Dots for Spots Pimple Patches – 1 Pack of 24, Vegan, Cruelty-Free, Hydrocolloid Acne Stickers
WHO ARE DOTS FOR SPOTS?
Born from experience, and in response to a lack of availability in traditional retail, Dots for Spots is a brand on a mission to normalise acne. We create fun, innovative, and inclusive products for universal problems, using only the highest quality vegan and cruelty-free ingredients.
WHAT ARE DOTS FOR SPOTS?
Dots for Spots are miniature, sticker-like dots that harness hydrocolloid technology to absorb impurities (pus and fluid) from your spots. Sounds too good to be true? They also provide a no-touch healing environment, protecting from breakout causing bacteria.
HOW DOES HYDROCOLLOID TECHNOLOGY WORK?
It’s very simple. Hydrocolloid is an adhesive, absorbent, waterproof material, scientifically backed by countless clinical trials, that creates a moist environment and optimum conditions for your spot to heal. It can also help prevent a scab forming, which can reduce the possibility of scarring.
HOW DO I USE DOTS FOR SPOTS?
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TEARRemove a sheet of dots from their protective pouch. Using the perforated line, carefully tear the sheet. | PEELPeel a dot off the sheet. Dots for Spots work best on spots that have come to a head. Results may vary for other spots. | STICKPress down gently for a couple of seconds to secure it in place. We recommend applying your dot to clean, dry skin. | WAITFor best results, wear for 6+ hours, or simply leave overnight. You can tell it’s ready to be removed when the translucent centre has turned opaque white. |
WHAT SKIN TYPES ARE THEY SUITABLE FOR?
Dots for Spots is an inclusive brand for a universal problem and are suitable for all skin types, ages and genders. They’re fragrance-, alcohol- and paraben-free, so no need to worry about any hidden ingredients.
DO THEY WORK ON ALL SPOTS?
Dots for Spots work best on spots that have come to a head, although they are a great way to stop the touching, picking and squeezing of any type of spot.
DO YOU TEST ON ANIMALS?
No, we don’t and never will! As well as being proud to say that Dots for Spots are cruelty-free, we’re also vegan friendly.
ARE YOU SUSTAINABLE?
Dots for Spots are committed to carbon offsetting and contribute a percentage of sales to the incredible reforestation projects of our partner, Treeapp.
| Dimensions: | 0.5 x 11.6 x 14.9 cm; 20 Grams |
| Brand: | Dots for Spots |
| Manufacture: | Dots for Spots |
| Reference: | DFS-12MM-24 |
I am not your normal user of spot removal products because I’m in my sixties. But after many (many !) years of a stubborn spot or tiny cyst or millia on my chin, that NEVER went away, but never came to a head either i decided to do something about it. I went to a skin clinic to burn the top layer of skin away, a bit uncomfortable for a few seconds and a horrible smell of burning flesh. They said to let it settle and rebook another appointment. But, when i got home and looked in a magnifying mirror, i couod see 5 tiny little deep set whiteheads, they must have been there for many years and the skin had grown over them. For the first time ever, i actually saw what the problem was and was keen to fix it myself. I googled it and found it was called a “blind” spot, that would never go away on its own. One treatment suggested was these stickers, i wanted them quickly as i didnt want them to heal over again. Well, i put one sticker on overnight, and in the morning it had all the contents drawn out and nothing left in my skin. All these years of wishing this spot would go away, and it was fixed in one night. I was so pleased, and no one even noticed i had it on, 99% invisible.. Fabulous product, but i would suggest that the problem area is revealed as much as possible for the sticker to do its work.
I’ve had deep rooted spots from wearing mask and they just would not heat for weeks. I only put these on for a couple of hours and it brought up what needed to come out. These will be on my list to keep buying as have a teenage daughter. I’m 52 and am not happy with getting mask acne. Try them, you will be amazed. You will see that there working when looking in the mirror, but don’t want to gross you out!
I get a lot of spots and I welcome anything which discreetly helps to get rid of them whilst also disguising them. I loathe having to wear make-up to cover up spots – these provide coverage to the redness and suit my light Caucasian skin very well. I’m not saying go on a hot date wearing them. I am saying, colleagues over zoom will never know. Wear them overnight for that lumpy spot to me flat in the morning!
Before use, I was skeptical as to whether these would actually work. I can safely say, these are one of the best products I have used on my spots. They are most effective for overnight use, but are extremely discreet and so can be worn outside with ease (which I have already done a handful of times). Once applied, you can hardly tell they are there at all, and I have often found myself forgetting I am even wearing them. I am a rather tough reviewer, but these have certainly earned the 5 stars I ahve given them. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a fast way to remove pesky pimples!
I tried these first on a really big, shallow pimple I had, which was looking like it would burst. That’s the exact type it should it be best at dealing with! After keeping it for the entire night, I removed the patch to see it hadn’t done anything.
So I just squeezed the pimple like the inpatient animal I am, got all possible stuff out. And since I had these stickers, I just stamped another one over it.
And surprise surprise! This second patch became really full and it stopped the pimple from getting inflamated more!
So I know I’m not supposed to squeeze, but I can’t help myself. But now, after I squeeze, I put the patch on and it easily absorbs all build-up just as it appears. In this way I can get rid of pimples for 2-3 days, when it would have normally taken more than a week. I also notice that since I started doing this, it’s a lot less common to get a new pimple after messing with an old one.
I’m definitely going to keep bying this. But I feel it’s important to note, it absolutely doesn’t get the hard chunks out of the pimple. So I’m not sure if it can resolve anything by itself unless the pimple’s been squeezed already.
Both my daughter and I love these. So simple to use, and although they are visible close up the transparency means they can be worn all day. I’m 51 so don’t need to use them very often, but even though I now have wrinkles to contend with I still get the occasional spot so these are good for taking care of those. My daughter is 19 and finds them superb. She used to be quite bad for squeezing spots, but now she uses these instead and they’ve definitely helped to improve her self confidence. I only wish they’d been available in the 80s!!
