Can Patches Heal Your Acne?

Bye-bye picking pimples, redness, and big breakouts.

Another jewel for the K-beauty crown, pimple patches are easy-to-use quick fixes for your acne breakouts, specifically on the acne. All you have to do is stick these small patches to your spot and let it be for a while till it helps ease the acne and prevent zits from emerging. Too simple to be true? Here’s why they actually work.

Pimple patches contain hydrocolloid dressing, a substance that is well known in medical fields to cure wounds and fasten the healing process. What hydrocolloid does to your skin is it injects the sebum or pus out from the acne, heals the open pore, and sets the healing process in motion to prevent further breakouts or pop-ups. Hydrocolloid is breathable and easy to stick so it’s not a tough nut to adhere to it. Think of it as a face mask but only for the acne.

So while you’re going about your daily to-dos, these translucent patches are painlessly needling out debris out of your acne without affecting the skin surrounding that area or causing any pain!

These patches are also splendid solutions for those who absent mindedly pick at their face. It’ll not only soothe and protect, but also keep those pesky hands off of your face which in the long time will manifest as a habit. Some patches also include active ingredients to give that little boost of nourishment to your skin like salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide and tea tree.

HOW TO USE THEM?

It is recommended to use these for 6 to 8 hours but not to exceed over 12 hours. The best bet is to leave them overnight and wake up zit-free, pain-free.

BEST PATCHES TO START WITH

COSRX