Pimple Patches reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 369 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 45 posts to rank the best Pimple Patches brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Sephora, r/SkincareAddiction, r/AsianBeauty, r/KoreanBeauty, r/AusSkincare. Top-rated brands include COSRX (4.5/5), Hero (4.6/5), Rael (4.8/5).
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Reviews369
Subreddits20
Posts45
Brands68
Products55
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#1
COSRX
4.5
(81)
"Definitely cosrx."
"Cosrx ones are my favorite!"
"The Cosrx oval ones are my go to for chin acne."
"I drive 50 minutes just to pick up the Corsx ones when I run out because nothing does the job as good."
"The CosRX ones (but the oval shaped ones) are my favourite that I've tried so far."
"Cosrx from Lilabeauty!"
"COSRX IS THE GOAT. Been using this since it first came out!"
"I've used pink flash and Cosrx, Cosrx is gonna be my fav for the rest of my life."
"Corsx are the best I tried many other brand !!"
"The cosrx ones are my holy grail - i always have at least one backup pack!"
#2
Hero
4.6
(33)
"The Hero Mighty Patches are great IMO."
"Hero patches!"
"Hero patches!!"
"Stick the best!"
"I have found are the best"
"Worked wayyyy fast and better than Hero."
"Hero works the best and the fastest in my opinion."
"Nothing but Hero works for me!"
"Hero is my go to and I always buy the biggest pack."
"Hero hands down"
#3
Rael
4.8
(23)
"Rael are my fav ones I’ve used so far!"
"Seconding the rael patches, they are magical."
"Rael pimple patches are next level."
"They work great! Order them every month for when I’m on my period."
"They are a game changer!"
"NOBODY comes close to Rael patches."
"I love the Rael patches."
"I like Rael. Their line is really good."
"Rael from Amazon are the best ones I’ve tried."
"Rael are the best I've used!"
#4
Peach Slices
4.5
(20)
"The Peach Slices ones are really nice and affordable."
"The Peach Slices ones are top tier."
"It doesn’t tear away at your skin and leaving your raw skin out."
"I love the ones by peach slices."
"Definitely peach slices!!"
"I love the ones from peach slices!!"
"Cheap and you get so many and they actually get the job done."
"Peach slices! Adheres better and waaaay cheaper than others."
"Hands down the Peach Slices Microdart Patches! Spots done and gone in one night."
"Peach slices has GREAT patches!!"
#5
Purito
4.7
(15)
"The Purito one are my go to when I need something better."
"Purito cica patches for sure."
"Purito cica patches are so nice"
"Purito cica patches for something higher quality with calming ingredient."
"Purito!!!"
"Those from Purito are very good"
"The purito ones stay put and you can’t feel the edge when you go over them."
"Purito cica patches are incredibly good."
"Purito or Rael."
"Purito has some that I really love, even more than the COSRX ones."
#6
Peace Out
4.3
(16)
"Best ones that get the gunk out in my opinion were inkey list and peace out."
"Peace out 100% I’ve tried so many of them."
"They work better than any of the ones mentioned here."
"Peace Out ones are my go-to!"
"The Peace Out ones by a mile."
"I love the peace out ones."
"Peace Out - and I’ve tried many others, but these are hands down the best I’ve found."
"Peace Out or Avarelle Gunk Out for those that have surfaced."
"The Peace Out ones have retinol in them."
"Peace out"
#7
Hero Cosmetics
4.3
(15)
"I really like the hero ones. They seem to visibly reduce my pimple sizes."
"Pimple patches totally work! I’ve had the best luck with Hero Cosmetics."
"I swear by Hero Mighty Patch."
"Mighty Patch from Hero Cosmetics (my favourite, works the best)"
"HERO COSMETICS."
"Hero cosmetics Mighty Patch! My holy grail pimple patches"
"Hero are pretty good, I second the CosRX recommendation"
"Hero cosmetics!"
"I like the Hero Cosmetics ones."