It really works! Stays on overnight. I use them on spots that hurt and/or are under the skin without a real head. Reduces them overnight and stops the pain. And stops me picking at them! I wouldn’t wear them around during the day because they do turn white as they work so it brings more attention to the pimple. As a pimple reducer, I couldn’t think of a better product though so I am going to buy the big bulk pack!
I’ve been using hydrocolloid spot stickers for a few years, long before I heard of brands like Dots for Spots. I assumed that the fact they were more expensive was a result of better marketing rather than superior product, but I was wrong. It’s definitely worth trying these even if you currently buy a different brand normally. I’ve been sold.
These patches are much less visible when wearing them, I often keep them on longer because of that which often means it heals faster (previously I would take the patches off while at work etc).
Secondly, they stick better, and are easier to peel off. Some other brands stick to themselves at the edge as you peel them off which means they are more likely to catch when they’re on your face. These are easy to remove and stick.
While I don’t know if the patch itself works better or more effectively, because they stick better and because they can be worn for longer because they’re less obvious, they do improve results.
The price is higher than other brands, you can definitely get more stickers for your money elsewhere, but you will go through them faster, and they won’t look as subtle. From now on I’m sticking with Dots for Spots.
These are amazing for destroying those ugly spots that ruin your plans.
I had a spot on the bridge of my nose, right between my eyebrows that was too painful to touch. I bought these to attempt to reduce inflammation and to fix my face! They worked perfectly, I left the small round patch on my face overnight and removed it in the morning. The spot was gone and my skin was very healthy looking underneath too
I have also wore these out in public, and they are barely noticeable
I would highly recommend these to anyone and they have become a staple in my skincare routine.
I am so happy!
I’m a picker, I’m a squeezer, I’m an attacker my facer. (You have to read that like The Joker)
I’ve only had these for one day but, popped it on as soon as I got home from work, wore all night and just removed the stickers half hour ago. Well.. I still have the spots but, they are less inflamed because I haven’t been aggravating them and all the pus was at the surface so, I very gently (for a change) gave a little squeeze and the world came out.. cleaned it up and stuck another patch on.
For me it’s more about stopping myself from touching, i get obsessed but, this prevented me from myself!
I wish I found these 10 years ago.
INCREDIBLE product. I suffer in mid life with hormonal cystic acne – most of the time many spots come and go – but sometimes I get one that appears quickly and lasts months – in fact the most stubborn cyst I’ve had since January (now May) – I’ve had two rounds of antibiotics from the GP, tried many topical products – nothing was working – it was reduced but I was left with an I slightly bump on the cheek as well as pigmentation from it lasting so long. I was blown away by what ‘came out’ with the patch the first time but the ‘bump’ was going! I’ve now done 3 patches overnight and the bump has literally gone. Even the pigmentation is reducing. I hadn’t held out much hope for the product as they don’t guarantee results on blind spots but this is literally the only thing that’s shifted it in 4 months. At the grand old age of 44 and spots for the last ten years I’ve tried LOTS of things but this will be something I always have in my bathroom store cupboard from now on. Actually a brilliant product. Love. Love. Love.
I am not sure what I was expecting to be honest. I thought this small patch would make my pimples disappear overnight and I would have perfect skin – this was not the case obviously. Nothing you buy will clear spots overnight and so I do think that these patches are good and 100% worth the small price I payed for them.
The main reason I use these is to stop bacteria from my fingers entering the spots as I have a habit of touching spots on my face. I would not say that spots disappear faster after using these but I would say my skin definitely looks better after I use one of these patches instead of popping the spots.
Overall, I would definitely buy again as I like the concept and I do believe they work some what.
I don’t write reviews but credit where it is due these are an absolute game changer . I have started suffering with hormonal spots that never come to a head and are sore and very obvious , they seem to last weeks without clearing . I tried these last night and woke up this morning to clear skin I am not joking . I have tried every product known and am shocked at how good these are . I have already ordered the 60 pack . I have a few spots on my neck which can never be covered up because it’s too obvious but these cover them up better than any concealer and I’d definitely go out with them on you cannot see them . I paid for this product and haven’t been asked to leave a review but felt something this good needed a review and it has certainly made me feel a lot better about myself than his morning .
I’m not a big reviewer, and TBH thought for a fiver these probably wouldn’t work…
However they’re amazing! I get the occasional hormonal break out (as if that’d disappear in my 30s!) & they really are almost invisible.
Put one on overnight & in the morning a painful bump under my skin had faded to a red patch that looked like it’d been healing for about a week. They’re a little gruesome when the gunk has been sucked out but weirdly fascinating
Definitely recommended.
I bought the patches in order to tackle the random pimples and spots I get on my face. I have fairly smooth skin and only get pimples on occasions but when they come, there either huge or small with the white puss in there. And they almost ALWAYS are between my eyebrows so essentially a third eye.
The other leading pimple patches were a little expensive and I wasn’t too sure of the reviews so when I saw Dots for Spots’ reviews, I thought I should give it ago.
They worked exactly as instructed and detailed on their packaging and within like 6 hours or so, the patch went white, the pus was gone and the pimple had reduced.
Out of the 24 patches I’ve used about 14 or so and each time, the results have been quick and effective.
So I decided to try it on my ….. TMI….. pubic boils I get ever so often. My boils(cysts??) can be quite painful and they always come to a head so I thought I should try it on one that was causing quite a lot of discomfort and was super unsightly.
I didn’t expect anything because they said it really only works on pimples that have come to a head but I did it anyways and WHEN I TELL YOU THE WHOLE PATCH WENT WHITE IN 8 HOURS, IT WENT WHIIITE!!! So i peeled it off and YOOOOOO oh my goodness, that white pus started gushing out. It shocked the hell out of me that this tiny patch did this but guys, my boils have been causing me issues for years and it’s always a struggle to get rid of them quickly so the patches results gave me a beacon of hope.
I put another patch straight after as the boil was still a little raised and I wanted to reduce this. Left the patch overnight, and whoooo results again – the boil was pretty much non-existent.
I know this was TMI, I know it was guys but these patches will be forever purchased by me unless they stop working. Lifesaver!
Pro:
– Super sticky and stays on the skin
– Didn’t irritate my skin in any way
Con:
– The patches aren’t as invisible as you might think, they reflect the light a lot more than I expected but I didn’t mind wearing them outside because they worked magic man!
