MEDca Acne Patches for Face - Hydrocolloid Bandages 56 Count Pimple Patches for Face in Hearts Stars Acne

Other reviewers have already stated how well these work, so I'm not going to reiterate. Instead, I'll give you a few details that will prepare you for using these awesome patches. 1. Apply to a freshly cleaned and DRY face, ideally after exfoliating or using any drying acne treatments such as products with salicylic acid. Do not apply any oils, serums, moisturizures or anything ”slippery" to the skin before hand. These will cause the adhesive to not work. Also, if you popped it and it's gushing blood and stuff, wait until it's slowed down to almost nothing before putting any hydrocolloid patch on. 2. Get it on where you want it the first time. If you place it incorrectly (not on the pimple or off center) and restick it, the adhesisive will not work properly. Also, both shapes work great on flat areas, but around the nose and under the chin the hearts work really well. The hearts are also slightly bigger and can cover two areas with one patch if you plan carefully. 3. Pat the edges to make sure they are all secure. 👌 4. Plan on wearing these with no makeup days, because makeup tends to slip off. It disguises the pimple a little bit anyways because the redness I'd quickly disguised. 5. These will stick around for several days, and even through face washings for me. If you leave one on for longer periods of time remember to periodically check them and change them out as needed. Cleaning the area before hand is crucial to preventing infections, but the could still happen so keep an eye on it!! 6. Rock this style with confidence, because it's cute and you don't care if other people see it because this is literally self care and you deserve it. Case in point, I've worn these to work with little kids and to the dentist and shopping, and if anyone asks I'll tell them what they are and recommend them 1000%, so everyone wins. Happy cute patching! Read more

I am in shock over how well these work. Flabbergasted!!! I saw a YouTube video that talked about hydrocolloid bandages for popped pimples and that's why I bought them. I don't break out often but when I do, it's always one or two deep painful cysts, which I invariably have to lance (the "safe" way to pop a pimple) to stop the pain/swelling, and then it's a coin toss as to whether it will flatten out, or just keep filling back up again and getting more inflamed (sorry for the TMI). I had one of the latter cases for the past 2 weeks, and regular band-aids & Neosporin were doing nothing; it just kept getting infected & swollen again. These arrived yesterday. Put one on last night, and this morning the area was completely flat -- all the fluid was sucked out, AND the redness was greatly diminished & the pain is completely gone. At this rate it will be healed by tomorrow. Makeup/going outside with it: While the patches are translucent and beige, and therefore do diminish the visibility of the pimple, the patch itself is somewhat shiny, and thick enough so that even if you put makeup over it, you'd still notice the edges of it casting a shadow on your face. So maybe running errands and things like that would be ok, but if you're interacting with people close-up at work or at social engagements, people will probably notice it and ask what it is -- especially with the whimsical shapes lol. Last thoughts: I don't know how well these will work on a pimple that is not popped/lanced, but holy moly guacamole it works wonders on the ones that are. And it stayed on through the night even though I toss and turn and rub my face on the pillow. I was sure not to put any moisturizer on the area before putting the patch on, and although I had just washed my face, I made sure my skin was completely dry before applying the patch, as well. Hope this was helpful! Read more

*Candid photos of my pimple* As you can see I photographed a pimple near my nose at night (12am) and the next day (9am) as well as the pitch when I pulled it off. For reference this pimple has been popped before (stubborn little guy) but was closed I believe at the time of product application. The good: the product is first off really kind of cute to use. There is more product for this brand than a previous similar product I purchased from Korea about a year ago. As you can see, I applied the product for about ~8 hours and the redness and swelling decreased. The patch clearly shows that some of the bacteria and gunk has been removed from the pimple. The Bad: I could not wear it outside the house. Maybe some people don't have a problem with that but I work in customer service and cannot have a bandaid on my face. That limits this product, for me, to my home only. Unlike some other acne products that can be applied invisibly. HOWEVER!!! This product did not dry out my skin which is a HUGE issue with topical acne mess I have found. The result: the products would be the best when used to decrease the size and Look of a pimple by applying at night. If you are like me and will cover it up with makeup in the morning, it's good because having the pimple lay flatter makes it less noticeable under your foundation. I would say this is a god buy especially for those who get stress or hormonal breakouts like I do. I have an interview coming up and I'll make sure to apply some of these the night before just in case. Read more