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Overview
Dots for Spots Patches - Pack of 60 Translucent Hydrocolloid sits on our skin care shelf, where the ranking comes from what buyers actually said rather than from what the box says. From the seller's own listing: The one-step, easy to use, innovative and effective way to target your spots. Hydrocolloid patches create a moist environment and optimum conditions for your spot to heal. Each one of our mighty zit patches is translucent, ultra-thin, and has tapered edges to seamlessly blend with all skin tones so you can proudly wear them day or night. That is the maker talking, not us, so read it as a claim rather than a finding. Buyers have it at 4.4 out of 5 from 41,709 ratings. We work out below what that is worth against everything else on the shelf.
The typical skin care product on our shelf scores 4.6 out of 5, measured across 41 rated products. This one comes in at 4.4. That lands in the bottom quarter. Nothing alarming on its own, though at this money you can find better-rated neighbours, so there should be a particular reason for choosing it.
That score rests on 41,709 ratings. The median for this shelf is 12,743. A score built on that many opinions is hard to shift and hard to game, which is why we weight review volume rather than ranking on stars alone.
On money, this sits in the middle third of a shelf running from £1.80 to £16.70, with the midpoint around £9.37. That's where most sensible buys land, neither the cheapest thing on the shelf nor the one you pay a name for.
Worked out from the 41 skin care products we track, not from the brand's own claims.
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Key features, as the manufacturer lists them
Taken from the product listing via Amazon's product API. These are the seller's claims, not our test results.
THE REAL DEAL - The one-step, easy to use, innovative and effective way to target your spots. Hydrocolloid patches create a moist environment and optimum conditions for your spot to heal.
ULTRA-THIN AND TRANSLUCENT - Each one of our mighty zit patches is translucent, ultra-thin, and has tapered edges to seamlessly blend with all skin tones so you can proudly wear them day or night.
VISIBLE RESULTS - Dots for Spots patches act as a protective cover to prevent picking, touching or popping, while also working to minimize the appearance of redness and active breakouts.
PROMOTES FASTER HEALING - For best results, wear for 6+ hours, or simply leave on overnight. You can tell the spot patch is ready to be removed when the translucent center has turned opaque white.
NO HIDDEN INGREDIENTS - Our spot strips are vegan, non-irritating, and fragrance, alcohol, paraben, and phthalate free - making them safe and suitable for all skin types, tones and textures!