EMS Microcurrent Eye, Cheek and Forehead Patches

EMSTIGHT EMS Eye, Cheek and Forehead Patches cover the whole upper face in one fifteen-minute session. Five hydrogel patches, each with its own host unit, all driven from a single remote — so every area runs at once and your hands stay free.

How the ritual works

Cleanse and dry the skin. Position a patch at each outer eye, one across each cheek, and the wide patch across the forehead, smoothing each one against the skin — no water, serum or gel is needed, because the patches are self-adhesive and conductive. Clip a host unit onto each patch, then set the mode and intensity from the remote control. The session ends on its own after fifteen minutes.

One host unit per patch

Five patches, five host units. The eyes, cheeks and forehead are treated simultaneously rather than one area after another, which is what makes a full upper-face routine fit into the same fifteen minutes as a single-area one. The one remote drives all five together, so there is one mode and one intensity to set, not five.

Where each patch goes

The eye patches curve around the outer eye — one arm along the brow bone, the other sweeping beneath the eye toward the temple. They are handed, so the one printed LEFT goes on the left side of your face. They sit on the skin around the eye socket, never on the eye or eyelid itself.

The cheek patches are the most versatile in the range. Worn across the cheek and mid-face, they can also be repositioned to follow the smile lines and the area around the mouth, the jawline, or under the jaw onto the upper neck. Never on the lips or inside the mouth — and on the neck, keep them beneath and behind the jaw, never on the front of the throat.

The forehead patch is a single wide patch rather than a handed pair. It spans the brow in one placement, so there is nothing to line up left and right.

Specification

• Coverage: the eye area, the cheeks and the forehead.
• Configuration: five host units, one remote control and five patches.
• Session: 15 minutes, automatic.
• Modes: 8.
• Intensity: adjustable across the range.
• Patch material: hydrogel.
• Host unit: ABS resin.
• Battery: each host 106 mAh, charged over USB at DC 5 V / 1 A — about an hour to charge, about three hours of use. Remote control 90 mAh.

In the box

• 5 × microcurrent host units
• 1 × remote control
• 2 × hydrogel eye patches
• 2 × hydrogel cheek patches
• 1 × wide hydrogel forehead patch
• 1 × USB-C charging cable
• 1 × presentation box

When the patches wear out

The host units and the remote are reusable and recharge over USB. The hydrogel patches are the consumable part — they lose their grip and their conductivity together, and how long they last depends mostly on how clean and dry the skin is when you apply them. Replacement patches are sold separately at £19 — a handed pair for the eye and cheek areas, a single wide patch for the forehead.

Use and suitability

Prepare, place and operate the product exactly as described in the instructions supplied with the device, and review all precautions before first use. Do not run the device for longer than fifteen minutes at a time.

Not suitable for anyone under 15. Those over 15 should use it under the supervision of a parent.

Do not use this device at all if you have a pacemaker, defibrillator or any other implanted electronic medical device, an artificial heart or lung, or if you wear a medical electronic instrument such as an ECG monitor or heart-rate regulator.

Speak to your doctor before using it if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have a heart condition, abnormal blood pressure, a cranial nerve abnormality, epilepsy, a malignant tumour, an infectious or acute illness, abnormal bleeding, sensory nerve loss, cognitive impairment, reduced sensation caused by diabetic circulatory problems, a skin disease or skin infection, a known allergy to electrode pads, metal implants in the treatment area, or if you are taking medication or have a temperature above 38°C.

Where the patches must not go. Never place a patch on the eye or eyelid, on the lips or inside the mouth, on any mucous membrane, on the front of the throat, directly over the heart, on broken, irritated or sunburned skin, or on a site where you have had plastic surgery. Avoid skin treated for hair removal the same day, and do not use on the abdomen during a period.

Clean and dry the skin first, then press each patch down so the whole surface is in contact — an air gap concentrates the current in one place and can sting. Do not use while intoxicated or while feeling unwell. Stop immediately if you feel discomfort or the skin becomes red or itchy. The devices do not run while they are charging.

EMSTIGHT products are cosmetic beauty devices. This product is not a medical device and is not intended for any medical purpose. Individual experiences vary; no medical outcome is promised or implied. Read the full suitability guidance.