– not really a con just something to be mindful of ….Patch is not as adhesive to pubic skin so at times it wouldn’t stay in place but wearing knickers helped
I bought the patches in order to tackle the random pimples and spots I get on my face. I have fairly smooth skin and only get pimples on occasions but when they come, there either huge or small with the white puss in there. And they almost ALWAYS are between my eyebrows so essentially a third eye.
The other leading pimple patches were a little expensive and I wasn’t too sure of the reviews so when I saw Dots for Spots’ reviews, I thought I should give it ago.
They worked exactly as instructed and detailed on their packaging and within like 6 hours or so, the patch went white, the pus was gone and the pimple had reduced.
Out of the 24 patches I’ve used about 14 or so and each time, the results have been quick and effective.
So I decided to try it on my ….. TMI….. pubic boils I get ever so often. My boils(cysts??) can be quite painful and they always come to a head so I thought I should try it on one that was causing quite a lot of discomfort and was super unsightly.
I didn’t expect anything because they said it really only works on pimples that have come to a head but I did it anyways and WHEN I TELL YOU THE WHOLE PATCH WENT WHITE IN 8 HOURS, IT WENT WHIIITE!!! So i peeled it off and YOOOOOO oh my goodness, that white pus started gushing out. It shocked the hell out of me that this tiny patch did this but guys, my boils have been causing me issues for years and it’s always a struggle to get rid of them quickly so the patches results gave me a beacon of hope.
I put another patch straight after as the boil was still a little raised and I wanted to reduce this. Left the patch overnight, and whoooo results again – the boil was pretty much non-existent.
I know this was TMI, I know it was guys but these patches will be forever purchased by me unless they stop working. Lifesaver!
Pro:
– Super sticky and stays on the skin
– Didn’t irritate my skin in any way
Con:
– The patches aren’t as invisible as you might think, they reflect the light a lot more than I expected but I didn’t mind wearing them outside because they worked magic man!
– not really a con just something to be mindful of ….Patch is not as adhesive to pubic skin so at times it wouldn’t stay in place but wearing knickers helped
These are okay! I find they work best on spots that have already popped, and they just clean everything out. They definitely didn’t work on acne that was under the skin (which they do state in the listing, I just was hoping for a different outcome…)
I wish they were a bit bigger or at least came in different sizes – I have some big spots!
Fun fact, though. Compeed blister patches do the same job. So where I have a cluster of spots, I put a heel blister patch on overnight instead. Expensive, but it works.
I’ve heard so much about these, so was expecting quite a lot from them. I can see how they are so popular because they suck out what’s inside the zit (or did for me) but then after using 3 on different spots, I’m left with these awful scars that wouldn’t have been there if I hadn’t used the dots and just popped them by hand. I’m quite apprehensive about using these now and quite nervous about further scarring as I’ve never had scars before. Not really sure what to do from here and it’s a shame because I was expecting much more from this item.
I love these stickers – I suffer from hormonal chin acne and with mask wearing, I started to break out around my cheeks too. These dots are great. They can last for days if you apply them correctly and they are hygienic.
They have stopped me from further post hyper pigmentation as I don’t need to overly add pressure to squeeze my spots now.
Note: They work best for spots that have come to a head . They don’t work for nodules deep under the skin.
How to Use
1- Apply after washing face, and moisturizing. Your skin needs to be dry to apply…
– (If you apply the sticker too soon after moisturizing the stickers won’t hold or last).
2 – There is a fold on each sticker, fold it slightly and grab a clean pair of tweezers to gently lift the sticker and apply it to the spot, then press it down for a few seconds to make sure it’s held down nicely.
~~~Using tweezers prevents the dot from wrinkling
~~~Your moisturizer with the sticker is enough to draw the head of the spot out quicker – Don’t apply anything drying over the sticker as the whole point is to bring the head to a surface.
~~~Optional – The next day or when the spot has formed you can apply BHA or Tea tree oil over the sticker to prevent bacteria spreading.
Normally within a few days I see the sticker has turned white (drawing out the moisture/gunk).
Leave the sticker on as long as possible to prevent squeezing your spot.
~~~Also, when the spot is small with a tiny head, I cut the sticker in half, which means I can use 1 sticker for 2 spots…
Pros: Everything
Cons: You have to use tweezers to lift the sticker dots so it won’t crease/crinkle.
My 15 year old had heart about this product and wanted to try them out. They are absolutely incredible. She put them on some spots, one was up and had a head on it. The next day it was gone, the product has sucked out the gunk and the redness around the spot had greatly reduced. She then tried one on a spot that hadn’t quite come up and six hours later – per instructions it had also sucked out the gunk and left very little redness. We’ll be buying more for sure. Gosh I wish that they’d been around when I was the same age!
These absolutely do work! I was super sceptical but these really do suck out all the gunk and leave the spot in a much better condition. I’m awful for touching spots so having these as an extra barrier is a godsend for my skin! Once they’re on the skin you can see them but they wouldn’t be noticeable from a distance and thanks to their clear colour, these would be perfect for any skin tone! These do have a disclaimer that they work best on spots that have come to a head and results on other spots may vary and I’ve found that to be very accurate but again, at least it stops me from touching the spots and irritating the skin more!
These are really great value for money, the are good but I have used better, but the ones that are better also cost triple the price. so for me I will continue to use these as they are such good value for money and do the trick even if I have to use 2, one after tithe other. The only drawback is that these are a bit more noticeable than my preferred brand, but the bonus is that we are wearing masks so people can’t see. I wouldn’t be able to wear these on a zoom call as the light reflects off then and then shows them.
Sooo I had a massive whitehead spot right under my nose and after applying this throughout the day and then at night.. the next morning I woke up the spot had considerably gone down and it was no longer a whitehead! I have never used a spot sticker before and ones I looked at were all above 20 so this was a great first experience and price. Also tried another brand on Amazon which was cheaper and I came back to this as the other one didn’t do anything but this one takes all the gunk out with every use!!
Pop on b4 bed and low and behold no inflammation of pus by the morning.
