Boots is selling The Breakout Hack pimple patches for just 18p each, and shoppers say they’re ‘obsessed’ with the results for tackling breakouts and clearing spots
Breakouts can leave many folk feeling knocked back and self-conscious, but there are remedies available which can make a real difference. Right now, Boots are selling some pimple patches from The Breakout Hack that shoppers are ‘obsessed’ with – and they’re 18p per patch.
The Breakout Hack Patch It Up Everyday Multi Size Pimple Patches are currently up for grabs at Boots for £12.99 – and with 72 in a pack, that works out at 18p each. There are various-sized patches on offer to ‘tackle breakouts of all shapes and stages’.
The patches have been created to help accelerate the healing of active spots, help diminish visible redness, address post-breakout pigmentation and protect the skin from bacteria and external nasties, according to the site. What’s more, with a ‘clear finish’, each patch is subtle and works to draw out pus and promote clearer skin overnight, or whenever shoppers fancy using them.
The patches suit all skin types and are straightforward to apply. Shoppers need to first cleanse their face and ensure the skin is bone dry, before sticking a patch tacky side down onto the blemish and leaving it on for six hours for ‘optimal results’.
Patches may not be everyone’s cup of tea, so Boots is also stocking the Breakout Hack Spot Cleanser (125ml) for £12.99. This is described as a gentle, moisturising cleanser, which helps manage and prevent breakouts without leaving the skin feeling stripped, reports Birmingham Live.
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The website states the cleanser contains no benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid, making it ‘ideal for sensitive, breakout-prone skin’. To apply it, users should dampen their face, work in the cleanser with gentle massage movements, then rinse completely.
It’s suitable for twice-daily use. Lastly, there’s the Breakout Hack Spot Cream (30ml) available at Boots for £15.99, which is billed as ‘gentle yet effective,’ and has been developed with patented technology that tackles the biofilm within the skin’s barrier, according to the website. This means it assists in controlling breakouts and stopping fresh pimples from appearing, and it can be dabbed onto active spots following cleansing.
For a different approach, Superdrug stocks the Zitsticka Undercover Blemish Patches (36 pack) at £15.99. These are billed as ‘ultra-thin, ultra-sheer hydrocolloid patches designed to cover pimples in plain sight’.
They work solo or beneath makeup, and reportedly help ‘treat zits and fast-track skin renewal’, the website claims. Alternatively, for those willing to splash out more, LookFantastic offers the La Roche-Posay Effaclar Ultra Concentrate Serum for Blemish Prone Skin (30ml) at £40.
This concentrated formula contains chemical exfoliants designed to diminish the appearance of blemishes and imperfections, according to the site. It should be applied post-cleansing, with just ‘a few drops’ required for application across the skin.
Turning back to The Breakout Hack range, though, customers have been singing its praises. One raved: “Literally the only pimple patches that have ever worked for me! And they stay on so well every time.”
Another gushed: “If teenagers are prepared to say something is ‘the best’, then that is the highest of recommendations!” Meanwhile, someone else on Boots’ website enthused about the pimple patches: “I’m obsessed with putting these patches on! Overnight miracles.”
A handful of shoppers were slightly less impressed, with one noting about the patches: “These do decrease the size and redness of active acne, and I find them helpful when using the spot cream as well as these. If I had to only choose one product though – I think the spot treatment cream is more effective. I do use these patches when struggling with active breakouts though!”
On the whole, though, most customers were chuffed. Another reviewer declared: “Hands down the best pimple patches on the market. Not just a hydrocolloid patch.
“They actually work to clear up spots, and I don’t find them all over my bed in the morning. I’m on my third pack now. Absolutely recommend to everyone.”
