Look for ones that contain ingredients like adapalene, azelaic acid, dapsone, retinoic acid, salicylic acid, tretinoin, and trifarotene. This pack comes with 24 unmedicated patches in three sizes, ranging from 7 millimeters (mm) to 12 mm, so you can pick the one best suited for your pimple size. Most other hydrocolloid patches should be used for pimples that have a white head, but this one is different.

Thankfully, these patches work to suck up all the ‘gunk’ by absorbing excess sebum and clearing out angry inflammations before they can get out of control. However, while the nose strip was great at extracting dirt from our pores, we are here to evaluate the spot stickers. Use it as part of your skincare routine, either in the morning, evening, or both, depending on your preferences and needs.

But do not worry if you have to use more, this is normal and is why we provide a large pack of 36 patches so they last you a long time. The moisture from the hydrocolloid gel promotes healing and protects your skin from infection at the same time. Prevent spots, fight blemishes and battle breakouts with our Revolution Skincare blemish targeting range. Thankfully, these patches prevent this from happening by shielding your irritated skin from external factors as well as scratching fingers. As satisfying as a traditional pore strip is, they can actually do more damage and enlarge your pores even further.

If I need to use more than one patch, can I replace the hydrocolloid patches with a new one straight away? Working to minimise the appearance of redness and a full blown breakout, we did find that these spot stickers weren’t so great at tackling the bigger breakouts, instead being more suited to smaller spots, but they certainly helped in keeping our hands away from the affected areas. Why we love it: Designed to camouflage and heal whiteheads and pimples, this affordable set of 36 patches is ideal for removing dirt and excess oils. Having originally arisen as a Korean beauty trend – and their current resurgence huge on TikTok – pimple patches not only prevent us from picking and squeezing our spots, but they reduce the appearance of blemishes, too. FASTER CLEARING WITH HYDRO-HEAL: Other patches can take over 12 hours – and multiple applications – to reduce blemishes.COMFORTABLE TO WEAR: Our transparent patches are thin and flexible, so they follow your facial contours.