Nexcare Acne Patches 108-Count Just $7 Shipped on Amazon (Regularly $20)

I own multiple sets of professional-grade “pimple-popping” tools, but these are my secret weapon. I get deep pimples under the jawbone or on the crease around my nose – ones that I can’t use the tools on without extreme pain. These little adhesive dots are miracle workers. Through some fancy (or at least, fancy to me since I haven’t bothered to figure out how they work their magic) tech, these little dots pull oil/sebum/whatever is clogging your skin out so the zit stops hurting. I’ll admit, the first time I took the sticker off and the pimple had come to a head, I popped it. But it still hurt (because there was more buildup underneath the surface), so I popped a new dot on the spot where I’d had it previously, and just swapped them out every 12-24 hours (when the dot starts showing white over the pimple instead of being mostly invisible/clear) and it kept pulling junk out for 2 days. So impressed. Best part? It kept me from messing with the spot because the dot somehow also relieved the pain from the pressure built up underneath. Magic, I tell you. Pure. Magic.

I’ve been buying and using these patches forever, ever since I got them from a non-amazon site years ago. These are perfect for pimples with a visible whitehead – best when you can cleanly and carefully pop the head, drain any fluid, and then pop one of these patches on to suck up any remaining fluid. They won’t work on cystic pimples, as those are too deep under the skin for the patches to extract anything. These are thicker than some of the newer patches on the market, so I typically use these at night, after I’ve given my skincare time to absorb, and then apply these as needed to work their magic overnight.