Adhesive spot patches formulated with salicylic acid, designed to be applied directly to individual pimples to help reduce acne and prevent picking.
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
These patches deliver salicylic acid straight to individual pimples without drying out the rest of your face. Gurus praise them for stopping the urge to pick and for pulling out impurities while the acid works on the spot itself. They are especially useful if you struggle with the dryness that comes from applying acne treatments all over, since the targeted approach lets you get the benefit of salicylic acid where you actually need it.
What they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“They also help to get any gunk out of that pimple and kill it and then you're not doing it to the entire face.”
Cassandra Bankson, watch at 19:24
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Adhesive spot patches formulated with salicylic acid, designed to be applied directly to individual pimples to help reduce acne and prevent picking.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.
Curology Emergency Spot Patches holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
Curology Emergency Spot Patches is generally suited to acne-prone skin.
In their reviews, experts say Curology Emergency Spot Patches is good for breakouts and acne (1 expert).
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