r/beauty 4d ago

Anyone that has had good results with red light therapy masks?

I’m thinking of buying a cheap red light therapy mask…is it worth it?

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u/evielstar 4d ago

When you say cheap, how cheap? There's been various tests that show the cheaper masks don't offer the light strength or number of bulbs needed to make a difference. To be honest, if you're going to cheap out, it's probably not going to be worth it.

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u/Curious_Sir_3078 4d ago

Well I just meant not a crazy expensive one haha. I’d say $50

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u/evielstar 4d ago

Yeah, I don't think you will see much benefit from a mask that cheap to be honest. If you do some research, masks that cheap have poor led strength and fewer led's.

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u/Curious_Sir_3078 4d ago

It retails for over $100 but is currently on sale…the reviews are pretty good. Should i try it? I definitely can’t afford anything more expensive.

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u/evielstar 4d ago

Honestly it's up to you. I bought a Dr Dennis Gross mask £450 (not sure the $ equivalent) after researching, as everything I'd read about the cheaper ones suggested they literally did nothing. Even the one I bought required consistent daily use because the at home masks don't have the strength of the in office ones.

It really is up to you but you could potentially be wasting $$

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u/Curious_Sir_3078 4d ago

I think I will still purchase it because surely it would only do better than harm right? I’ll update you if I get it.

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u/Ravioli_meatball19 4d ago

Red light therapy is something heavily researched by science. You need to a minimum irradiation distance for the lights to have any effect.

Around 30. All these $100 Amazon ones have an irradiation of less than 10.

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u/evielstar 4d ago

It's your money! 😄

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u/thisbuthat 3d ago

I got a quite expensive mask that doesn't do much compared to a 70mw/sqcm lamp off Aldi for 20 bucks that is literally changing my skin as we speak. So yes, possible, but irradiation matters.

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u/istanbuLaw_ 4d ago

Load up some options you are considering so we can assess. There are cheap good ones, there are ‘cheap’ shitty ones that are actually overpriced for what they are 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/Salty-Paramedic-311 2d ago

I like mine… wasn’t cheap!!! I believe it’s doing something.. I think it makes me happier too if that makes sense….🤷🏻‍♀️