How can a futuristic-looking mask that simply shines a light on your face be such an all-star skin savior?
Author:Lauren CarusoPublish date:May 2, 2018Updated onOct 18, 2018Vampire facials, microcurrent treatments, infrared saunas — just like every other popular skin-care breakthrough of the recent past, you probably saw LED therapy first on Instagram, either in the form of that serial killer-looking mask that Jessica Alba and half the Kardashians love or a hand-held device that, on first glance, looks a bit like a sex toy. Let's dive right in.
Popularized by celebrity facialists like Shani Darden and Joanna Vargas, who works out of her two namesake beauty meccas in NYC and LA, LED treatments have evolved from an in-office skin-perfecting treatment to an essential add-on to cap off any facial. What took so long for LED skin treatments to go mainstream? Besides the lack of consumer knowledge — some see the treatment on Instagram and think it's the same UV-emitting light that comes from tanning beds, or as Vargas calls them, "public enemy number one" — it's generally still cost-prohibitive. For example, some of Vargas's clients come in just to use her oft-Instagramed full-body LED light bed, which costs $150 for 20 minutes.
"Home treatment [masks] aren't as strong as what you might get from a dermatologist, but if used daily, you'll see improvement in problem areas," says Dr. Chiu. But she cautions against the cheaper models: "Just any old bargain LED light isn't going to be reliable in terms of strength and true LED wavelength." Her favorites? Lightstim for Wrinkles and Dennis Gross SpectraLite LED are good at-home options, especially because they protect the eyes.
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