Avarelle Pimple Patches (40 Count) Hydrocolloid Acne Cover Patches & Acne Clearing Device | Zit Patches for Blemishes, Zits and Breakouts with Tea Tree, Calendula and Cica Oil for Face | Vegan, Cruelty Free Certified, Carbonfree Certified (40 PATCHES)
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have literally never written a review for anything in my entire life, but I feel compelled to share my experience with this product. I do not understand exactly what voodoo is behind these little patches, but I am not exaggerating when I say they are straight up miracle workers!! I’ve never been blessed with amazing skin, but until recently I took for granted the fact that the only real issue I had was a minor jawline breakout every few months around my cycle. As a 34 year old woman, I thought a pimple every few months was annoying, but was always able to cover it up with a little bit of concealer and move on with my day. I never had a real need for any medicated creams or special products. UNTIL a few months ago when I weaned my nine month old baby, and hell in the form of hormones entered my life. Along with my other less visible symptoms came the most horrid and painful case of cystic acne that there ever was. I woke up one morning with one lesion (not just a pimple), and by bedtime that same night I had two more. By the next morning it had spread over my entire face. I was actually terrified that I had some sort of staph infection. I visited my doctor, and was put on antibiotics to no avail. I was taking ibuprofen all day long for the pain. I went into panic mode and spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on new makeup and every skin care product and every prescription cream known to mankind. Nothing even touched this acne. I was beside myself. I am not being dramatic when I say that I could hardly look in the mirror. I canceled plans. I was embarrassed showing up to work, even contemplating calling in sick some days because it was so bad. I could never have understood the emotional drain that this kind of acne could be until it happened to me. At some point, because the chemical products weren’t working, I decided to try a more natural route. I cut dairy out of my diet. I tried essential oils. I practiced oil pulling every morning. I drank apple cider vinegar. I’m telling you, I was devoted. And, the acme barely budged. I considered going on Accutane, but it didn’t feel like a good fit for the fact that I’d like to have another baby at some point in the relatively near future. So I’m telling you, I was feeling totally hopeless. Then about a week ago, browsing Amazon in bed wondering if there was anything left in the world that I hadn’t tried, I came across these little patches. I wasn’t that excited about them, but they didn’t cost much and they were indeed something different, I figured it was worth a shot. They arrived Tuesday and I put them on overnight. Woke up Wednesday morning and was both impressed and disgusted by what I peeled off. My skin wasn’t irritated and the redness was reduced, but the acne was still very much present. I wore them to bed again on Wednesday night, and woke up the next morning to find that for the first time in months, my skin appeared to be healing. I was so excited that I actually almost cried. When I got home from work that afternoon I washed my face and was so encouraged that I put more patches on and wore them around the house for the rest of the day and evening. I am not kidding when I tell you that I took them off before bed to find that my acne, which had completely withstood the test of every dermatologist recommendation for months, was all but gone. GONE! I could not believe my eyes. I cannot tell you what an insane feeling of gratitude and relief I have for having found this product. If you are suffering with acne, do not hesitate for even one moment to buy these little suckers!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I first looked into these kinds of patches at the advice of a friend, because I began to get cystic acne on my forehead. I had never had it before and started to use these patches- they stick on extremely well, are breathable, and really do SEAL the affected area in a manner that effectively treats and heals your acne.. I use a jade roller to secure them on even further and it feels like a mini spa day :) . As can be seen in the video of my review, these patches are surprisingly quite translucent when you put them on and they stay secure, so you can actually wear them out and no one will notice! They protect my face from my need to pick at my skin, but also protect it from further factors contributing to acne (like getting hair in face), allow me to apply skincare products over non-affected areas without bothering my skin, and allow me to still wear makeup without aggravating the acne because it is protected under the patch. Last picture was the day after wearing patches overnight- a big difference.\nAfter these, I tried other types off Amazon and recognized issues I didn’t have with these whatsoever- some left residue on my face, hurt a bit to peel off, or would easily fall off; these Averelle patches did none of that, so I am switching back. The only reason I stopped using these was because I didn’t really need the large patches that come with it (I prefer the regular circle shaped ones) however cutting up the large ones into smaller portions has worked just fine. In the future, I would love packs made without them!! And thank you for your very sweet card... this customer service and quality is why I am coming back to these Averelle ones... truthfully, there are other acne patch products for cheaper or have benefits like different kinds of adhesives that might also work for your skin, but in my opinion, these are ideal. For example, Averelle patches were (maybe) secondmost fast acting to Nexcare BUT these were much better holistically speaking and still gave me the SAME results in the end, so I truly think these are the all-around best!