New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. If you’ve ever found yourself hovering over your bathroom mirror and resisting the urge to pop a pimple, chances are you’ve considered a pimple patch. These little stickers have been trending all over TikTok … Read more
Just what the doctor ordered? Vitamin patches are designed to deliver nutrients to the bloodstream through the skin — they have become all the rage among people who can’t swallow pills, forget to take them or have digestive issues. One market research firm projected the global vitamin patch industry will grow from $6.6 billion to … Read more
Zit’s giving fashion. Pimple patches are popping off as Gen Z turns a condition once considered an embarrassing marker of adolescence into an opportunity to accessorize. No more hiding acne under layers of makeup for today’s tweens and young adults — they’re banishing blemish bashfulness by playfully placing the star, smiley face or fruit-shaped coverups … Read more
So fur, so good! Kay Ford, who recently went viral for adopting a 40-pound cat named Patches, has been sharing the flabby feline’s weight-loss journey to his legions of fans. “I am floored, flummoxed, flabbergasted and overwhelmed in such a good way with all of the love and support that Patches has received,” Ford, a … Read more
A microneedle patch tattoo is pressed to the skin. Credit: Georgia Tech Scientists Develop Painless Tattoos That Can Be Self-Administered Imagine getting painlessly tattooed by a skin patch containing microscopic needles, instead of sitting in a tattoo chair for hours enduring painful punctures. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have developed low-cost, … Read more