{"id":6837,"date":"2023-08-25T01:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6837"},"modified":"2023-08-25T01:53:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:53:01","slug":"the-8-best-hydrocolloid-patches-of-2023-how-they-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6837","title":{"rendered":"The 8 Best Hydrocolloid Patches Of 2023 + How They Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/fbrklpy42lle9bsym.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As board-certified dermatologist <a href=\"https:\/\/avamd.com\/our-dermatology-team\/\">Ava Shamban, M.D.<\/a>, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/skinfive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">SKINFIVE<\/a> previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/how-hydrocolloid-bandages-can-manage-zits-from-derm\">told mbg<\/a>, hydrocolloid is a special type of wound dressing that &#8220;heals and acts like a vacuum for your skin.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>See, the hydrocolloid material absorbs excess fluid, like oil and pus, without drying out the skin. That&#8217;s why the spot tends to turn white underneath the covering\u2014it&#8217;s from all the pus and gunk accumulating under the patch without any air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention, the covering can keep you from picking and prodding at your pimples, which can speed up healing time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As hydrocolloid patches become more popular, brands have even infused them with extra acne-fighting ingredients, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/10-ways-to-use-tea-tree-essential-oil-for-health-beauty-cleaning\">tea tree<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/what-does-salicylic-acid-do\">salicylic acid<\/a>. &#8220;Most pimple patches are made with a hydrocolloid material, and sometimes another active ingredient such as salicylic acid will be added to the material to help speed the treatment and healing of pimples,&#8221; notes board-certified dermatologist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maeimd.com\/pages\/about-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rebecca Marcus, M.D.,<\/a>\u00a0founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maeimd.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">MaeiMD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Different patches will be best suited for different types of acne; below, you&#8217;ll find the best of the best for every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/types-of-acne\">type of spot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As board-certified dermatologist Ava Shamban, M.D., founder of SKINFIVE previously told mbg, hydrocolloid is a special type of wound dressing that &#8220;heals and acts like a vacuum for your skin.&#8221; See, the hydrocolloid material absorbs excess fluid, like oil and pus, without drying out the skin. That&#8217;s why the spot tends to turn white underneath &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[112,51],"class_list":["post-6837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-acne","tag-skin-care"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}