{"product_id":"vt-cosmetics-spot-patch-48ea","title":"VT COSMETICS Spot Patch (48ea)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkin-Nomad's Take — At a Glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltra-thin hydrocolloid patches that flatten spots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparent and discreet, wearable under makeup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor blemish-prone skin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA whitehead has a way of arriving the night before something that matters, and picking at it turns a three-day problem into a three-week one. The VT Cosmetics Spot Patch is a hydrocolloid dressing thin enough to disappear on the skin, drawing fluid out of a surfaced spot while shielding it from your fingers. VT Cosmetics is the South Korean brand behind it, working from a material that started life in wound care rather than cosmetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Benefits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHydrocolloid draws the fluid out of a surfaced spot:\u003c\/strong\u003e The gel layer pulls fluid and debris up out of a whitehead and holds it inside the patch, so the bump flattens instead of sitting there for days. There is no active ingredient in it at all; the material does the work, not chemistry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA sealed barrier keeps fingers and everything else off:\u003c\/strong\u003e The patch covers the spot completely, so bacteria and dirt stay out, your hands stay off, and the mark that follows a picked spot never gets started. Keeping a blemish covered and damp while it settles also leaves less scarring than letting it dry out and scab.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo sizes mean a small spot gets a small patch:\u003c\/strong\u003e The box holds 48 patches split across two diameters, so you are not covering a pinhead whitehead with a disc the size of a five pence piece. It is a small thing that decides whether the patch is invisible or obvious.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTexture \u0026amp; Finish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarely there on the skin, thin enough that you stop noticing it within a minute, and it stays put through a night on a pillow rather than curling at the edges. It goes on clear and turns opaque white as it fills, which is the visible sign it has been working. Under a base it vanishes; on a bare face in strong light you would find it if you went looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIdeal For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkin types:\u003c\/strong\u003e All skin types, including oily, combination, dry and sensitive skin, since there is no drying active in the patch to sting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkin concerns:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whiteheads and surfaced blemishes, breakout-prone skin, and the marks left behind after a spot has been picked.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest used by:\u003c\/strong\u003e People who know full well they will pick if the spot is reachable, and would rather make that impossible than rely on willpower at eleven at night.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: How do hydrocolloid patches compare with a spot cream?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: A spot cream works chemically, using drying actives that sit on the surface and can leave the skin around the blemish flaky and sore. A hydrocolloid patch works physically instead, absorbing fluid out of the spot and covering it, with nothing in it to irritate the skin nearby. The one thing a cream does that a patch cannot is reach a spot that has not surfaced yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Do spot patches work on every kind of spot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: No. They work on surfaced, fluid-filled whiteheads, where there is something for the hydrocolloid to absorb. A deep, blind or cystic bump sits too far below the surface for that, so on those the patch is a barrier against picking rather than a treatment, which is still worth something but is a different job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Can I wear one under makeup, and what goes on first?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: Yes. The patch goes onto clean, dry skin before anything else, because it will not stick over a serum, a moisturiser or sunscreen. The rest of the routine then goes on around it, and a base can be pressed lightly over the top once everything has settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clever part is not what it does to the spot but that being invisible is what makes you leave it on long enough to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sn-explore-more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair these patches with a targeted treatment from the \u003ca class=\"sn-ilink\" href=\"\/collections\/acne\"\u003eacne collection\u003c\/a\u003e for a complete blemish-control routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"sn-ilink\" href=\"\/collections\/acne\"\u003eAcne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"sn-ilink\" href=\"\/collections\/sensitive-skin\"\u003eSensitive skin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"sn-ilink\" href=\"\/collections\/vt-cosmetics\"\u003eMore from VT Cosmetics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VT COSMETICS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59240885158222,"sku":"VTS04-P2","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5057\/0062\/files\/VTS04-P2.png?v=1779229178","url":"https:\/\/skinnomid.com\/products\/vt-cosmetics-spot-patch-48ea","provider":"Skin-Nomad","version":"1.0","type":"link"}