I found the fact it was covering the spot great as I am touchy feely.
This can only be bacteria bad for my skin. I am struggling with mask acne during these pandemic days. So after a clammy sweaty day at work its easy to just clean off my make up and pop on a dot. I would recommend. I waited until the spot had gone yellow when i would have normally been unable to resist picking and put on a dot instead.
Brilliant. I had a giant spot (thanks masks) and I put this one and left it for the afternoon and overnight. When I took it off in the morning was massively reduced but also a bit bloody, so I cleaned it and put another one on, and left it until bedtime and the spot is almost gone. Unbelievable, years of spots and never had this. Teens are so lucky to have such a simple way to deal with hormonal spots.
They arent totally invisible, definitely noticeable, but less so than the spot, so in my view that’s a win. It’s also satisfyingly gross taking it off and seeing the amount of gunk on the plaster.
I have sensitive skin and these didn’t irritate me. So should be good for most people.
I broke out from assumedly stress, and the first day I used them I saw no difference, the second day when used I saw the stickers had slightly changed colour I’m assuming that’s the sticker working on my skin. I left it on over night, definitely takes trial and error. Good value if you’re unable to find it cheaper.
These are not stickers that look like they’ve disappeared once stuck on on visible parts of skin (middle of brow or nose)
Saw these on social media had to buy n try. They absolutely DO WORK ! Bloomin amazing. Pop on at night…spots gone in the morning. Crazy. I don’t get many but when I do it’s horrible and these are literally witchcraft. My only gripe is they are expensive! Seriously you don’t get that many for the price and they are only tiny. Also peeling them off you always get on side of the plaster that’s rum-led and then won’t lay nicely on the skin so they suddenly are ‘not’ invisible. If you can peel one off perfectly ( doenst happen often ) they literally do blend in with the skin so I recommend wearing them at night. Very very good product. Love em. Just please be a bit more generous with them.
So easy to use and half the price of mighty patch. Come sealed in two pockets of 12 so one for home and one in your bag just in case. Dots are a little bigger than the whole in a hole punch and cover and stick well. Sheer enough to wear out if you feel comfortable and do a good job of blurring and calming angry spots. Works best on spots that have come to a head or if you want to avoid picking so its a deterrent. Handy to wear in bed and wake up with a less angry spot. They really work just as well as any I’ve tried costing way more and I’m converted from mighty patch and cosrx
Covid face masks have been so terrible for my skin, I have to wear them every day and has a really bad and painful outbreak. I did a bit of research and ordered these! They are amazing, made me fel a lot more comfortable, and it’s so satisfying seeing the gunk coming out. My outbreak was so bad I went through a packet of these initially in 24 hours! I then ordered 2 more packets, one for myself and one for my daughter. I’ve only used a couple as the original outbreak has healed. They’re comfortable to wear, invisible and stop me picking. I’ve mainly worn overnight but feel comfortable wearing them out as they’re difficult to see anyway. Combined with these and I got a silk mask to use as a liner under the medical masks I’m happy to say the Maskne outbreak is under control finally.
I could feel one erupting on Thursday so ordered these dots. I receive them Friday and immediately cleaned my face and put on a dot. It instantly looked much better with the dot on. It hide the redness well. By the time I’d received the dots one side of my face was pretty swollen and no head on the spot.
I left the dot on all day, took it off, washed and used a toner and replaced with a new dot. By morning I could see a small head on the spot, but it was still under the skin. I washed my face and replaced dot.
By midday the head was more at the surface so I did squeeze it. So much gunk came out! The spot was still very painful and full so I added another dot.
By the next day the pain had gone and the spot was less than half the size.
My skin is very pale and spot scars hang around for months usually. Well it’s now 4 days since the spot started and it’s completely gone! I can’t recommend these enough. I’m a picker/toucher so these really help protect the spot.
The only downside is there is no way you can put make up over these. The make up doesn’t sit on them and it makes them stick out like a sore thumb. If you do need to wear make up, I suggest wearing a cc or bb cream over the rest of your face and then add a dot after. I found that way it was much less noticeable.
These are amazing on a number of different levels
Firstly when they are on your face they stop you touching your face and any acne continuously (which I’m very guilty of)
Secondly, they make a significance difference to yeh appearance and feel of the acne after use
I’ve been suffering badly the last year from hormonal acne on my jaw line – when one goes another one appears
I think I have finally found something to stop me touching my acne and making it worse and also something to help me it in general
A fab product that I can’t recommend highly enough
I love everything about them apart from the price. 6 for 24 tiny plasters is just unacceptable. I used them up in just four days. That being said, I love everything about them. The plastic sheet that they’re on is perforated in the middle, which allows you to rip the plastic in the middle of the dot which makes transferring them from the plastic onto your face a lot easier. I only got that that’s how you do it after trying to just peel it of with my fingers and that I ended up crumpling the dot a bit which meant it wasn’t lying as flat on my face. If you manage to get the dot on well, they’re super hard to see, I had to feel my way around to find them again! So if on zoom, or in person, these dots are super invisible and also cover up your spots quite well. They stay on easily for a whole day and night without the edges showing, just when you wash your face the edges start to show. They stick so strong that taking them off can be a little irritating for the skin, so I recommend soaking them in a bit of water first (shower or wash your face). I love that they have no other ingredients which could be irritating in them, just hydrocolloid. And they work well! They just soak out all of the gunk of any angry red spot so easily! And when you take the dot off, the spot has healed by a lot. The spots also hurt less when they’re covered by a dot, they don’t get irritated by scarfs or jumpers or masks… and I don’t touch or pick at them anymore either.
They’re pretty amazing once you get the hang of them! I’m a serial spot squeezer and so initially I had little luck. However, pop one of these on right when it’s starting to hurt and you’re sorted. I didn’t have as much luck with white heads but more for those awful deep spots that never seem to go away. These dots really act like blister plasters, they protect the spot while clearly pulling moisture out too. I have quite bad acne around my period and these are a life saver. I’ve just bought more!
My photos show my second dot of the evening as I put one on on top of some witch hazel for an especially troublesome spot.
