If you never got the urge to pop a pimple, then I am jealous of you! We all (yes myself included) get the urge of popping our pustules (acne with visible pus). That pus portion makes me feel really uncomfortable. But no, we aren’t supposed to do that. Popping acne can not only damage our skin more but can also lead to scarring and pigmentation which may not leave for a long period of time. Hence, the best thing to do is to leave your pimple alone. Or, use a Spot patch! ** Drumrolls **

I always wanted to try pimple patches (also called acne patches) after my affinity for kbeauty grew. These would be 1) cool 2) refrain me from touching the acne 3) treat them. But these patches weren’t easily available in the Indian market and their prices also varied a lot! So when Daye contacted me for testing out their patches, I was more than excited.

What is Spot Patch?

Spot patch is an Indo-Korean brand. The products and technology are made in Korea but their products are going to be easily available in India (without customs and long shipping time).

Spot Patch uses hydrocolloid patches in all of their variants. Before you start wondering WTH is a hydrocolloid, let me break it down to you. Hydrocolloids are basically dressings that were meant for the healing of wounds. Hydrocolloid patches work by absorbing fluids, oils, pus from the pustule and keeping it protected from dust, pollution, your unintentional touches and any micro tear caused by rubbing. This helps in healing of the skin as it stays moist and mostly sterile as the gunk is already been sucked out by the patch. Because of this, no dryness is felt and this treatment has fewer chances of leaving any kind of pigmentation or scarring. The material used for holding the hydrocolloid and the extracts is polyurethane.

Now that we know what exactly are hydrocolloid patches, let’s find out the variants that Spot Patch offers.

1. Original:

These are straight up hydrocolloid patches and nothing else. There are 3 sizes available ~

• 8mm i.e. top 3 rows ~ 12 pieces (the smallest patches)
• 10mm 2 rows ~ 6 pieces (medium patches)
• 12mm i.e. bottom-most row ~ 3 pieces (large patches)

The good thing is you can choose the patch according to the size of your pimple. The patches pretty much blend in with the skin but still are visible. These are best for bigger pustules and cystic acne with visible pus.

Availability: These can be purchased from their website Spotpatch.in (click here) or from Amazon India (click here).

2. Slim:

These are slimmer than the original spot patch. As seen from the picture, these have a denser inner circle which is nothing but the hydrocolloid patch and the outer rim is the tapered part that helps in blending with the skin, making the patch camouflaged. The slim patch will be idle for smaller pustules and during those times when you want to step out of the house with an almost invisible patch on!

These also have Centella Asiatica extract which further helps in calming, wound healing and accelerates skin regeneration process.

There are 18 pieces of 10mm patches in one box. No size variations available.

Availability: These can be purchased from their website Spotpatch.in (click here) or from Amazon India (click here).

3. Free Cut:

This is one huge hydrocolloid patch which can be cut in any shape and size as per your willing. Free cut patch is perfect for treating very big or a group of acne at one spot. This has Centella Asiatica & Tea Tree extract which helps in rapid healing of the pustule/pustules.

The pack contains 1 big uncut patch of size 10*10cm.

Availability: It can be purchased only from Amazon India (click here).

How to use?

Apply the desired size/variant of spot patch on a cleansed dry pustule covering it entirely. You can apply skincare products or makeup products over it comfortably but with light hands (will show in demo video on my Youtube channel). Keep the patch on for 4-10 hours or overnight. You’ll see that the patch has swollen slightly and looks white. Gently peel it off and can be followed up by applying another patch if the pimple hasn’t healed completely. I’d suggest giving your skin some break if you are intending to use the patch continuously for several days.

Store the patches in plastic pouch that we get in the packaging (inside the cardboard box). Please don’t keep them bare outside. These need to be stored in a cool ,dry place away from direct sunlight.

The first picture shows my little 2 pustules, the second picture shows 2 slim spot patches applied while the third picture depicts the effects in one night. The spot patch sucks the pus and reduces inflammation considerably. I kept these without covering the second night and my skin was healed much the next day.

My verdict on Spot Patch:

These are pretty handy and worked amazingly well for me. Mind it, the period in which the spot patch treats the pustule depends upon several factors like how inflamed the skin is, how deep the acne is, how big the pustule is. I saw results in a couple days for smaller ones as shown in pictures above. For bigger acne, it took around 5 days which otherwise takes a couple weeks to heal. Do keep in mind, the healing time will vary from person to person and from pustule to pustule.

These are going to be the best for all sorts of acne that have a white opening (visible pus) and even those that are leaking (pus already started coming out). For cysts that are much beneath the skin’s surface and don’t have a white opening yet (no pus formation) might not benefit from these immediately. But, you can still apply these to protect the inflamed skin and avoid touching accidentally.  In the meanwhile, chances are some pus might come onto the surface in a couple days. In addition to their efficacy, they are pretty affordable. I’d highly recommend these.

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