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'If you are looking for relief from ocassional (2-3 a month) painful, unwelcome cystic acne, then run, don’t walk and buy this product! I’ve tried other drying products such as sulfur, benzoyl peroxide, toothpaste (??!!)... but I didn’t have any luck and only had dry patches the next morning.\nI put these patches on as soon as I feel the “here we go again” tenderness on my chin. Within 2-3 days, they’re gone. I am 31 years old and am experiencing cystic acne for the first time. 😑\nGo buy this product and experience the magic yourself.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’ve tried so many brands of pimple spots, and these are hands-down the best on the market. I’m a performer at Walt Disney World, and a clear complexion is required. Last night, I put these on a few acne problems (a small cyst, a Whitehead, and a pimple I shouldn’t have picked and has been a bump for about 3 weeks now.) I just woke up and am writing this review in disbelief. THEYRE FLAT! Gone! All of them! I could cry I’m so happy. The packaging is also ideal… Because it allows you to conveniently and easily peel the stickers off without stretching them out or folding them back on themselves. Do yourself, and your complexion, huge favor! Have these on hand for a stubborn zit when you really need help. Make sure you apply them to completely clean and dry skin.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Overall, this is a phenomenal product! I have ordered this product three times now and anticipate that I will continue to purchase more.\n\nI was using the Cosrx hydrocolloid patches before this and while those are also good patches, I find these have the added bonus of working on deep cystic acne and that these significantly reducing the angry redness that always accompanies my acne. I place a patch over a cystic bump I feel coming in and the cystic acne has yet to erupt into a huge white head/visible acne. It’s incredible!!\n\nI can’t say with complete certainty that this isn’t just delaying it from coming in vs actually vanquishing the acne, but I feel that it “sucks out” the puss and and other gunk from the skin while leaving it intact, allowing the skin/pore to heal more quickly. The Cosrx ones I found to be helpful only once the pimples had been popped.\n\nI LOVE the fact that they incorporate more natural acne fighting ingredients, like tea tree oil and calendula oil in their patches, which is what I would guess plays a big part in decreasing redness and inflammation.\n\nI routinely apply these patches before bed and remove them the next morning, but I’ve used them during the day too. It can be nearly undetectable on the face if your pimple is on your cheek or forehead, but its going to be more noticeable when the pimple is near a crevassed area (like the mid chin area or side of the nose) and when located on a part of the face that moves a lot (like the area around the mouth). I apply the patches after my serums and moisturizer, but I blot the area with a tissue or dry towel before placing them because I’ve found them to adhere to the skin better when I do so.\n\nAgain, this is a very good product that I would highly recommend to others. The only hang up is I wish I didn’t go through them so quickly since they’re more expensive than other acne patches, but they do provide 40 patches of varying sizes vs the 20-something patches sold other brands. I’ve found that I can cut the larger patches into smaller pieces when I don’t need the larger patches. This allows for me to use the product more efficiently and increases the longevity of each packet.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I\'m always reading these articles on the "Best reviewed Items on Amazon" and that\'s where I saw these. I had battled with cystic acne since I was a pre-teen, and then the moment I got my cystic acne under control, along came hormonal adult acne. My acne will be turning 18 this month, actually, so happy birthday to it (sigh). So I have a whole regimen of cleansers/moisturizers/masks that help to even out my skin tone, but I\'m always trying new remedies for those pesky breakouts that you feel coming under your skin and just know are going to be disgusting. I use the Mario Badescu drying and buffering lotions and those work nicely, but they have a very high alcohol content which I don\'t like because long-term it\'s not the healthiest for my skin. These patches though contain milder products like tea tree and calendula, so I figured I\'d give them a try. The first night, I put the patches on a couple of my problem spots, but I had no real breakouts forming. I didn\'t see much of a difference and figured I needed to wait until I could feel a bad pimple forming. I didn\'t have to wait long because that day, I could feel one right above my upper lip (OUCH). It kept growing throughout the day, was causing that part of my lip to swell, and it was getting more and more painful. So that night, I took one of the small round patches and put it on my pimple-bump. I\'ll admit I didn\'t have high hopes, but then when I woke up the next morning, there was still a little bump but nowhere near as bad as the day before, and most importantly, there was no pain! Over the course of the day the pimple started to shrivel up and scab over, and that was it. So now I\'m a true believer!