Pimples are every girl’s worst nightmare. Amid the endless quick fixes and treatments for acne, pimple patches or zit stickers have become very popular. According to experts, these pimple patches can help in soothing your skin.
These patches can either only be made of Hydrocolloid or they might have medicated ingredients Salicylic Acid. However, the patches don’t work for all types of pimples. It may work on surface-level acne like pus-filled pimples and blackheads. However, they might be not very effective for cystic acne.
How does a pimple patch work?
These extremely popular pimple patches stuck onto pimples and dry them quickly. These patches can be small translucent stickers, or like some quirky jeweled stickers. Experts often emphasise that before using these patches it is important to know the type of acne on which these patches can work.
Hydrocolloid patches are meant to soak up liquid and dry the pimple out. Moreover, these patches also protect the pimples from external bacteria, sunlight and touching and making the healing process quicker.
What are the benefits of pimple patches?
- They suck out all the germs out of pores.
- They prevent touching and picking.
- Patches that contain ingredients like Salicylic Acid can help with blemishes.
- Pimple patches can also help in controlling redness, pigmentation, and sebum.
What are the side effects of pimple patches?
Although pimple patches are usually safe, some people may experience the following symptoms:
- Pimple patches can cause skin irritation and you may see redness and dryness in the affected area.
- You may develop an allergic reaction due to the materials used in the patch like adhesive.
- In certain rare instances, people have experienced extreme reactions like hives and swelling.