WHAT IS IT?👀
Hydrocolloid patches, which is formulated with Tea Tree, Volcanic Ash & Salicylic acid. It’s aimed at drawing out the contents of the pimple, reduce inflammation & protect the pimple from further bacteria. Suitable for all 🤩
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE🙋🏽♀️
I’ve had my eye on these for a while & I liked the claims, it was just never in stock at my local pharmacy . Honestly, these patches were okay for me. It’s by no means “bad”, I was just expecting a bit more from them. I liked that they are thin & that they reduced inflamed pimples. It didn’t draw out/absorb the contents of blemishes for me personally, which I hoped it would. I also noticed that wearing the patch for the entire day/at least a couple of hours worked the best for the inflammation to go down. It has good grip & stick on dry skin, but heavier products such as a moisturiser/sunscreen didn’t apply that well over it. The patch would slip off/ loosen as well if placed over a moisturiser😭. I will keep using these & repurchase for the active ingredients & if I want a thin patch. I firmly believe you can never have to many pimple patches & if they’re affordable & accessible, it’s even better 👏🏽👏🏽
OVERALL- 7.5/10
REPURCHASE- Yes, mainly for the active ingredient component
WORTH A TRY - Yeah
RECOMMEND- Sure, if you want a thin, patch. It works well to bring down inflammation & deters further infection to the area
KEY INGREDIENTS🧐
- Salicylic acid
- Tea Tree
- Volcanic Ash
FEEL & FINISH?
- Transparent round patch
- Very thin
- Looks a bit shiny when on my face 👀
FRAGRANCE?
- None
EXPECT RESULTS?
- A couple of hours - overnight
- I only noticed significant reduction inflammation after a couple of patches
HOW DOES IT WORK WITH OTHER PRODUCTS?
- Not too bad
- Does slip off if I apply sunscreen/moisturiser over it
- I can’t speak on how it works under foundation unfortunately🥺
PROs👏🏽
- Active ingredients formulated with the patch
- 48 patches in a pack
- Affordable
- Accessible
- Protects the pimple from bacteria & picking at the spot
- Thin
- Reduces inflammation
- I like the packaging (Easily slip a sachet of 12 into your bag/travelling)
I mentioned a couple of negatives above in my experience with these patches. The main cons for me are:
- Doesn’t have very strong grip over products
- Doesn’t draw out/absorb the contents of the pimple
They’re not bad patches, but I hoped for more