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'OH MY GOD!! This product is god send seriously, I almost canceled a first date that I planned for tonight because I had a few huge pimples that popped up... these little patches worked their magic over night !!!\n\nI posted a picture so you can see they actually do pull all the gunk out! 😱\nDefinitely rebuying these'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': " I love these! I need to find a big one that covers my nose because I've noticed that's where I usually use them, I just got done with my period acne tho, so nothing new to try on besides one small white head, it brought it more to the top but I'm an animal and popped it before I could use another patch. I did 4-5 nights in a row tho, I can't remember exactly, but did it on my nose, my forever black heads, and it's slowly clearing up, I'm using the warm option on the ASNME face brush after I put the patch on to open up the pores under the patch and it seemed to help suck more stuff up onto the patch. I'll save some for white heads and look into a bigger patch for my nose, that'll be fun. I put them on at night, take it off in the morning and do a quick wash on my nose with the cool exfoliating vibrate option on the ASNME face brush then follow up with Cerave lotion. I'll attach the link to the face brush if you want to check it out!\n\nhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B095SWW7NM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share\n\nAnd if you like my nails check out the UV nail polish by Auroarc, I'll add a link to make it easier :)\n\nhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B092J6CK4T"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This was my first time using these Avarelle acne dots. For years I used  COSRX Acne Patches  because they were so cheap, but they almost always fell off if I wore them overnight. After trying out several brands, I eventually found one I liked ( Cover-Dot Hydrocolloid Acne Patches ) because they stayed on my face better and were thinner and more matte, making them less noticeable. The last time I went to order a new package of the Cover-Dots, though, they were temporarily unavailable via Prime, so I figured I'd try this new brand.\n\nI was pleasantly surprised when these Avarelle dots worked even better than the Cover-Dots when it came to drawing out oil and pus, and they stay on overnight just as well. As an added bonus, it turns out the tea tree oil has been a huge help for me. I've put on a patch before bed, slept with it on, and woken up almost unable to tell a pimple was there the night before because the dot will not only have drawn out all the oil entirely, leaving the area totally flat, but will also have faded the redness, too!\n\nI cannot believe how much these dots can draw out compared to other brands I have tried. It's amazing (and also pretty disgusting)! They have literally been working twice as fast to get rid of my acne as the Cover-Dots did. The only downside is that they are slightly shinier than the Cover-Dots, but since I usually only wear these to bed and not in public, it's not an issue for me. I'm switching to these acne dots permanently!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I\'ve ordered this a second time because I love it so much! When I ordered it again, I also bought another brand (Clear 24) that sold way more patches in a container to see how it worked in comparison. The other brand works ok and it\'s nice to have if you need to use a ton of patches (like on your back or something) but the Avarelle brand is better in several ways:\n\n1. The patches are on plastic that\'s sliced down the middle so it\'s an "easy peel" to get the patch off. Other brands you have to scrabble at with your nails or tweezers and then it doesn\'t lay flat on your skin.\n2. The patches are really thin.\n3. I\'m assuming it\'s something about the medication in these vs. other brands that are un-medicated, I think it pulls more "stuff" out! Gross/awesome!\n\nIf you have something that\'s not at a head but you can tell it\'s getting to the angry red phase, I\'d suggest putting one patch on a day for maybe 3 days and it\'ll bring everything up and out. After that, my skin does still have kind of a dark spot for a bit but it doesn\'t hurt and it\'s flat! In the past I\'ve had angry red spots sit on my face and torment me for days before anything progressed, so this really speeds it up a ton. Amazing.\n\nSomething that\'s true for any brand is that it keeps you from picking/rubbing the acne and making everything worse. That\'s a huge thing for me. Plus with the targeted treatment, you don\'t have to dry out your whole face to treat a small area. I love it!\n\nOne experiment I tried that I wouldn\'t suggest is putting a patch on a bug bite. I figured maybe it\'d draw out whatever irritates you in a mosquito bite. While it was on, it was actually pretty nice (the bite was on my knee which gets rubbed by pants and keeps irritating it, so the patch kept it from getting touched all the time) but when I took off the patch, I didn\'t see any white spots indicating anything got pulled out, and once the patch was off, the skin was a little sensitive so it mildly backfired. Nothing terrible but it didn\'t really work either.\n\nPS: I just got a little hand written thank you card in the mail from Freddie in customer care. How cool is that?'}]