It's A Lot

144 heart-shaped acne patches might seem like a lot, especially when you consider they’re best by 11/14/26. But here’s the thing. Or the two things:

1. As we must always reiterate, best-by dates are not expiration dates. Hence, these won’t cease being effective as soon as the calendar turns over to November 15th.

And…

2. It’s only an overwhelming amount if you think of it as being for one person. But who’s to say this isn’t a family pack?

We got this idea from reading Amazon reviews. The first comes from Jannelle, who says:

As a 40-something woman who’s tried more skincare products than I can count, I’ve honestly become a bit skeptical of new “trends.” But my teenage daughters love pimple patches and convinced me to try these. They were right!

According to Jannelle, they’re pretty effective:

I have mostly dry-to-normal skin and only get the occasional breakout. The last time I had a small hormonal pimple, I used one patch overnight, by morning (about 10–12 hours later), the redness and inflammation were noticeably reduced, and the area looked flatter. Over a few days, using one patch per night, it healed cleanly without irritation or dryness.

A little further down, another customer discussed sharing their stash:

My son and I have a lot of acne. We use a lot of hydrocolloid patches at night to manage it. We don’t typically wear them during the day unless they’re hidden.

They did have one gripe, however:

The shape/size combination doesn’t work for larger pimples, which is unfortunately the majority of what I’m used to dealing with.

Who could’ve guessed that making your product a cute shape might interfere with its practicality?

At any rate, our point is that acne isn’t always isolated to the teenage members of your family. So having 144 patches, even if they are hearts, might be nice.

But it isn’t as simple as treating acne when it shows up. You also want to investigate your lifestyle and look for what might be causing it. For example, what’s your diet? And we mean, your media diet. Because certain films have been shown to increase blemishes and whiteheads. For example:

• Zit Follows
• A Pimple Plan
• The Boil Tenenbaums
• Forrest Bump
• Pus in Boots
• Pore Things
• Point Break(out)
• Coyote vs. Acne
• The Goiter House Rules
• The Cysterhood of the Traveling Pants

Look, these were pretty fun to come up with. But having a nasty bit of acne? That’s not fun at all. Luckily, these patches can help.