Alright, picture this. You’ve got big plans on the weekend, so what does that mean? You’re bound to wake up with an undoubtedly painful pimple right before hand. Yep, it’s always the way. And those suckers just won’t go away quietly, nope, they want to stick around and hang out, no matter what you do.
Well, that was the case. But now, now you’ve got a range of pimple patches on hand to stick on and let them do all the hard work for you. Easy right? Totally! The little magic dots soak up all the gunk (um, ew) and leave your skin looking calm once more.
So, the only tricky choice? Which ones will you add to cart?!
2024’s Top 3 Pimple Patches
- Hero Mighty Patch The Original, $13, Chemist Warehouse
- Starface Hydro-Stars, $24.50, Revolve
- Peace Out Skincare Acne Healing Dots, $33, Sephora
Hero Mighty Patch The Original
From $13 at Chemist Warehouse
When it comes to blemish treatments, Hero is everything you could ever want. Big call, we know. But as one of the top-searched pimple patch brands, they’ve got to be doing something right. These patches have been specifically designed to let you in on all the gunk-absorbing. Sounds gross, but how good is it being able to see that the patches are working? Yep, we want to be able to know that it’s done its job and stopped us from picking at the pimple. Win, win, really.
Key features:
- Sensitive skin-friendly
- Made in South Korea
- Visibly shows it’s working
Available at:
- $9.69 (usually $13) from Chemist Warehouse
- $9.69 from Amazon Australia
- $7.80 (usually $13) from Woolworths
Starface Hydro-Stars
From $24.50 at Revolve
Let us tell you, if we had a dollar for every time we’ve seen these seriously adorable stars grace the faces of celebrities and wondered how we could get our hands on them we’d be rich. Not buy a house kind of rich, but comfortable, you know? With stars like Hailey Bieber, Charli D’Amelio and Mckenna Grace heaping praise onto the adorable and protective stars, we just knew they’d be fantastic.
Key features:
- Celeb-loved
- Cute star shapes
- Refillable, mirrored container
Available at:
- $24.50 from Revolve
- $19.40 (usually $22.50) from Beauty Bay
Peace Out Skincare Acne Healing Dots
From $33 at Sephora
If we’re being honest, the inclusion of retinol in these pimple patches totally caught us off guard. Not because we’re not pro the stuff (we definitely are), but we just hadn’t seen the ingredient utilised in a spot-treating, skin-clearing kind of way before. But that’s not even the only stand out for these dots. Because of the way they’ve been formulated with encapsulated salicylic acid, it actually means they can target pesky, stubborn blackheads too. Yep, all while aloe vera gets to work helping to soothe your skin.
Key features:
- Enriched with skin-clearing retinol
- Barrier-protecting polymer technology
- Aloe vera leaf extract works to soothe
Available at:
- $33 from Sephora
tbh Skincare Patch It Up
From $19.95 at Adore Beauty
tbh skincare have been getting major attention lately. And whether it’s all coming from their iconic socials or the fact that their products are 10/10, we don’t know. But what we do know is that this everyday wear patch bundle comes loaded with loads of different sized patches that help to speed up the recovery process of pimples (a must). Plus, they also utilise the anti-inflammatory power of tea tree oil. Say it with us, blemishes be gone.
Key features:
- 72 multi-sized patches
- Helps to speed up recovery
- Enriched with anti-inflammatory tea tree oil
Available at:
- $19.95 from Adore Beauty
- $19.95 from tbh Skin Care
- $19.95 from Priceline
COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch
From $6.13 at iHerb
Alright, so not only are these some of the absolute cheapest pimple patches on the market, they’re actually as worthy of a spot on this list as any others. With major hype surrounding them, the K-beauty brand has been dedicated to providing simple, effective and skin-loving products. Sounds like a winner to us. Add in the fact that the design is seriously lightweight (read: you can totally wear them throughout the day) and we’re sold.
Key features:
- Works to prevent future scarring
- Hydrocolloid-rich
- Ultra-lightweight
Available at:
- $6.13 from iHerb
- $7.90 from Adore Beauty
- $3.75 (usually $9.03) from Beauty Amora
Skin Control Pimple Patch Party Pack
From $9 at Woolworths
Okay, so these pimple patches are just about the cutest statement you can make with a blemish. Yep, stick on one of six ultra-cute designs (hello florals), and reap the benefits of the salicylic acid-rich formula. And just in case you read acid and felt alarmed, this skin care powerhouse ingredient works to unclog your pores and works to reduce the size of your blemish. It’s a major must have for gunk-filled whiteheads.
Key features:
- Six cute designs
- Salicylic acid enriched formula
- Cruelty-free
Available at:
- $5.40 (usually $9) from Woolworths
- $9 from Big W
- $7.99 (usually $9) from Chemist Warehouse
Hey Bud Hydrocolloid + Hemp Acne Patches
From $16.99 at Priceline
Yep, these patches are infused with hemp, but not the 420 kind. Nope, the hemp seed oil actually works to protect your skin against free radical damage along with powering the reduction in inflammation. But that’s not all that’s unique about these patches. They’ve actually been formulated with skin-loving niacinamide to help fade the post-appearance of blemishes, along with working to balance your oil-production.
Key features:
- Enriched with antioxidant-rich hemp seed oil
- Infused with redness-reducing niacinamide
- Includes 48 stickers
Available at:
- $16.99 from Priceline
How do pimple patches work?
Okay, so we’re actually pretty certain that there’s at least a little bit of magic in these patches. Alright, maybe not but when you slap one on a painful pimple and pull it off a barely-there bump, you’ll get what we mean. But in reality, for the most part pimple patches work by putting their hydrocolloid formulation to good use. The design means that the patches are able to absorb all the excess oils and dirt from your skin, and yep, that means that gunk and gross stuff too (ew). With plenty of the brands offering extra skin-loving ingredients in their patches, your skin will see the blemish-busting difference.
Main Image Credit: @milliebobbybrown
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