I’ve used many of these patch type things in the past, some of them were good at covering up spots for the day and some even worked well under make up, but most of them did nothing and fell off fairly quickly as they couldn’t withstand any oiliness. This stuff however actually blew me away. I received it yesterday late afternoon and immediately put one on. I’ve been struggling with this one beast of a spot that has been refusing to go for days no matter what I put on it, you know the kind that feels like a golf ball under your skin, read to burst off your forehead any minute yet when you try and squeeze it off it lets out a bit of blood and water and refuses to budge? Well I stuck this on as soon as it arrived, it went down a bit by bedtime, I then did my skincare as normal and put a new one on for the night and today woke up with the spot shrunk to a 10th of its size and almost gone. Sorcery! I’m really impressed with its staying power too, I expected to wake up to it gone rougue in the bed somewhere, but it hasn’t budged. It’s like a tiny blister plaster and barely noticeable when you stick it on, I imagine it would sit well under make up too
I suffer from rosacea and the cystic spots on my chin were sore and driving me crazy so i thought id give these a try. I am pleased i did. Although they are not miracle workers they make spots less sore and less noticeable to the eye. They do also seem to help the healing process. The dots are sheer and quite invisible to the eye, altho can be a little more noticeable on certain areas of the face. Having said that i dont feel they are any worse than having a large red spot showing. You can also hide them with a little makeup. I will be ourchasing again.
This is a must have product in my collection at all times. Whenever i have a breakout or it’s just one of those times when my skin isn’t being my best friend, I usually just whip a few of these out and place them on top of the spot (especially if I may have ‘accidentally’ popped it) it’ll flatten, decrease the appearance and reduce any pain. You also get the added addition of seeing all of the gunk that comes out and makes you feel like it really worked. Many people say that they use it to cover spots, I’m not the biggest fan of using it for that, usually i just pop them on overnight and let them do their magic. They’re also wonderful for those under skin spots and helps to bring them out and then gets rid of them. A super helpful little nifty thing to have in stock all the time.
I thought I got a new mole on my chest. I picked at it many times trying to pick it out to no avail. Then I used this for two days replacing it each day. And when I squeezed it the biggest dirty big black head popped out. It wasn’t a mole, it was the most stubborn black head! Spots, zits and black heads are a disgusting affliction. I’m glad I’ve finally found an effective treatment.
The jury is still out for weather it’ll treat my back acne. But I’m hopeful.
I ordered with with a similar product. The dots in this are very few while the other product has many more dots. So I’ll give the other product a chance before ordering this again.
I’ve been using these to protect the mascne I’ve been developin. The stop the spot from getting more irritated by continuously wearing masks over them. These work great. I can’t wear makeup from wearing masks but when I do take my mask off to eat at work I think it takes some of the redness away. Haven’t had mega results like when I use a salicylic acid gel on them, but it protects them from getting worse while I’m at work and I treat them with a gel at home.
Really impressed with these after just one use. I’ve been waging war on a set of stubborn/angry under the skin spots around my mouth. They’ve been slowly trying to come to a head but I want them clear for Christmas so wanted to speed up the process. Wore these overnight and am really impressed by how much they have reduced the spots already. One is practically gone. The others are either visually smaller/less angry looking, or have come to a head. When you remove the dots you can actually see the residue from the acne that it’s drawn out (gross sorry, but true!). I’m thinking another night or two with these will clear my spots up and my skin will be clear in time for crimbo! Fab!
These are absolutely amazing! Disgustingly fascinating taking the dots off in the morning and seeing your spots have gone down and it’s all in the dot! I was sceptical these would work, but they are brilliant. I had a large cyst appear on my chin that wasn’t shifting, I put a couple of these dots over it and changed them everytime they were full and before bed and they have taken it down considerably within a day and a half! Very happy!
I’ve developed maskne so though I’d give these a try
they’re thin and relatively invisible although I’ve yet to peel one off without creasing an edge which gives it away a little bit
they stick quite well and won’t fall off during the night but equally don’t peel off like a plaster so they don’t hurt when you do take them off
I haven’t noticed a lot off difference in spots that have yet to come to head, I suspect they’re better for drawing out pus in spots that have already started to appea
This product is amazing! I’m quite sceptical with things like this as I often suffer hormonal breakouts on my neck and chin. I ordered these as a last resort to solve the redness and I am extremely pleased with the effect! I don’t often have pimples that form a white head, but still chucked on a dot before bed to see what would happen. You can’t see the plastic, it’s so small and invisible and the following morning it was still slightly pink but the “bump” and soreness had completely gone. Will deffo keep these for future use and a quick weekend solve!!
Lets start with the packaging. The dots came in a sealed packaging which I think protects them well and also ensure the the hygiene of the product. I got the 24dots (2×12 in the pack).
Use: I was a bit sceptical towards the product as I didn’t understand how exactly it works. The first time I used the dots I followed the instructions and had some difficulties. I noticed that after you peal the dot and the edges stick to your finger, upon placing the dot on the spot, the dot does not stick well. I had to use another dot and decided to rip half of the plastic on which the dots are placed and then put it on the desired area (that also is not very easy) and after a bit of struggle I got the dot where I wanted it to be. Left it overnight and in the morning about 90% of the dot was white. I pealed it off my skin (which was easy and not painful at all). I noticed that the area was less inflamed and not irritated.
PRO’s:
– the dots work well with the painful spots and make them less painful and irritated.
– prevents the appearance of white heads or makes them heal quicker without developing to that stage.
– because you do not have to pop spots, I think they prevent the spread of spots as well.
CON’s:
– you only get 24 dots which honestly is not much at all.
– it might take some time and dots to get used to placing them properly in whichever ways you find works for you.
Lets start with the packaging. The dots came in a sealed packaging which I think protects them well and also ensure the the hygiene of the product. I got the 24dots (2×12 in the pack).
Use: I was a bit sceptical towards the product as I didn’t understand how exactly it works. The first time I used the dots I followed the instructions and had some difficulties. I noticed that after you peal the dot and the edges stick to your finger, upon placing the dot on the spot, the dot does not stick well. I had to use another dot and decided to rip half of the plastic on which the dots are placed and then put it on the desired area (that also is not very easy) and after a bit of struggle I got the dot where I wanted it to be. Left it overnight and in the morning about 90% of the dot was white. I pealed it off my skin (which was easy and not painful at all). I noticed that the area was less inflamed and not irritated.
