How LED masks became the fountain of youth

LED face masks have become a must-have for every woman who aims for the ultimate prize: wrinkle-free skin and a perfect complexion. For over 20 years, dermatologists and aesthetic doctors have used LED light to treat acne, soothe, or repair the skin after a chemical peel or laser therapy. Not to mention light therapy (white light), which has long been used as a remedy against depression.
In recent years, however, social media has been flooded with futuristic appearances of celebrities transformed into the Phantom of the Opera or Robocop, showcasing their flawless, rejuvenated skin. This non-invasive treatment has emerged as a safe, painless alternative to cosmetic injections, especially in the post-COVID era. We’ve come to talk about LED therapy as something common, but how effective is it in reality? Here are three questions you’d surely like answered, if only to convince your boyfriend or husband to buy you a state-of-the-art wrinkle-smoothing LED mask, like the FAQ 202 from Foreo, for your birthday:

What is LED Light Therapy?
Like any good story, the story of the LED Mask begins with “Once upon a time…,” when a scientist named Niels Finsen won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1903 for inventing light therapy. Much later, in the 1990s, NASA began studying the effects of LEDs in healing astronaut wounds, helping cells and tissues to grow. Amazing, isn’t it?
In short, LED light therapy (short for Light Emitting Diode) is a non-invasive treatment that penetrates the layers of the skin to improve it.

How Does Light Heal the Skin?
Every summer, doctors remind us how dangerous UV rays are and how we need to protect ourselves with layers of sunscreen. So how can light perform miracles on our face? Well, according to scientists, while UV rays burn the skin, light acts like oxygen. Thanks to photoreceptors, the skin can transform light energy into cellular energy, allowing it to fight off aggressions, reduce inflammation, detoxify, and produce collagen.

What’s the Difference Between Red, Blue, or Green Light?
Each wavelength has its own action. Red LED light stimulates collagen and elastin production, firms the skin, and smooths wrinkles and fine lines. Blue LED light reduces acne manifestations, while green LED light evens skin tone, brightens dull skin, and fades pigment spots. A real wonder. For truly extraordinary results, try the FAQ™ 202 mask from FOREO, a revolutionary device for smoothing and reducing wrinkles with LED backlighting. The silicone LED mask, covered with 600 light points, uses the benefits of red, blue, and green LED light to penetrate different layers of the skin, helping to smooth wrinkles, firm the skin, even out skin tone, and combat unwanted acne-prone signs.

If you need yet another argument to convince you of how revolutionary LED light therapy is, know that photobiomodulation (its scientific name) is used in medicine for oncology or neurology, in Alzheimer’s therapy. The energy of light, cleverly used by doctors, has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and healing effects.

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