AVARELLE Acne Patches XL Hydrocolloid Acne Cover Patch Large Pimple Patches For Face Cheek And Nose 8 Count

I bought this patches to use as a layer of protection between my face and the mask I have to wear at work for +12 hrs. I was getting too many breakouts due to mask wearing and this patches have helped decrease the amount of maskne I get. I cut the square shape of each patch into two rectangles and apply each to my cheeks on the area where I'm more prone to getting cystic acne. The breakouts have not been prevented a 100% but have definitely been reduced. I've only got small pimples and no cystic breakouts because I'm still using Differin. I've recently started cutting each square patch into 4 long pieces and applying one along my chin to prevent chin maskne and it has helped as well. Before these patches I had tried tegaderm and duoderm but they both actually made me break out and were so hard to remove that my skin was very irritated after removal. The biggest downside is that at $8 is pretty much a dollar per patch and that money adds up. That's why I only use them for work. Wish the store had a package deal. They're still the most affordable ones I've found so far tho. The other problem is that the patch molds a little with facial expressions and wrinkles a little which makes your face have some marks after removal as if you slept on your face. Makes me think with prolonged use, as in years of use, I'll get wrinkles. But if I keep the patch not to close to my mouth the wrinkling is less. I'm aware the patches are made for occasional use but I'm reviewing how they work for what I'm actually using them.

I bought this patches to use as a layer of protection between my face and the mask I have to wear at work for +12 hrs. I was getting too many breakouts due to mask wearing and this patches have helped decrease the amount of maskne I get. I cut the square shape of each patch into two rectangles and apply each to my cheeks on the area where I'm more prone to getting cystic acne. The breakouts have not been prevented a 100% but have definitely been reduced. I've only got small pimples and no cystic breakouts because I'm still using Differin. I've recently started cutting each square patch into 4 long pieces and applying one along my chin to prevent chin maskne and it has helped as well. Before these patches I had tried tegaderm and duoderm but they both actually made me break out and were so hard to remove that my skin was very irritated after removal. The biggest downside is that at $8 is pretty much a dollar per patch and that money adds up. That's why I only use them for work. Wish the store had a package deal. They're still the most affordable ones I've found so far tho. The other problem is that the patch molds a little with facial expressions and wrinkles a little which makes your face have some marks after removal as if you slept on your face. Makes me think with prolonged use, as in years of use, I'll get wrinkles. But if I keep the patch not to close to my mouth the wrinkling is less. I'm aware the patches are made for occasional use but I'm reviewing how they work for what I'm actually using them.

I'll start this off by letting you know I've suffered with acne for probably close to 20 years. It started in my pre-teens and now that I hit the big 3-0 it finally seems to have stopped. Soon while I'm no longer dealing with huge zits the size of Mount Everest I still get clogged pores because they are enlarged from my previous acne battles. My cheeks and chin looks like they're covered in moon craters and when I use an extractor on the pores a ton of sebum comes out. So rather than continuously stick a ton of little tiny circles on my face that are meant for individual zits I figured I'd try these extra large patches. Wow. They worked absolutely amazing. I feel like when I use the individual small dots the other companies make I have to press really hard on my face to make sure they adhere well. That was not a problem at all here. The adhesion was fantastic and when it came time to remove the patches it didn't feel like I was ripping off my flesh. I could see all the gross and yet satisfying little white blobs on the patch from where it had absorbed my excessive sebum and bacteria while I slept. My pores looked so much smaller because all of that gross stuff that was clogging them had been removed and they could shrink back to a normal size. Seriously, this stuff is great. These did way better than any pore strips I ever used have and they were less painful to use. Oh, I like to add that this company sent me a really cute card via snail mail to thank me for my purchase and I love that the design was made by a talented woman with special needs named Eun Song. I already like to support small businesses, but those who are equal opportunity employers and hire individuals who are differently-abled is something I absolutely have a soft spot for. So go buy these if you want to have baby-soft poreless skin and are tired of it looking like Neil Armstrong should be planting a flag on your face.

I'll start this off by letting you know I've suffered with acne for probably close to 20 years. It started in my pre-teens and now that I hit the big 3-0 it finally seems to have stopped. Soon while I'm no longer dealing with huge zits the size of Mount Everest I still get clogged pores because they are enlarged from my previous acne battles. My cheeks and chin looks like they're covered in moon craters and when I use an extractor on the pores a ton of sebum comes out. So rather than continuously stick a ton of little tiny circles on my face that are meant for individual zits I figured I'd try these extra large patches. Wow. They worked absolutely amazing. I feel like when I use the individual small dots the other companies make I have to press really hard on my face to make sure they adhere well. That was not a problem at all here. The adhesion was fantastic and when it came time to remove the patches it didn't feel like I was ripping off my flesh. I could see all the gross and yet satisfying little white blobs on the patch from where it had absorbed my excessive sebum and bacteria while I slept. My pores looked so much smaller because all of that gross stuff that was clogging them had been removed and they could shrink back to a normal size. Seriously, this stuff is great. These did way better than any pore strips I ever used have and they were less painful to use. Oh, I like to add that this company sent me a really cute card via snail mail to thank me for my purchase and I love that the design was made by a talented woman with special needs named Eun Song. I already like to support small businesses, but those who are equal opportunity employers and hire individuals who are differently-abled is something I absolutely have a soft spot for. So go buy these if you want to have baby-soft poreless skin and are tired of it looking like Neil Armstrong should be planting a flag on your face.

You'd want to keep it on for at least six hours and IT WORKS! I've been dealing with under the skin blind pimples and I put this thing on go about my business and a few hours later you can actually see the white stuff pop up.. like magic - UPDATE since it won't let me delete. This review was an error. This description was meant for their other product "Acne Cover Patch" the clear small round patches that I used and actually loved