Amber Johnson never had zits. She had it made. Or did she? Amber never sat home on a Friday night. But she also never had the incredibly gross but weirdly satisfying thrill of popping a zit.

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 ...

“While stuck to the skin, acne patches also have the added benefit of preventing you from picking or trying to pop the pimple,” says King. This is key because when you pick at a ...