Strength, per patch
A milligram figure for each patch, not just the word nicotine. Pharmacy patches commonly come in 21, 14 and 7 mg.
Ours: 7 mg of nicotine per patch
A nicotine patch buying guide
Choosing the best nicotine patch starts with the label
Strength, wear time, ingredients and the price per patch. Here's what to check on any patch, and how ours answers: 7 mg of nicotine from natural tobacco extract, four ingredients named, 30 patches a box.
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$15/ box
7 mg a patch
4 ingredients named
- nicotine per patch
- 7mgnicotine per patch
- patches a box
- 30patches a box
- listed ingredients
- 4listed ingredients
- a patch in a 5-box order
- 40¢a patch in a 5-box order
How to choose a nicotine patch
Six things to check on any label
There's no single best patch. There's the one that fits how you'll use it, and the label should tell you enough to know. Run any patch through these six, ours included.
Wear time
Patches are designed for 16 or 24 hours. The strength only means something next to the period it's worn for.
Ours: One patch a day
Every ingredient named
Named ingredients can be looked up. A "blend" or "complex" can hold anything.
Ours: Four listed, each with a note below
Cost per patch
Divide the price by the patch count, with shipping added. Box prices alone don't compare.
Ours: 50¢ a patch, or 40¢ in a five-box order
How it sits on skin
A patch only works while it's in full contact with clean, dry skin. A returns policy covers one that doesn't suit you.
Ours: 60-day money-back guarantee
A seller you can reach
A real email address, written policies and shipping prices you can see before you pay.
Ours: [email protected], every policy in the footer
How nicotine patches work
Through the skin, on a slow curve
A patch delivers nicotine by diffusion. There's nothing to inhale or swallow: it sits in one spot and the nicotine moves across slowly. Published research puts the start at about an hour, with hours more to reach its peak.
How patches work, step by stepA film in thin layers
A backing film on the outside, a layer holding the nicotine, an adhesive, and the liner you peel off before it goes on.
Through the skin, slowly
Nicotine diffuses from the patch into the skin and on into the blood. It takes about an hour to start and several hours to build.
Even through the day
Because the patch keeps releasing as long as it's worn, the level stays fairly flat instead of rising and falling.
Timings are from published research on nicotine patches in general, not a study of this patch. Nicotine is addictive in any form.
Nicotine patch ingredients
Four ingredients, each one on the label
One supplies the nicotine. The other three come from plants. No blends, no unnamed extras beyond the adhesive and backing every patch needs.
The nicotine source7 mg a patch
Natural tobacco extract
Where the 7 mg in each patch comes from. A plant extract, listed by name and amount.
Grape-skin polyphenol
Resveratrol
A compound found in red grape skins and berries, and one of the most researched plant polyphenols.
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Liquorice root
A root with centuries of traditional use, studied today for the compounds it contains.
Source of eugenol
Clove
The familiar spice. Its main compound, eugenol, is what gives clove its warm scent.
No organic certification is claimed. The nicotine and the three botanicals come from plants; what organic means on a patch label.
The research
Published reading on the method and each botanical
Peer-reviewed reviews, linked in full so you can read them yourself rather than take our summary.
Transdermal delivery
How skin patches release their contents at a controlled rate, and the engineering behind patch design.
Review of transdermal drug delivery systems, 2022Resveratrol
A survey of one of the most widely studied dietary polyphenols and the laboratory work on its antioxidant activity.
Resveratrol: a comprehensive review, 2024Liquorice root
The compounds found in Glycyrrhiza glabra root and the research into their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.
Glycyrrhiza glabra: a comprehensive review, 2021Clove
Eugenol, the main compound in clove, and the work on its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.
Eugenol: a review of a versatile molecule, 2018
These sources discuss the individual ingredients and the transdermal method in general. None of them is a study of this patch. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
How to use it
One patch a day, start to finish
Putting a patch on takes seconds. This is the routine, from the first patch to the next box.
- 1
Clean, dry skin
Wash and dry a spot on the upper arm, chest, back or hip. Skip lotion there.
- 2
Press and hold
Peel off the liner, press the patch on and hold it under your palm for ten seconds so the edges seal.
- 3
Wear it through the day
One patch covers the day. If an edge lifts, press it back down.
- 4
New spot tomorrow
Fold the old patch sticky sides together, bin it, and put a fresh one somewhere new.
- 5
Restock in time
Each box holds 30 patches. Five boxes cover five months; the monthly plan sends one a month.
Buy nicotine patches
Pick your supply
One box lasts a month. Five boxes bring it to 40¢ a patch. Orders of $100 or more ship free, the monthly plan always does, and every option has the 60-day money-back guarantee.
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FAQSomething else? Ask us
Nicotine patch questions
A patch holds nicotine in thin layers against your skin. The nicotine moves slowly through the skin into the bloodstream: it takes about an hour to start and several hours to build, so the level stays fairly even through the day instead of rising and falling.
Each patch contains 7 mg of nicotine, from natural tobacco extract.
Four listed ingredients: natural tobacco extract (the nicotine source), resveratrol, liquorice root and clove. Like any patch, it also has an adhesive and a backing film to keep it in place.
One patch a day. Press it onto clean, dry, hair-free skin in the morning and wear it through the day. Use a fresh patch the next day on a different spot.
No. It has no organic certification and we don't call it organic. The nicotine comes from a plant extract and the three other listed ingredients come from plants, but organic is a certified term in the US and this patch doesn't carry it.
Nicotine is addictive in any form, and that includes this patch. A patch is the slowest way of taking nicotine, which research links with being less reinforcing than fast forms, but it is still nicotine. Our guide on the question links the sources.
It's for adults who already use nicotine. Don't use it if you're under 18 or don't use nicotine. If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, have a heart condition or another medical condition, or take regular medication, talk to a doctor first. Keep patches, used ones too, away from children and pets.
A box of 30 is $15, or 50 cents a patch. Five boxes are $60, or 40 cents a patch. The monthly plan is $12.75 a box, about 43 cents a patch, shipped free.
Shipping is $20 to anywhere in the world, and free on orders of $100 or more. The monthly plan always ships free.
Choose Wise, card, crypto or bank transfer at checkout. Nothing is charged on the site: we email you a payment link or bank details for your order total. Paying by crypto takes 10% off the items.
Yes. The monthly plan is one box a month at $12.75, shipped free. We email you a payment link each month, nothing is charged automatically, and you can stop any time by emailing [email protected].
Every answer on the label
7 mg a patch, one a day, four ingredients named, 40¢ a patch in a five-box order. Start with one box, or take five and pay for four.
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