PRO’s:
– the dots work well with the painful spots and make them less painful and irritated.
– prevents the appearance of white heads or makes them heal quicker without developing to that stage.
– because you do not have to pop spots, I think they prevent the spread of spots as well.
CON’s:
– you only get 24 dots which honestly is not much at all.
– it might take some time and dots to get used to placing them properly in whichever ways you find works for you.
All well and good if I get some stuff out of it and it’s cleared it but every now and then it becomes infected and I get a huge swelling beneath a large deep scab that can take over a week before any sign of improvement.
I can feel the trapped pus behind the scab but if I try and pick the scab off it’s very painful and even with lots of squeezing nothing comes out except a lot of blood and then because I picked the scab off I’m left with a big indent and a crater when it finally heals up.
So I thought I would try these dots to being the pus to the surface.
I had a horrendous picked spot with a big scab and a huge amount of swelling which was worryingly near my eye.
I put a dot over it at tea time and by bedtime, it had gone completely white in the centre.
I gently peeled it back and I could see that the scab had softened up and it came away easily and didn’t leave an indent. Where the scab had been it was wet looking and pink but had two distinctive white blobs.
I carefully used an extraction tool to remove the smaller blob and it came out easily and then I squeezed the whole area and the white blob came out followed by lots and lots of pus that felt like it came from very deep down. I was quite shocked at how much pus there was.
I wiped over the area afterwards with witch hazel and then I put another dot over the top and left it all night.
By morning the swelling had dramatically reduced and when I peeled the dot off there was no more pus and the wound looked healthy.
I put another dot on and left it for most of the morning and when I removed it the swelling was almost gone and the wound size had shrunk a lot in size. It has then healed very quickly.
These dots are phenomenal at drawing pus out and helping to heal and prevent further infection.
Wish I had discovered them sooner.
I don’t have bad acne, but I do get spots which can look bad on my normally clear skin. I am guilty of popping/picking my spots and end up making them so much worse! These dots not only prevent me from touching my spots, they also draw out all the bad stuff so I am less tempted to pick! They are not a miracle cure; I often need to wear them for a couple of days/nights in a row to see a major difference, however they have improved my skin and I have since purchased them again! They are quite sheer so easy to wear out and about, however if a spot is in an awkward place the dot will not be very sheer.
I was suffering from mask acne, my chin was so sore and constantly breaking out, I tried lots of face washes and waters but I can’t help touch it throughout the day without thinking plus my naturally oily skin doesn’t help, I used these overnight on the worst spots and by morning they had eased so much there was still a raised area but the spot itself had gone you could see on the dot all the stuff it had drawn out from the spot, there almost invisible I wear them to work and no ones ever noticed and it keeps the area clean, I love these! Definitely will be purchasing again.
I suffer with acne often. Recently I had gotten a painful pimple on my chin that seemed like it was taking forever to come to a head. To stop myself from picking at it, I bought these and wow I wish I had bought these sooner. It does work best on pimples that have a head but it works great at reducing pimples which aren’t yet ready. I put it on and overnight the pimple was largely reduced and no longer so angry. It disappeared the day after. The patches are pretty clear once adhered, I have dark skin and can’t really notice it once I put it on aside from the slight shininess, I assume you can cover with makeup. I get pimples on more places just just my face and it works great everywhere else, too.
These are the only ones I’ve used so nothing to compare to but I’ve found them really useful. I’ve been putting them on spots overnight and they have either gone down loads or completely gone over night. I have a terrible habbit of picking spots so I thought getting these might deter and I’m so pleased with them because not only do they stop the spot picking and therefore scarring but also actually get rid of spots over night. Even spots that haven’t fully come out yet!
I bought these mostly to try and cover up the big, under-the-skin spots. The product as it says in the descripton is more meant for those that have come to a head so it may not help them go down quicker but they have been going white and opaque as described in the product page so it must be removing some fluid/pus which can only be a good thing!
But the main reason I got them was to try and reduce the appearance of the spots. While they aren’t invisible, they are quite subtle. If you’re a few metres away from someone I really doubt they would notice unless you had a conversation with them for an extended time. Either way, these look better than the spot itself when it’s a large angry one under the skin. They really reduce the redness and look less obvious than the spot does.
I’ve used much more expensive ‘zitsticka’ in the past (not on amazon) which is meant to have “microneedles” to essentially inject things into the spot and make them dissapear but find they are much more visible than these and haven’t noticed them speed up the spot going away. I may continue using them overnight to treat the spot and see if they help, but for the day when i want them covered up these dots are much better. and cheaper!
These are easy to use and are good at helping reduce inflammation is you have a particularly angry spot and an event or video call coming up. You can also put makeup over the top quite easily. However, this is not a magic cure for acne (and the company never claims it is). If you have a persistent problem rather than the occasional spot or two, you should be speaking to a pharmacist or doctor who can provide you with more effective treatment.
I have seen this product advertised a lot and I’m suffering with bad skin at the moment due to wearing a mask everyday. These are honestly one of the best things I have ever bought. I had a massive spot that hadn’t quite come to a head yet, I popped one of these on and in 4 hours it was virtually gone! I also used one on a spot I squeezed and it took the remaining stuff out of the spot and reduced the redness and swelling I caused by squeezing it. I would recommend these through and through! I don’t mind the price tag as it does the job well!
I am slightly torn with how I feel about these dots. On one hand, they are quick, efficient and easy to apply, making them an ideal way to remove spots. However, they only seem to work for me after I have opened the head of the spot by myself. The dots are only meant to be used on whiteheads that are close to the surface, however when applied to a whitehead as directed I found there was little difference to my spot after use, despite sleeping with it overnight. However, I have also applied a dot after opening the head of a spot first. This is why I can’t fault the product as a whole, because it works wonders on these spots overnight. They are completely flat and drained of anything that was in the pore by the next morning, which makes makeup application a dream over the red areas/scars. They don’t shift or fall off when I’m sleeping (I’m a fidget) and you can see the evidence of the gunk that’s removed on the dot after it’s been used. The only fault I can find is that the directions on how to use them do not produce the best possible results.
