Does LED Therapy Really Work?

Celluma LED

You've seen those LED masks all over social media and you probably wonder how the heck do they even work? And should you invest in one? Let's get into it. Imagine your skin cells are like little rechargeable batteries. LED light therapy, like the Celluma we use in our treatments, works by shining specific types of light onto your skin. This light is like a charger for your cells.

It gets absorbed by the "powerhouses" of your cells, giving them a boost of energy. This extra energy helps your cells work more efficiently, kind of like giving your skin a supercharge!

Think of it like photosynthesis for your skin! Just like plants use sunlight to grow, your skin uses this special light to repair and rejuvenate itself. This helps reduce inflammation, stimulate collagen, and promote healing, leading to clearer, healthier, and more youthful-looking skin.

It's a natural, non-invasive way to give your skin the boost it needs to thrive! Research shows that LED light therapy can:

• Boost circulation

• Soothe inflammation`

• Speed up tissue repair

• Relieve muscle and joint pain

• Enhance skin tone, texture, and clarity

• Smooth wrinkles

• Treats acne

Simply put, the LED phototherapy source provides compromised cells with added energy, so the cells performance is enhanced. For example, fibroblast cells will increase collagen and elastin production in connective tissue. This improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles in our skin and increases the rate of wound healing.

In order for all of this to happen, these lights have to be able to reach a certain wavelength to stimulate the cells. So not all LED's are created equal. Ideally you want the device to be able to reach 465nm in the blue light, 640nm in the red light and it if has infrared you want that to be able to reach 880nm.

How close the device needs to be to you and the power output it gives have to be balanced out in order to ensure safety and efficacy. Too much power at a close distance can be toxic and harmful to the skin. Too little power (or too much distance from the LED source), and treatments will be ineffective.

How long the devices make contact with the skin is also a factor. Think of LED light therapy like sunbathing for your cells! Just like you can't get a tan in 5 minutes, your cells need time to soak up the light and use its energy to rejuvenate.

Some companies might claim they have super powerful devices that give you the same results in less time, but that's not how it works. It's like trying to force-feed a plant – it needs time to absorb the nutrients!

We use the optimal settings for our LED devices, so 30 minutes is all you need to get amazing results. This ensures your skin gets the right amount of light safely and effectively, without any harmful side effects.

If you're considering an LED mask just make sure that it is able to reach the wavelengths I previously talked about. And that company has some research backing up their claims.