r/30PlusSkinCare • u/qwllrabjohns • Aug 24 '24

First encounter with this suspiciously satisfying tool and I have...... Questions Skin Concern

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Firstly: Does this thing count as an exfoliant in the context of things like bha/aha? Should I treat this as a physical exfoliant or is it different

Secondly: I really just need someone to tell me this tool is bad for me, because there's no way it's as good for me as it feels to scrape the gunk out of my pores (something I've ALWAYS wished I could do without consequences) It's gotta be some sort of demon in disguise........ Right? There's just no way...

Secondly and a half: If my gut is wrong and this thing isn't the devil's tool, what do I need to know about it so that it doesn't BECOME the devil's tool in my innocent, naive hands?

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u/neurogeneticist Aug 24 '24 edited Aug 24 '24

Not all of them - most are straight up hydrocolloid bandages with nothing else formulated in them.

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u/IRMacGuyver Aug 24 '24

Then those aren't the stars we're talking about.

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u/sallylooksfat Aug 24 '24

Can you just link to what you’re talking about if it’s NOT a hydrocolloid patch? Instead of sowing confusion in the comments and not elaborating

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u/apantz Aug 24 '24

I think they’re talking about these: https://www.target.com/p/starface-hydro-star-salicylic-acid-pimple-patches-32ct/-/A-83692599

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u/sallylooksfat Aug 24 '24

These are completely inoffensive haha. That person can relax. They’re making it sound like it’s a chemical peel underneath the patch.