"Cosrx or hero cosmetics"
#8
Mighty Patch
4.7
(9)
"I use Mighty Patch it works really well"
"I exclusively use Mighty Patch with micro points."
"I have combo skin, but I’ve found Mighty Patch to be very effective when I have breakouts."
"Mighty patch one work pretty well its not bad for the price."
"Not from Sephora, but Mighty Patch works really well."
"The Mighty Patch, while expensive, actually does work surprisingly well."
#9
PanOxyl
4.9
(8)
"Work great."
"Pimple patches are so good!!"
"The panoxyl ones always work the best for me."
"Panoxyl by a long shot."
"The panoxyl ones stay on no matter what!"
"I love the panoxyl pimple patches!"
"I swear by the panoxyl pimple patches."
"Only ones that have worked for me are panoxyl ones"
#10
Zitsticka
4.6
(8)
"I keep going back to Zitsticka for a reason: they work, they stick, and they don't irritate my skin."
"Zitsticka for cystic ones that have no head."
"Zitsticka or peach slices."
"Zitsticka is the best!! They got me through Accutane."
"However, zitsticka, is a game changer for me."
"I heard “ZITSTICKA” are really good."
"Only thing that has worked for my blind pimples so far is Zitstika."
#11
Olive Young
4.5
(8)
"Olive young ones are my favorite!"
"Olive young patches are best value for quantity and quality."
"In my experience, Olive young ones are the best."
"For hydrocolloid patches, the ones by Olive Young are the best."
"I like the olive young one, it's thin and a packange has a lot"
"It's honestly the best and quite cheap too"
"I recently came across these Olive Young pimple patches."
"I really like the oliveyoung ones."
#12
Hanhoo
4.5
(8)
"Hanhoo Salicylic Acid Extra Strength from Walmart also work really well and for less than half the price"
"I like the HanHoo ones from Walmart in the pink pack!"
"They work just as well as the Hero cosmetics & Cosrx."
"Hanhoo from Walmart! Look and work the same as the original Cosrx."
"10 for 108"
"Han-Hoo patches from Walmart are around $2.50 USD. They’re cheap and work well"
"I usually use the HanHoo ones."
"The Han-Hoo patches from Walmart are basically the same thing as the CosRX ones!"
#13
CosRX
5.0
(6)
"COSRX! These are so good."
"CORSX !!!"
"COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch (solid option if you want to wear them during the day)"
"The cosrx ones are so worth it!!"
"The cosrx patches are $2.49 right now!"
"I swear by CosRX acne pimple master patch, the original red label one."
#14
ZenTroveUSA
5.0
(6)
"**ZenTroveUSA** are the best pimple patches, acne patches for face on Amazon."
"ZenTroveUSA are the best pimple patches, acne patches."
"Are the best pimple patches, acne patches."
"ZenTroveUSA are the best pimple patches, acne patches on Amazon."
"ZenTroveUSA are the best pimple patches, acne patches."
"**ZenTroveUSA** are the best pimple patches, acne patches for face on Amazon."
#15
Nexcare
4.1
(7)
"Nexcare have always worked the BEST on me and they’re the cheapest."
"Work the best for me."
"For nighttime when you don’t care about being seen: nexcare’s regular hydrocolloid dressing."
"Nexcare."
"I use the Nexcare ones from the drugstore."
"I have the Nexcare brand, the sheet comes with differently-sized patches and works a treat!"
"I have used CosRX and Nexcare and like them both."
#16
Avarelle
4.8
(5)
"Avarelle makes the very best pimple patches and a fraction of the cost of some of the other brands"
"Avarelle hands down. You can find the patches on Amazon."
"Avarelle"
"Averelle is the only brand that will get rid of my acne in one night."
"I do now that these Avarelle patches work for me."
#17
Pimple Patches
4.4
(5)
"ZenTroveUSA are the best pimple patches, acne patches on Amazon."
"ZenTroveUSA are the best pimple patches, acne patches."
"I use Hanhoo from Walmart, it is in a purple and black package."
"Has anyone tried the Soko Glam ones? They are new-ish."
