LED face masks are still everywhere on the ‘gram. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past three years, you’ll have spotted them. From Victoria Beckham to Kourtney Kardashian, Madonna and Chrissy Teigen, tonnes of our favourite celebrities and influencers have posted pics posing in their at-home LED masks… and you’d be forgiven for thinking they look kinda scary.
LED face masks – or LED light therapy masks, as they’re sometimes referred to – are the result of light therapy becoming mainstream. It was once confined to the walls of only the fanciest salons, but now, the biggest brands in beauty tech from MZ Skin to CurrentBody and The Light Salon stock light therapy devices which can be used at home. As for the results? Well, they’re nothing more than transformative.
LED face masks use red and near infra-red LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes) to target multiple signs of ageing and revitalise the skin – but since they all have pretty hefty price tags (and all claim transformative results), it can be tricky to know which to purchase. What’s the deal? What are the benefits of LED face mask? Is LED light face mask safe? What LED mask does Kourtney Kardashian use? And, um… What even is light therapy? We’ve got all the intel.
What is light therapy? How does LED light therapy work?
We’ve already answered all of your “what is light therapy?” questions in some serious depth, so you can head over there if you want a real deep dive. But in short, light therapy is a treatment that has been around for more than 30 years and which is suitable for use on all skin types and tones.
It refers to the process of exposing skin to light that is in the visible spectrum – including red, blue and yellow – and invisible in the spectrum to penetrate deep beneath the skin’s surface. As the light wavelength increases, so does the depth of penetration. Light is absorbed by your skin, and each different colour stimulates a different response – which means every colour boasts different skincare benefits. More on that later.