9 Unexpected New Ways to Use Your Favorite Drugstore Products

Cystic acne driving you mad? Reach for a hydrocolloid dressing, or a blister bandage. These actively draw out fluid, which can blast a major blemish overnight or even in as little as a few hours. Beauty blogs and forums recommend sanitizing with alcohol and carefully lancing the blemish to draw out even more fluid, but if your zit has already come to a head and is leaking, all you have to do is place a bandage on top and wait. Fun fact: high-end brands have realized the magnificent powers of hydrocolloid bandages and have started making their own.

Hydrocolloid Blister Bandages ($10)