{"title":"VT Cosmetics","description":"\u003cp\u003eVT Cosmetics is a Korean beauty brand that sits across skincare and makeup, best known for its Reedle Shot range. The Reedle Shot uses microscopic spicule needles derived from sponge to help active ingredients absorb more effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside the Reedle Shot serums, VT is known for its Cica line, which pairs centella with soothing ingredients for stressed and blemish prone skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cica range suits \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sensitive-skin\"\u003esensitive skin\u003c\/a\u003e, while the Reedle Shot serums sit within our wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/serums\"\u003eserums\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vt-cosmetics-spot-patch-48ea","title":"VT COSMETICS Spot Patch (48ea)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkin-Nomad's Take — At a Glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltra-thin hydrocolloid patches that flatten spots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransparent and discreet, wearable under makeup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor blemish-prone skin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA whitehead has a way of arriving the night before something that matters, and picking at it turns a three-day problem into a three-week one. The VT Cosmetics Spot Patch is a hydrocolloid dressing thin enough to disappear on the skin, drawing fluid out of a surfaced spot while shielding it from your fingers. VT Cosmetics is the South Korean brand behind it, working from a material that started life in wound care rather than cosmetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Benefits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHydrocolloid draws the fluid out of a surfaced spot:\u003c\/strong\u003e The gel layer pulls fluid and debris up out of a whitehead and holds it inside the patch, so the bump flattens instead of sitting there for days. There is no active ingredient in it at all; the material does the work, not chemistry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA sealed barrier keeps fingers and everything else off:\u003c\/strong\u003e The patch covers the spot completely, so bacteria and dirt stay out, your hands stay off, and the mark that follows a picked spot never gets started. Keeping a blemish covered and damp while it settles also leaves less scarring than letting it dry out and scab.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo sizes mean a small spot gets a small patch:\u003c\/strong\u003e The box holds 48 patches split across two diameters, so you are not covering a pinhead whitehead with a disc the size of a five pence piece. It is a small thing that decides whether the patch is invisible or obvious.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTexture \u0026amp; Finish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarely there on the skin, thin enough that you stop noticing it within a minute, and it stays put through a night on a pillow rather than curling at the edges. It goes on clear and turns opaque white as it fills, which is the visible sign it has been working. Under a base it vanishes; on a bare face in strong light you would find it if you went looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIdeal For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkin types:\u003c\/strong\u003e All skin types, including oily, combination, dry and sensitive skin, since there is no drying active in the patch to sting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkin concerns:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whiteheads and surfaced blemishes, breakout-prone skin, and the marks left behind after a spot has been picked.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest used by:\u003c\/strong\u003e People who know full well they will pick if the spot is reachable, and would rather make that impossible than rely on willpower at eleven at night.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: How do hydrocolloid patches compare with a spot cream?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: A spot cream works chemically, using drying actives that sit on the surface and can leave the skin around the blemish flaky and sore. A hydrocolloid patch works physically instead, absorbing fluid out of the spot and covering it, with nothing in it to irritate the skin nearby. The one thing a cream does that a patch cannot is reach a spot that has not surfaced yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Do spot patches work on every kind of spot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: No. They work on surfaced, fluid-filled whiteheads, where there is something for the hydrocolloid to absorb. A deep, blind or cystic bump sits too far below the surface for that, so on those the patch is a barrier against picking rather than a treatment, which is still worth something but is a different job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ: Can I wear one under makeup, and what goes on first?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA: Yes. The patch goes onto clean, dry skin before anything else, because it will not stick over a serum, a moisturiser or sunscreen. The rest of the routine then goes on around it, and a base can be pressed lightly over the top once everything has settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clever part is not what it does to the spot but that being invisible is what makes you leave it on long enough to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sn-explore-more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair these patches with a targeted treatment from the \u003ca class=\"sn-ilink\" href=\"\/collections\/acne\"\u003eacne collection\u003c\/a\u003e for a complete blemish-control routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"sn-ilink\" href=\"\/collections\/acne\"\u003eAcne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"sn-ilink\" href=\"\/collections\/sensitive-skin\"\u003eSensitive skin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"sn-ilink\" href=\"\/collections\/vt-cosmetics\"\u003eMore from VT Cosmetics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VT COSMETICS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59240885158222,"sku":"VTS04-P2","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5057\/0062\/files\/VTS04-P2.png?v=1779229178"}],"url":"https:\/\/skin-nomad.fr\/collections\/vt-cosmetics.oembed","provider":"Skin-Nomad","version":"1.0","type":"link"}