These patches are good for overnight use and day use. I have some zits and some red spots, they work better on the red spots as with the zits they pull out more pus/infection so make them look worse before they get better. If you use one overnight I’d change it when you wake up because they go opaque with the sweat/fluid pulled out. They really do cover up any spot though when you go out with a fresh one. I recommend using tweezers to place the patch to get a really smooth application.
woke up in the morning with one of those under the skin spots on my chin that usually takes over a week to come up to the surface, let alone disappear, but i put one of these little stickers on and by the afternoon the same day it had come to the surface and was ready to pop/put another sticker on to remove the goop.
these work perfectly for:
*spots that aren’t ready to pop yet but you just can’t wait!
*spots that are ready to pop but you don’t want to pop them (the sticker will draw out all the icky stuff for you and it gets trapped in the film/membrane of the sticker)
*putting on top of spots you’ve already popped so that it can heal quickly without risk of being exposed to bacteria, picked at or touched!
if you ever have a really stubborn spot you might have to try two stickers (put the next one on after removing the first)
these are perfect if you’re the type of person who always seems to get spots the day before a big event/picture day/etc. just put a sticker on it and it’ll be gone by the next day.
as for the look of them, you can see them, especially if you’re looking for them, but they are significantly less visible than a big red ugly spot so i actually feel more comfortable going out in public WITH them on my face than WITHOUT! but if you are self conscious about wearing them in public just wear them over night and remove in the morning.
i do NOT recommend wearing with makeup on top however. it makes them 1000% more visible and they look awful with makeup on top.
the other negative is the price point. i thought 5.99 for 24 sounded like a bargain but i’ve used them all so quickly and felt like i was rationing them the whole time.
now that i have finished the packet i have tried some stickers from a competitor and they perform almost identically well. the big downside however is that the competitors stickers are much much thicker, more visible and more tempting to pick at (not ideal because a lot of people buy these to discourage picking). as someone who enjoyed being able to wear them out and about i will be returning to this brand, however, if you just want to wear them at night go for a cheaper alternative (the cheap ones i bought were 10.99 for 204 stickers so much better value but not as good quality)
as far as the actual product goes…. INCREDIBLE!!!
woke up in the morning with one of those under the skin spots on my chin that usually takes over a week to come up to the surface, let alone disappear, but i put one of these little stickers on and by the afternoon the same day it had come to the surface and was ready to pop/put another sticker on to remove the goop.
these work perfectly for:
*spots that aren’t ready to pop yet but you just can’t wait!
*spots that are ready to pop but you don’t want to pop them (the sticker will draw out all the icky stuff for you and it gets trapped in the film/membrane of the sticker)
*putting on top of spots you’ve already popped so that it can heal quickly without risk of being exposed to bacteria, picked at or touched!
if you ever have a really stubborn spot you might have to try two stickers (put the next one on after removing the first)
these are perfect if you’re the type of person who always seems to get spots the day before a big event/picture day/etc. just put a sticker on it and it’ll be gone by the next day.
as for the look of them, you can see them, especially if you’re looking for them, but they are significantly less visible than a big red ugly spot so i actually feel more comfortable going out in public WITH them on my face than WITHOUT! but if you are self conscious about wearing them in public just wear them over night and remove in the morning.
i do NOT recommend wearing with makeup on top however. it makes them 1000% more visible and they look awful with makeup on top.
the other negative is the price point. i thought 5.99 for 24 sounded like a bargain but i’ve used them all so quickly and felt like i was rationing them the whole time.
now that i have finished the packet i have tried some stickers from a competitor and they perform almost identically well. the big downside however is that the competitors stickers are much much thicker, more visible and more tempting to pick at (not ideal because a lot of people buy these to discourage picking). as someone who enjoyed being able to wear them out and about i will be returning to this brand, however, if you just want to wear them at night go for a cheaper alternative (the cheap ones i bought were 10.99 for 204 stickers so much better value but not as good quality)
These little beauties are sent from above. I suffer with cystic acne and I’m a picker. Can’t help myself. Not only do these stop me from messing, after using them for 4 nights my monster spots have greatest reduced in size and I can barely feel them – something that normally takes weeks of throbbing face pain.
These little stickers will forever have a place in my beauty bag.
price-wise, if you’re using them for acne or something it would be pricey, but i usually only get a few spots a month due to hormones, so if that’s the case for you, this is incredibly worth the price.
Go ahead and risk getting a box and trying it, I put it off for months out of skepticism but this is a life changing solution to an embarrassing and painful problem.
I was a bit skeptical after reading all the glowing reviews But I had such a bad spot situation I decided I’d try them. Have to say the reviews are 100% correct they really do work amazingly! I had the worst spot it really was awful and I put one of these over it in the evening , the next day it had gone I kid you not it had completely disappeared! Never known nothing like it ! really are a miracle!
Ordered these after seeing various people talk about them on social media. I was very skeptical, as I’ve tried similar products before, however I’m really very impressed with these.
I have cystic acne flair-ups, which results in a lot of spots appearing at once on my chin and jawline. When I first put these on I used about 6 at once and wore them overnight. They brought some of the spots to a head, which is great because it usually takes about a week for that to happen, and the ones that were already looking like they would pop were reduced a lot. They helped with redness on my chin too. They worked really well, and I am really pleased with these, definitely worth the money and the hype!
Ok so I don’t usually write reviews but I have to with these! I have tried everything to help my spots especially those red sore horrible ones that you’ve just squeezed “we all do it” I’ve used these the past 2-3 nights “I put them on at bedtime” and OMG day 1 I could see a difference day 2 they’re completely dried out not sore at all. I’ve tried absolutely everything you can think of and nothing worked. I definitely recommend giving these a try and hopefully you find them just as good as me.
these REALLY help!! I’ve tried every spot cream, face wash, EVERYTHING. and nothing has been as good as these. stick one on before going to bed and i am confident the lump will be at least DECREASED the next morning, if not gone altogether.
my ONLY minor complaint is the cost. There are a lot of other brand of these for much cheaper but they just arent quite as good (i have tried most of them lol). I go through 24 quite quickly and 5.99 for that is a bit steep but still happy with them!