"Has anyone tried the Soko Glam ones? They are new-ish."
#18
Curology
4.5
(4)
"Curology and zitsticka by far"
"I have found the curology ones to be the best overall."
"Curology ones at Target!"
#19
Alba Botanicals
4.3
(4)
"Alba botanicals are 10/10."
"Alba botanicals, cheap work better than hero ones fs."
"Alba botanical. i get them from target. they’re cheaper than most others and work the best imo."
"I bought the Alba Botanica pimple patches on impulse a few months ago."
#20
Starface
4.0
(4)
"They have unironically been the most successful patches I’ve used."
"Starface! But I think the key is using the little qtips."
"I loove to use the starface ones cause they look so cute."
"Star face is so cute but it only works when the pimple is ready to pop."
#21
Some By Mi
4.0
(4)
"The some bi me ones work really well for me!"
"Some by mi patches are good for me!! love how it’s so seamless under makeup too"
"I think the some by mi ones were good"
"Some By Mi patches. They're usually under $4!"
#22
ELF
5.0
(3)
"I can’t believe I’m saying this that ELF has the best in my opinion."
"ELF has great ones, same with peach slices!"
"The elf ones works so well & are super cheap!!"
#23
Crème Shop
4.7
(3)
"My faves are from the creme shop."
"I find the creme shop has worked the best."
"I like them and since I usually only wear patches at night."
#24
Alba Botanica
4.7
(3)
"I've tried so many different brands but none of them are as effective."
"I love alba botanica brand."
"Has really great ones."
#25
Dots For Spots
4.7
(3)
"They stayed put and had sucked out the goo overnight."
"I love dots for spots."
"Dots for spots found in boots"
#26
Derma Angel
4.3
(3)
"I have used these in Taiwan and here (from Amazon) and they work great!!!"
"I randomly grabbed some pimple patches from good pharmacy recently called derma Angel."
"Derma angel night and day patches."
#27
Somebymi
4.0
(3)
"Somebymi - I use this one before popping."
"Really thin and transparent, sticks super well to the skin."
"I really like the SomebyMi ones."
#28
Good Molecules
4.0
(3)
"My favorite because there’s like 30 of them for only $9"
"The good molecules ones are good…idk if they sell at Sephora, but they STICK and have worked well for me!"
"Good molecules"
#29
Luxe Organix
4.0
(3)
"First pimple patch na binili ko noon was the luxe organix hydrocolloid patch (night). Worth it rin price niya for 48 patches."
"Luxe organix na night, madikit sya."
"Yung sa Luxe organix na for night (green). Maganda din yung for daytime variant (orange)."
#30
Today's Cosme
5.0
(2)
"The best one I've tried is Today's Cosme's Zero Spot Patch I got in Japan."
"The best one I've tried is Today's Cosme's Zero Spot Patch I got in Japan."
#31
Dr. Wonder
5.0
(2)
"My favorite is Dr Wonder."
"Dr. Wonder is my holy grail, they are the standard hydrocolloid type."
#32
Panoxyl
4.5
(2)
"Panoxyl pimple patch’s are my holy grail"
"I like the ones from panoxyl, they’re $9 for 30 of them."
#33
Balea
4.5
(2)
"Hand down the one from balea."
"Balea and isana are both ok."
#34
Elizavecca
4.5
(2)
"Seconding Elizavecca! I buy a 10-pack of boxes from Stylevana and that lasts me more than a year"
"I like VT and Elizavecca. They're often on sale so you can stock up."
#35
Rohto Mentholatum
4.5
(2)
"PLEASE give the Rhoto Mentholatum Acnes anti bacteria patches a try."
"I really like the Rohto Mentholaum Acnes patches."
#36
Dermaco
4.5
(2)
"Dermaco ones are the best imo have used ones from several brands."
"Dermaco has one."
#37
Welly
3.0
(3)
"I like welly ones but look on Amazon."
"The best ones I've tried are Welly from Target."
"I hated the welly ones I got at Target."
