And one concept we can’t seem to get away from is the ever-present pore strip.

Should you use pore patches?

Can you use hydrocolloid as a pore-cleaning patch?

Alexandra Engler

So that’s the deal with pore strips in general, but what about hydrocolloid?

Yes, in its place, users have started sporting hydrocolloid patches.

They work by creating a microenvironment that sucks out gunk without drying the area out.

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Often they aresmall round dots that go over a single zitto speed up its healing time.

What do the experts have to say about this new development?

As board-certified dermatologistWhitney Bowe, M.D.

(and mbg Collective member!

What should you do instead?