A LED face mask is the all-important anti-ageing tool you need
Presenting the best LED face masks to combat your biggest skin woes
Have you ever slapped on a LED face mask? It’s a peculiar thing, an oddity of a grooming ritual that will bring you disturbingly close to feeling like a Patrick Bateman cliché (just without all the hopped-up chainsaws and unreturned video tapes) and, within the arena of futuristic skincare gadgets —designs that look as though they’ve been lifted from a Ridley Scott prop list — it is the one item widely considered the marquee among the bunch.
Centred around technology that originated in NASA labs and once restricted to the sterile walls of the front-rowers’ preferred clinics, the LED face mask has recently flashed its way into the hands of the at-home groomer, because, despite the cyborg-like appearance it facilitates, the widely documented benefits that light therapy allegedly imbues the skin with — from minimising the appearance of scars to firming complexions, stimulating collagen and reducing pigmentation— help make one feel more human and alive with each use. Less syrupy than a serum, far cleaner to apply than a seaweed-infused peel-off mask, this is one of the most straightforward ways to achieve Hollywood-handsome skin.
Here are our favourite LED face masks you can buy right now...
FAQ 202 Silicone Mask
FAQ's LED face mask is one of the most powerful on the market. It features 600 lightpoints to ensure full-face coverage, which means even under your chin - an area of sagging and acne - will be targetted, as well as the key places such as your crow's feet, under eyes and around the mouth. It uses eight light wavelengths to ensure that your face is fully seen to, whatever your desire. Red, near-infrared and purple light work to reduce the signs of ageing, while blue, cyan and yellow soothe inflammation, while fading hyperpigmentation and blemishes. Green and orange wavelengths brighten the skin for an effortless, healthy and glowing complexion. It's an all rounder, and while it costs a fair bit, it's definitely worth it.
Therabody TheraFace Mask
Thought Therabody just did Theraguns? Think again. Last year the psot-exercise saviours dropped the Theraface Mask, which features the latest LED technology via hundreds of miniature lights work to firm, smooth and tone the skin, boost collagen and diminish wrinkles. Place the mask over your face, sit back and relax as the Theraface works to better your complexion, with red, red + infrared and blue wavelengths targeting a number of specific concerns.
CurrentBody Skin LED Light Therapy Face Mask
The world's most popular LED mask, CurrentBody's Skin LED Light Therapy Face Mask uses a range of clinically proven wavelengths to reach up to 4cm of skin tissue, in turn stimulating the cells from within. Delivering the same clinically proven wavelengths as professional salon machines, the device, which is embedded with 66 red and 66 near-infrared bulbs, offers 100 per cent safe and pain free results; without the risk of overexposure to light therapy. What's unique about Currentbody's mask is that it comes with a patented pillowing technique which covers each bulk, in turn helping to provide an even coverage on the skin's surface, leaving no part of it untouched. This allows skin cells to effectively absorb the maximum amount of beneficial light energy for the best results possible.
MZ Skin Light Therapy Golden Treatment Mask
Founded by Oculoplastic Surgeon and leading facial aesthetics doctor, Dr Maryam Zamani, MZ is built on the belief that a good complexion starts with a consistent, daily skincare routine and that less is more. With the MZ Skin Light Therapy Mask uses a range of red Light, blue light, green light, yellow light and white light to stimulates the production of the skin's cells, collagen and elastin, treat acne-prone skin, balance and clarify the skin, killing the bacteria that causes acne. What's more it calms the skin and deals with the pigmentation such as age spots and reducing the appearance of broken capillaries, while it also helps to boost circulation and lymphatic flow. Use once a day and, as Zamani suggests, the rest of your skincare regime should (and will) be minimal.
Dior LED Mask
Dior's really going big on its beauty push and, while it's nailed its make-up and skincare, it's tackling the competitive LED mask market. Dior has forged a partnership with French company Lucibel.le Paris, pioneers and experts in LED technology, to create a mask that not only looks très chic, but also does the job, and does it well. This LED mask has been designed to fit facial contours and its photo-biomodulation technology harnesses red light, which has a wavelength of 635 nm and power density of 15.6 j/cm2, to deliver quick and clinically proven results. The positioning of the LED bulbs ensures that the right amount of light density is directed to each part of the face, and it works in just 12 minutes. Dior: master of bags, clothes and LED masks.
Déesee Pro LED Phototherapy Mask
The Déesee Pro LED Phototherapy Mask features 770 medical-grade LEDs (light emitting diodes) – that's more than any other leading LED mask – with four different wavelengths and six different settings to quickly address your skin's needs. It's powerful and can be used from your sofa. But what it does is excellent. It has multiple modes to target particular areas. Switch between the 'Anti-Ageing Mode' which stimulates the creation of the elastin and collagen needed to keep your face lifted, and an 'Anti-Ageing Express Mode',l which is a higher intensity, 10-minute treatment that jump-starts your cells to repair and revitalise. There's a 'Purifying Mode', which is an anti-bacterial treatment that helps to prevent acne spreading and lessen existing eruptions, while a 'Brightening Mode' helps reduce pigmentation to restore your skin's uniformity. Déesee does it all.
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