These patches come with a lot of essence. So much that they at first slip off your skin. But after 3-4 minutes most of the essence is absorbed my your skin, and the hydrogel sticks nicely to the skin. I just normally lay down for the first minutes, and then after that, I can walk around with them on. After 20 minutes they still feels cool and moisturizing and they don't dry up and irritate your eyes.. Left my under eye skin really bright and healthy.