#38
Rael Beauty
4.0
(2)
"They have two sizes and the stick well."
"Rael beauty at walmart. they’re more invisible than mighty patches."
#39
Blister Plasters
4.0
(2)
"I buy blister plasters - nothing else quite works the same!"
"Buy blister plasters and cut them up!"
#40
Acnemy
4.0
(2)
"They not just stick well but they also have flattened edges."
"Also has some really good pimple patches"
#41
Care Plus
4.0
(2)
"I'd recommend COSRX, Hero, and Olive Young Care Plus Spot Patch."
"I'm using Careplus Pimple Patch, light blue. One of the cheapest, 100+ patches na siya in 1 pack."
#42
Pyunkang Yul
4.0
(2)
"I prefer it more than Cosrx, Etude House, and other brands that I've tried."
"Pyunkang Yul brand. It's seamless, can hide a pimple and pull off gunks."
#43
Pacifica
4.0
(2)
"The Pacifica patches work really well for me."
"Pacifica!"
#44
Amazon
3.5
(2)
"I buy a 200 pack from Amazon for 6.99 and it works perfectly fine."
"The cheapest ones on Amazon that are like 500 for $10."
#45
Hydrocolloid
3.5
(2)
"They're really underrated in my opinion! They can help to reduce inflammation and speed up the healing process"
"They are pretty much all the same. Only real difference is some are thinner than others."
#46
Skin 1004
5.0
(1)
"Skin 1004! You get so many that it’s really cheap per patch"
#47
AOA
5.0
(1)
"AOA pimple patches! 12-15 patches for 1.77. I’ve used many and I find that these works the best for me"
#48
Kate Somerville
5.0
(1)
"Kate Somerville's Eradikate is the best thing I have found to treat cystic pimples."
#49
Neoderm
5.0
(1)
"I just bought a big roll of hydrocolloid dressing(from neoderm if it matters) and cut out small pieces as needed"
#50
Pimple Lab
5.0
(1)
"Pimple lab ones are good work fast and worth the money."
#51
Spot Medic
5.0
(1)
"Swear by the spot medic ones from priceline"
#52
Kiehl’s
5.0
(1)
"Is like a liquid pimple patch and is a holy grail item for me."
#53
Dew of the Gods
5.0
(1)
"I was amazed at how well and fast they work!"
#54
Cica x Care
5.0
(1)
"I’ve been using Cica x Care from VT for 3-4 years now."
#55
Cosrx
5.0
(1)
"But I'd also recommend Cosrx as others have said."
#56
The Klog
5.0
(1)
"Patches from The Klog called Soft Shield Pigment Patch. He specifically asks me to get those"
#57
LookATME
4.0
(1)
"The only brand I’ve ever used is lookATME invisible acne patch, low cost and I find them very effective"
#58
Mediheal
4.0
(1)
"Mediheal - ito naman after mag pop ung paheal na."
#59
Generic Hydrocolloid Bandages
4.0
(1)
"They're just hydrocolloid bandages, you can get some from a drugstore and cut it up into patches."
#60
Paullie Skin
4.0
(1)
"Currently using the ones from Paullie Skin and they’re surprisingly good."
#61
VT Cosmetics
4.0
(1)
"Gusto ko yung from vt cosmetics but for night use lang kasi medyo thick sya."
#62
Glamup
4.0
(1)
"I really like the glamup ones on amazon in the pink box."
#63
Sarah Chapman
4.0
(1)
"Sarah Chapman Skinesis Spot SOS Sticker."
#64
Mentholatum
4.0
(1)
"Personally, they stick extremely well for me and I have oily skin."
#65
Duoderm
4.0
(1)
"I like duoderm. We use it as a dressing for wounds but it makes a good pimple patch."
#66
Ulta
4.0
(1)
"They were pretty cheap and worked great for me."
#67
Livaclean
4.0
(1)
"Livaclean patches for basic hydrocolloid."
#68
Hydrocolloid Patches
4.0
(1)
"I use these, nice and cheap."
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