***IF YOU ARE EASILY GROSSED OUT, DO AVOID PHOTOS***I usually buy much more expensive or "branded" or the actual "Dots For Spots" brand of patches. However at the time that I needed to re-purchase some more spot patches for my own face & for my partner for his face &/or back, it was on-top of Christmas time & money was tight, so I decided to try these ones at a really good, much more reasonable price (for LOADS & LOADS more patches than in the others too), than the other expensive brands I've purchased in the past.When they arrived, I did a little experiment with some patches, on my partners back on some of his big deep sore acne breakouts .......and...... the photos speak for themselves.We are very happy with the quality of these patches & i will buy again in future. They are much thicker patches/dots than the more expensive brands & do have a disinfectant smell to them, but neither of these things are a negative. The smell only made me feel that they would be very clean & sterile & the thickness made them stay on MUCH better than other brands.I highly recommend!!!