What did beauty lovers do before the arrival of the pimple patch? The truth is, it wasn't very pretty -- from slathering on concealer to looking for the most inconspicuous Band-Aid of the bunch.

Now, if I feel an angry zit developing, I pop on a pimple patch for a few hours and let it pull the nastiness out of my skin. In fact, on an average night you’ll find me in heatless curlers and ...

is an open sore—and a pimple patch’s most basic function is to create a barrier between that trauma and the environment (or worse, your wandering, picky fingers) to expedite the healing process.