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Acne, acne, acne — as annoying as it can be, it's sometimes unpreventable. Don't get me wrong, no matter what type of acne-prone skin you may have (hormonal, cystic, or all the other types), blemishes are totally normal and, with the right treatments, can be diminished and calmed down. There are topical treatments, oral medications, and one of my personal favorites, acne patches.
The one brand that always seems to get patches right based on affordability, accessibility, and, of course, effectiveness is Hero Cosmetics (best known for its Best of Beauty-winning Mighty Patch Original dots). Now, at the request of its fans, the brand has launched Mighty Patch Face and Allure has the exclusive details.
Hero Cosmetics mentioned to Allure that Mighty Patch Face is the most requested product by its community, which, after using it, I can totally see why. The representative from Hero Cosmetics states: "A ton of people who tried one of our other Mighty Patch products immediately saw how much of a game-changing solution it was and many, many people left us comments in reviews, by email, and via social media asking us for one for all over the face."
Mighty Patch Face is a set of five acne stickers: one for the forehead, two for the cheeks, and two for the nose and chin. According to the brand, these face patches are made up of the same hydrocolloid formula that all of its existing patches are made of.
What is hydrocolloid, you may ask? "Hydrocolloids are special types of bandages that absorb excess fluid, like oil and pus," Joshua Zeichner, MD, the director of cosmetic and clinical research at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, has told Allure. Not to mention, these stickers have the added benefit of protection and prevent you from picking at a pimple and aggravating it even more.
The Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch collection features an array of hydrocolloid bandages in different shapes and sizes to treat any blemish that might form. What makes the Face Patch different from its sticker siblings is that it took over 14 iterations to truly perfect the sizes and shapes, which leads me to ask: How can the brand ensure that these face patches will work on all face sizes and shapes? "We created the Mighty Patch Face to work with most face sizes, the stickers are also stretchable and able to be customized to smaller sizes by trimming them if they are too big," says a brand representative from the Hero Cosmetics team.
I got my hands on Mighty Patch Face before it launched online and let me just say, this stuff does what it is supposed to do. While I had no active pimples on my face at the time of use, my hope was for the stickers to pull out any excess oils nestled beneath my congested skin. The patches fit my face perfectly and were very easy to apply to my dry, cleansed face. The brand recommends wearing these patches from six to eight hours, so I was worried the stickers would feel uncomfortable to sleep with, but I was pleasantly surprised — it really felt like nothing was there.
When I woke up in the morning, I peeled the adhesives off (which, by the way, didn't hurt at all) and the accumulation of gunk was real. I immediately noticed that my face felt lighter and most of the blackheads on my chin and nose were gone. I also really enjoyed that these patches are made as separate pieces, rather than a sheet mask design because you don't have to use them all at once, making them very customizable to everyone's needs.
I was thoroughly impressed with the gunk-absorbing powers of these stickers and I think you will be, too. That said, since it's the brand's most requested launch, you're going to want to jump on it. Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Face is available now on herocosmetics.us right now for $18.
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