dabbed a little on hoping it would help it clear up by morning.

As I was lying in bed reading, things started to feel weird at my lips.  What was going on?  

I stopped reading and tried to pay attention to it and part of my brain went "it's numb!" and I was still confused but figured I was having some sort of weird reaction to the ointment on my lips so I got up and wiped it off.

But... by then it had spread enough that I had a half numb lip and I was like what is going on?  So I took a look at the tube and it turns out that I'd bought "complete" thinking it had extra antibiotics when it actually had Lidocane in it.  Which... is precisely for numbing!

So back to the sink, soap and water this time and knowing it would wear off eventually, but yeah, that's how I learned that some antibiotic ointments have numbing ingredients and I'd likely never have noticed if I didn't use it on my face near my lips and had the reaction I did!

I don't think I *need* numbing, but I can see where it would be helpful if you had an owie that was extra owie-ing.