Credit: Charlotte Bitmead
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As someone who experiences a spot on a monthly basis, I’ve tried a lot of spot stickers. Trust me, these Hero Mighty Pimple Patches are the best.
My name is Charlotte Bitmead, and I am a spot-picker. I know it’s the cardinal rule of skincare not to skin-pick but I just can’t resist. This, of course, doesn’t go down well when my monthly breakouts arise. Whether it’s a breakout caused by a new skincare product my skin doesn’t agree with or the ebbs and flows of my hormones, experiencing a spot is often a monthly occurrence for me.
Trendy spot stickers claim to solve at least two of these problems: they create a barrier to block my picking and aid skin recovery from the mini volcano that’s erupted on my skin. They seem perfect for the job; however, a lot of them are not. Some simply stick to my pillow rather than my spot and others don’t seem to affect the size or redness of the breakout at all.
I’ve tried the pretty-looking ones, the patches beloved by celebrities and the ones that have gone viral on social media – yes, I’ve really done my homework. As such, I can confidently say that the Hero Mighty Pimple Patches Invisible+ are the only ones that are worth investing in.
Hero Mighty Pimple Patches Invisible+ 24
buy nowNot only are they cling-film thin and don’t budge, but they also feature fragrance-free and medical-grade hydrocolloid (a type of dressing typically associated with wound healing) to prevent you from touching the area and help draw out any gunk (read: sebum) that is causing said spot.
An average spot used to last a week for me but now I find that when I pop one of the little Hero Mighty Pimple Patches Invisible+ dots on, I notice that it only takes two or three days for it to clear up. While my breakouts don’t disappear after one sleep, I do notice every night they get smaller and less aggressive-looking, which is no small feat.
Credit: Charlotte Bitmead
I even pop one on when the spot hasn’t formed yet and still feels like a bruise – just to be on the safe side. I find it often stops them in their tracks or turns them into a mere pimple rather than Mount Vesuvius.
They say to keep them on for up to eight hours to allow the magic to happen. I leave them on overnight for ease, but they’re the most subtle spot patches I’ve ever used so daytime use is an option too. You get two different sizes within each pack, so you can pick your fighter depending on how large its opponent is. And with 24 patches in a pack, these take me a while to get through.
They might not be in cute shapes or trendy colours, but they’re successfully defeating my pimples and that’s all that matters.
Images: Charlotte Bitmead; Hero Cosmetics
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