Review: Two zits with the Zeno Mini
I never went through a pimply teenager phase, but over a decade later I still get the occasional zit in random places. Enter the Zeno Mini, a pocketable gadget that claims to get rid of blemishes with a 90% success rate. It has a small sensor pad at the tip that heats up to 118 degrees, and after two and a half minutes of treatment it claims to reduce pimples and eventually make them disappear. Cool concept! For $89, it’s not a bad deal for people who might otherwise be inclined to pop the zit or apply super-dehydrating zit cream.
But most importantly, does it work?
The short answer: I think it does. I used the Zeno Mini on two new zits that appeared on my face a couple of weeks ago, one on my forehead and the other on my right cheek. As soon as I noticed the two grease bumps peeking out, I Zeno-ed the life out of them. The next day, instead of blossoming into big red puss-filled messes, they stayed small and, by day three, disappeared completely. Now I can’t say for sure that it was the Zeno that did it because every zit is born different and lives a unique lifespan. But in early June, I had a zit under my left nostril that hurt like hell and looked really ugly. I made the mistake of popping it, and now I have a permanent red blotch on my face where it used to be. I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t have happened had I had the Zeno then. So, yeah. I’m going to keep this thing in my back pocket for emergency zit zappage.