Wish I’d come across sooner. Made a huge difference to the parts of my face I get cystic acne at 32. Heals so much faster.
Also, put one on a nasty, sore, red, under-the-skin lump just waiting to breakout and the spot never came up!
They are very unnoticeable but I haven’t tried putting make up over them yet because I haven’t been wearing any.
One thing to be careful of is not to peel the dot off the backing paper with your nail, otherwise you risk tearing or folding the edge which makes the dot noticeable. Best to use the pad of your fingertips.
For price, tbf because I’m usually quite lucky and don’t break out in troublesome spots like this, I think it is really worth it because you won’t need them all and they’re super handy to have when a pesky spot shows up. But if you need loads at one time, I can see how it becomes less cost effective 🙁 Although, 5.99 is a lot cheaper than the price StarFace asks for.
Good product, but the claim that they draw out spots is false – have used 3 patches now and each time when I wake up it’s drawn the spot out into a white-head, I’ve also tried the patches on white head spots and have seen no result. I did however place a patch on a spot that had no head and found it reduced the appearance of it overnight, so for that purpose and that purpose only I would recommend it, otherwise, I wouldn’t bother…
Maybe it’s a placebo effect but I’ve slept in these twice/ a week apart and I’m pretty sure some stubborn and painful spots on my chin are better. One thing is for sure they’re very well packaged, brilliantly invisible when wearing them (although they turn white as they work) and comfortable! I’m not sure if they work but I think I’ll buy more to be sure
You know it worked when you take it off and there is a white residue on the patch. I would highly recommend this brand of spot patches and would buy them again, I already have a pack in my cart!
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I’ve bought similar products by a few other brands and this one is definitely the one that worked best for me. Recently, I found a much cheaper one where I could get 60 patches but, as it turned out, I need 3 or 4 patches per pimple (first patch would be on all night and nothing) whereas with this one I used one and could see all the gross gunk easily removed! Once I finish my 60 patches I will definitely come back to this one and buy some more.
Only problem of this product (in all brands) is that it doesn’t really work when you have those bumps under your skin before they develop into a pimple. It’s marketed as getting rid of them before they are even visible, but that was never the case for me.
I bought these for my son who is starting to get spots. They are amazing. He had a really annoying and angry spot on the bridge of his nose where his glasses sat. One of these and it was instantly better! When taking the dot off the next morning, the spot was significantly reduced. Second time spot was almost gone. This has helped so much. If nothing else it stops him touching the spots! I used it on myself and was so impressed. I only get spots occasionally but they last ages, this time it was gone in a couple of days. If you look up close they’re obvious, but really (especially with current social distancing) you can wear them and no one will notice. I ordered another box straight away and will definitely be ordering more in the future too!
I ordered these as for some reason at the age of 39, I had an acne outbreak. These little dots are genuinely brilliant. They are easy to use and they aren’t visible on the skin when you put them on. You put them on when you go to bed and in the morning the zit will have come to a head and can be removed without squeezing it.
These even work on those awful, painful, annoying spots that you can feel below the surface for days before coming to a head. These bring them out overnight.
These are a total must have! I will definitely order again.
I don’t usually leave a review but I had to for these. I’m the type of person that takes a real confidence hit when I have spots and I’ll wear plasters on my face and look like an idiot. Since buying these I can honestly say it’s made me feel great. They are very discreet and almost invisible so I don’t feel like an idiot anymore walking around with them on. For some spots they work a treat and really reduce them and for others not so much, but it’s just wonderful to put them on and not feel so self conscious every time I look in the mirror. I will definitely buy these again and again. The only negative is that there is only 24 in a pack and you can go through them pretty quick if you use one on a couple of spots day and night.
I like these because they’re easy to apply, it feels like I’m doing something proactive to heal spots, and I feel very comfortable wearing them during the day, to work etc, because they are fairly invisible.
I tend to apply a full face of makeup, get a cotton bud dipped in miscellar water and take off a circle on and around the spot I want to treat. I then dry the area and apply it. The perforated line on the plastic sheet going through the center of the spots allows you to easily transfer them – something I didn’t realise at first but have since got the hang of!
They work on spots that have just about come to a head, or ones you’ve already popped (sorry!) – they feel like a protective measure!
Plan on buying more.
First and foremost, these work with a specific sort of spot (as in the product description) – spots that have come to a head, for example those sore hormonal outbreaks that suddenly swell up out of nowhere.
I put one of these over a painful, swollen jawbone spot last night, then went to sleep and forgot about it. I took it off this morning and part of it had turned opaque white – and the swelling was gone. I’ve tried a lot of different treatments but this was the most visible change I’ve seen yet. It was easier to put makeup over the spot and soothed the irritation of it.
They aren’t going to completely remove spots but these dots will make sudden painful outbreaks so much easier to cope with if you use them properly.
I am so glad I came across these. I get the odd few spots here and there and am a nightmare for picking and squeezing. This works best on spots that have been squeezed already and still have stuff left to come out (gross I know), you can literally see how it has absorbed it when you take the patch off. I find these also work really well when you know you shouldn’t be picking or touching your spots too, even if they haven’t been squeezed it stops you from attacking them! I use when I am at home only as I wouldn’t say you can really get away with walking around and no one noticing you have one on but they are not too obvious as they are clear. They stay on really well overnight and I always notice a massive difference the next day in terms of redness and spot size. An absolute life saver, would absolutely recommend.
These are amazing!
They work really really well.
They work best when the head is white and ready to pop.
You wake up the next morning, pull it off (so satisfying) and the blemish is GONE.
Not like “oh it’s less swollen”… like actually GONE.
I suffer with face eczema and these didn’t flare it up at all.
1000000000% recommend.
Arrived within a couple of days, good packaging and presentation.
I am amazed… Didn’t expect it to work. This morning I peeled off the round dot and it’s full of puss … The spot is flat! I’m really shocked. Will 100% buy again .worth the money and u get 24
Dots in a pack.