The best ever! And I mean EVER
I'm hooked. When I tell you that I have tried nearly every brand of patches Amazon and stores have to offer, I mean it. I use them religiously and each time I try a new pack in hopes that this will be *the one* Some are good, some are even great, but this is the one. The one that made me go "OHHHH H*LL YES!" From putting them on to taking them off. I so wish I had a before picture. I've been disappointed so many times I didn't even think to take one. Let's start off with the packaging. I can't stand the other packages that come in the boxes with the single use peel open packets. They are an annoying chore and once opened, I always seem to ruin the sheet of misplace the rest. This little travel tin has answered all my prayers. I love it! So cute, too! I can take it wherever, if I want, and it's small and discreet and cute enough that I wouldn't be embarrassed to be carrying it around. (I used to lug around the big box ones and it was not a good look) The dots come off of the sheets easier than any I have ever used, as well. Huge bonus! Okay second, the adherence!!! Oh my oh my oh my. I have never made it through a night without a patch falling off with any other brands. I use a lot of them, and at least one or a few would end up smeared off onto my pillow or bed or travel around my face to anywhere except where I wanted it. These went on so easily and STAYED. I'm noticing some other reviewers who are disappointed that they cannot adhere over a thick moisturizer or oil (though I believe they could) but to be fair, spot dots are meant to go UNDER your skincare. Otherwise the moisture they draw out is just your moisturizer rather than the pimple gunk. So keep that in mind. Also, they work fantastically under skincare. I have used many that I would not be able to put my moisturizer or oil on over without them slipping and sliding around. I would resort to putting all of my skincare on first and then using a cotton tip to vigorously wipe off the oils in the place I need to stick, and even then it didn't always work. Not the case here. Once they're on, they're on. I smeared extra dark, thick castor oil on over them (my other Holy Grail product) and they didn't budge a millimeter! I also noticed some disappointment with the removal. I had no hard time at all, but I am not sensitive to pain at all, so I just ripped the little suckers off like a bandaid. If this method isn't for you, use a cotton swab with witch hazel or rose water, or simply wash your face, dots and all, with warm soapy or oily water first. Third, the discretion. I am not usually one to wear dots during the day. I'm a bit too self conscious for that, and even the ones that are advertised as thin day wear invisible patches are usually super noticeable. Not these. Not at all! They are so thin and lay so flat that I missed some of them taking them off in the morning because I couldn't see them. When I first put them on, I made such a happy "ooooohhhh" noise that my partner had to pause his game to look over and ask what was so good about them. Haha. I had to twist and turn my face under the light for him to see them (they are a bit glossy/reflective, so there's that). Let me tell you this, though. With all those positives, it means nothing if they don't work, and trust me ... THEY WORK. I have never been so satisfied with the results of a patch. Almost all of the spots I dotted are gone completely, or so close to gone I can't even see them. Other patch brands I would be switching out every four hours and doing multiple rounds of patches for nights in a row just for the same breakouts. This is the Holy Grail patch, I'm telling you. I took them off in the morning and my skin was CLEAR and glowing and happy. No irritation, nothing. I won't even need a second round of patches for 99% of the spots I covered overnight. Miracle! I absolutely love that these are not just hydrocolloid, because that doesn't do much for me unless I have an open spot or whitehead. I get deeply clogged pores and those red, irritated bumps from it, so the salycillic acid helps fight that, and the tea tree oil calms all of the redness. The hydrocolloid still does it's thing on the gunky or whitehead places, but the other two ingredients really are the game changer for me. And they are gentle!! I tried another salycilic acid patch that was so strong it left BURN marks on my skin. Big round welts where you could see where each patch had been the night before. I am still recovering from it. But now I'll never have to do that again! I found my match. I ordered 6 boxes after taking them off the first time. No way I ever want to run out of these or not have them close by. Do it. The worst that could happen is you are out 6 bucks and don't like them as much as I do. The best that could happen is you wake up with a clear, happy face every morning and are just as stoked as I am!! Read more
