Discreet Acne Pimple Patch | Spot Cover Solution | Hydrocolloid Facial Stickers | Waterproof Patches Invisibly Cover Pimples

I’ve tried 4 other highly rated brands of hydrocolloid acne patches. This is by far the best brand!!! They’re the stickiest, the thinnest, the sheerest and work well under makeup. They are simply hydrocolloid bandaids branded as “acne patches” but these ones are much thinner and discreet than any others out there.I have all sorts of acne, the worst being excoriated acne (acne that is excessively picked at due to an anxiety disorder). I can’t help myself from squeezing my pimples so hard that I peel off a chunk of skin and then I go in with tools to try and dig out the puss out of the flesh. I’ll end up with deep open wounds that don’t stop oozing fluid even after I get the bleeding to stop. Then trying to cover it with makeup is impossible and makes it worse because of the bacteria. Once I finally let the thing heal, I’m left with permanent pits in my skin from the damaged tissue or a very dark scar that lasts for years. My anxiety has been off the charts thanks to the pandemic so my face has taken quite a beating.These patches are the only thing that’s helped. When I put the patch on, it protects the wound and allows it to heal in a moist environment which is much better than dry since dry healing often leaves scabs which leads to scarring. The moistness also speeds up the healing process and having the patch cover the spot prevents me from wanting to pick at my skin every time I go to the bathroom. If I see it scabbing, I WILL PICK AT IT.. but I can’t with these patches! It also keeps bacteria so I no longer have to worry about getting infections which make the healing process harder and longer and scarring worse. I also love that I can wear the patches under makeup and they’re barely noticeable. Makeup in an open wound is a big no-no but these take care of that!With the patches, the wounds take a few days to heal vs the weeks to months it used to take... AND no scarring!! No more pitting or dark marks. I’ll have a little bit of pink or a little hyperpigmentation but it’s a vast improvement to how I used to heal. I’m sure they’ll disappear within a month or so.When my anxiety is under control, I still get acne but I don’t go as crazy on the blemishes. I’ve tried these patches on cystic acne and it hasn’t done much for me when the cystic acne first appears. It does help after it has popped or begins draining. Hydrocolloid draws fluids out but my pores are so small that fluids don’t come to surface unless I squeeze, poke, or wait for several days for the acne to come to a head. Once there’s an opening, the patches do their work and my pimples are flattened out and heal SO FAST (sometimes overnight)!!! Now, I’m not telling you to pick at your pimple so you can get the patch to work. DON’T DO IT. THAT CAUSES SCARRING. I’m doing all I can to try and stop that habit but I wanted to share my honest experience with non-open pimples. Keep in mind this doesn’t work on blackheads because there is no fluid.I love love love this product.

Honestly, these have revolutionized mine and my wife’s acne routines. Gone are the days when we had to constantly assess a zit to determine if we should leave it or dig, especially for cystic ones that never develop a whitehead.They adhere fantastically to clean skin but also stick to greasy skin, which many other brands don’t do well. Of the 4 brands we’ve tried they also hide the best under makeup...dab with liquid coverup, pat with powder or your setter of choice, and go from there. The key is to avoid highlighting the edge of the patch and these adhere so closely that’s pretty easy to do.Where these really outdo the other patches is simply how strong they are. Most of my pimples never develop to a popable state...I need to force it along with various clearing creams and lotions. These patches can be added when the pimple is just below the top layer of skin but hasn’t formed the whitehead yet. Cos Rx and the other brands need to have a formed whitehead (and ideally that whitehead broken open) in order to be as effective as these patches have been.Overnight it will form a path and suck half the puss out. 2-3 patches later I have a minimal thin scab (if that!) that heals in a day or two, whereas before it was potentially a month long process of cutting my face open, trying to force what puss I had access to out before it healed into a permanent nodule, keeping it all from healing over until eventually the zit was treated/worked everything to the surface.Literally a 30 day or more process down to 2-3 days. Many are taken care of in one night. I’ve had one particularly tough one since I started these last July that took 6 days and healed impeccably. Before this I could expect a permanent scar from a zit like that.I do use these in conjunction with other acne products to keep everything under control (Clinique's acne line), and have had great success using these in conjunction with Rael’s micro needle patches in the dark green pouch for forcing those stubborn cystic pimples to develop enough to use these.The ONLY negatives is that they are so strong they do leave a temporary red circle where you had it (and I do stress TEMPORARY). Think of it kind of like a hickey....all that suction brings the blood to the surface. It goes away in generally less than an hour or two (a shower seems to speed the process up) but it’s something to be aware of. No pealing them off in the middle of the day and walking about with it unnoticeable. Be aware of that one effect and the positives will far outweigh the negative.Ultimately, I will now keep these on hand forever. Perfect for everyday use, emergencies, wedding kits, etc.

I like these. I read some review that said someone wore them under makeup. I don't know how. They're plastic. But they are less visible than the Nextcare kind. They have a sort of glue which the others I have tried did not. Which is great because they stay on. I'm very fair and they blend pretty well into my skin. No one knows if I'm not too close to them. But I used three in a row on the same place and the glue irritated my skin. I found it better to leave one on for a day or however long, rather than trying to put on a fresh patch. I really like these but I think I'll use them in conjunction with the Nextcare ones. These are nice to hide things. Those are real go-getters for when I have a whitehead and know I won't be rolling around in bed, as they tend to pop off. As for the price, it's definitely worth it. They're better for my skin than creams and more effective. Wish this sort of thing had been around when I was younger.