Shoppers racing to nab pimple patches scanning for just 99p at the till – and some claim they’re ‘better than £11 ones’
SHOPPERS are racing to nab pimple patches scanning for just 99p at a British favourite bargain store.
Some beauty buffs even claim the spot heroes - which come in pink hearts or yellow stars - are “better than £11 ones”.
The FaceFacts Blemish Patches are currently reduced in none other than Home Bargains.
Shoppers Natasha Leavy took to Facebook to alert other shoppers that the beauty product was scanning for less than a quid.
“Only 99p in Home Bargains and better than the £11 ones,” she said.
Women who have already taken the patches for a whirl ran to the comments to praise them.
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“I love these so much,” Beth Briggs quipped.
“I use them every night.”
“I love these,” Laura Bainbridge echoed.
“I’ve used them for two nights now and my spots have dried up lovely.
“I will definitely be buying more.”
“These ones are really good by the way,” Emma Charlotte added.
“They work so much better than the branded ones!”
FaceFacts is an indie beauty brand that sells all sorts of lotions and potions for hair, body and face.
“Say goodbye to that uninvited blemish,” a blurb on their coveted pimple patches reads.
“Our Blemish Patches are here to make you feel good even on those bad skin days.
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“Powered with salicylic acid, they absorb impurities whilst preventing spot picking from pick-happy hands.
“They are designed to target blemishes by absorbing impurities and shielding from external aggressors.”
What are pimple patches?
Also known as zit stickers and blemish patches, pimple patches are small adhesive stickers that are placed directly onto a spot or blemish.
They create a moist environment around the spot, which helps to draw out excess fluid, oil and impurities.
In turn, this can reduce inflammation, redness and swelling, while also protecting the pimple from further irritation or infection.
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They originally rose as a Korean beauty trend, but quickly became popular on social media.
The nifty little stickers not only prevent us from picking and squeezing our spots, but also reduce the appearance of a blemish by “sucking” the gunk out.