LED Light Therapy at Home – What you need to know!
- How do I know which LED Light is right for me?
- What is the difference between Cold Laser Light Therapy and LED Light Therapy?
- Do all LED light skin therapy devices use the same wavelengths?
- Which LED light therapy machine would be good for someone who has basically good skin, but is looking for a brighter healthier skin?
- Is the purpose of LED Light therapy for skin rejuvenation to penetrate product into the skin?
- Does “pulsing” make a LED Light treatment more effective?
- Should I consider ” joules” when shopping for an LED device?
- Is it important how many LED lamps the system provides to get better results?
- How do I know that my device has the correct specifications?
- Why is there such a huge price range in LED Light Devices on the market?
- What is a Laser?
- Are LED’s the same as LASER?
How do I know which LED Light is right for me?
An LED facial, aka Color Light Therapy, uses four clinically proven wavelengths of UV-free LED lights that claims to boost collagen production and treat existing acne.
Most LED skin therapy devices contain three to four different LED lights, all of different wavelengths and functions: Amber – to build new collagen and elastin, Red – to reduce inflammation and promote circulation, Blue – to destroy acne-causing bacteria, and Infrared – to accelerate skin recovery. The secret is leave on each of the lights for a few minutes, individually. Finish the treatment off with a mask for added hydration.
What is the difference between Cold Laser Light Therapy and LED Light Therapy?
Many companies who sell LED Light Therapy devices will call their equipment Cold Laser Light Therapy. Simply referring to LED Light Therapy as Cold Laser is not the same.
Lasers, by their very nature, deliver high heat energy in a very focused thin beam of light which is directed or targeted at specific skin tissues or chromophores in the skin.
This high heat energy or thermal energy, is used to damage or injure specific skin tissues.
The skin, in response to this injury or wound, will go through processes to heal this injury or wound. As a result of this healing process, the skin tissues are rejuvenated.
LEDs do not deliver energy in a very focused thin beam of light, like a Laser, but rather as a broad band light source.
With LEDs, lights do not deliver high heat energy to injure, destroy or burn specific skin tissues, but rather the skin cells are stimulated by absorbing specific wavelength energies to begin the rejuvenation process.
Sometimes companies will refer to LEDs as “cold light therapy” because the LEDs do not use high heat energy to injure or wound skin tissues to achieve skin rejuvenation.
Various licensed aesthetic professionals calling their photorejuvenation treatments “Cold Laser Light Therapy”, when in fact, they are using LED-light emitting diodes only perpetuates misinformation and confuses the consumer.
Do all LED light skin therapy devices use the same wavelengths?
Most people come to the conclusion, that every LED red light therapy and/or infrared LED light therapy device are all made the same.
The biggest mistake a person makes is thinking that if one device advertises their light as having “red” light or “red” wavelengths, then all devices use the same “red” light or “red” wavelengths.
They name “red” is “red” and they base their purchase on that. That same thinking is applied to blue, green, amber and so forth.
LED Light therapy is about using very specific “red”wavelengths, or specific “blue” wavelengths, or specific “infrared” wavelengths, referred to as nanometers, to improve various conditions on the skin/body.
When choosing a LED light therapy device, the correct wavelengths along with other technical specifications are extremely necessary for an effective LED light therapy treatment.
In conclusion, the best LED light therapy machine will incorporate multiple, specific wavelengths that have been shown through clinical research to be effective for LED light therapy for skin rejuvenation.
Which LED light therapy machine would be good for someone who has basically good skin, but is looking for a brighter healthier skin?
The NORLANYA Photon Therapy Light System would be a good choice for someone who has been taking care of their skin with proper skincare and/or who has minimal skin issues. This person wants over-all improvement in the look and feel of their skin.
Is the purpose of LED Light therapy for skin rejuvenation to penetrate product into the skin?
LED Light Therapy, which is a broad band light source, is not used to penetrate product into the skin. This Intense Pulsed Light, has never been used in clinical practice to penetrate creams or other skincare products rather the purpose is to rejuvenate the skin and to improve skin conditions.
Does “pulsing” make a LED Light treatment more effective?
Pulsing is used to control high heat energy. LED devices are not using high heat energy or high heat laser energy to destroy or injure skin tissues, therefore there would be no need to pulse the LEDs.
Having various settings with LEDs, such as a high setting or low setting would not be necessary because LEDs are either on or off. Either the LED is operating correctly or it is not.
LED Light therapy is based on cells absorbing light energy and not whether there is high/low settings or pulsing light. With LED light treatments, you want maximum light output through out the entire treatment.
Should I consider ” joules” when shopping for an LED device?
Quite often, with LED light technology, you will read or hear about “joules”.
The problem for individuals trying to understand the physics of LED light and how it applies in choosing the best device, is where online companies who retail LED technology, will state that their LED device or equipment delivers a certain amount of joules, for example, “150 joules” or “600 joules”.
Based on those numbers, the consumer will choose the higher number of joules because it “sounds” more powerful and better. This is misleading.
There are several issues with this logic. The problem is this: stating that a LED phototherapy device delivers “150 joules” is not clear. Is it 100 joules per second, per minute or per hour?
Is it 100 joules in a one inch square area, in a four inch square area, in a one foot square area? If one wants to inquire about “joules”, then one would need to know how many joules are being delivered over what period of time and size of area.
What we want to know is not what the entire device delivers, but rather how many joules per second are being delivered in one square centimeter over a certain period of time.
Shopping and researching “joules” from one company to another is only effective if one is provided with correct information to begin with. Remember, if you are researching joules, it is joules per second per square centimeter over a certain period of time.
A more accurate number to “shop” and “compare” with is mW (milliwatts). Companies who provide the mW/cm2 , rather than just joules, for each of their devices are more trustworthy in my opinion.
Is it important how many LED lamps the system provides to get better results?
This is one of the most confusing and most misleading area of LED technology. The most important thing to remember here is the farther the light source is from the skin, there is less light intensity at skin level which means, a less effective treatment.
It does not matter how many LED diodes there are. You can have a hundred LED lights, but if the panel or device is even 1 inch or 2 inches or more from the skin, you are going to get less light energy at the surface of the skin.
It is absolutely essential to have the LED at skin level for results.
Read the device manual carefully and follow the instructions accordingly.
How do I know that my device has the correct specifications?
Since I am your beauty advisor and know specifications of hundreds of beauty devices I know exactly what wavelengths, milliwatts, joules, viewing angle, volts, and currents, to name a few, have been incorporated into the device of your choice.
Before you purchase your device and you are unsure or confused, I encourage you to contact me here with any questions that you might have.
Why is there such a huge price range in LED Light Devices on the market?
Some of the LED Phototherapy devices that are sold through the internet are not manufactured here in the US. These devices are being produced outside the US, some overseas, some in China and so on. Since those countries have lower labor cost the companies are able to manufacture their devices at a lower cost. Its does not mean they are less effective or the device components are of lower quality. Most of these companies offer warranty. I encourage you to read my individual reviews and also reviews customer place on amazon.com about the device of your interest.
What is a Laser?
Laser is an acronym for “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.” Laser light is an extremely well defined beam of light. This beam of light is sharp like a scalpel, sharp, thin and able to do delicate, intricate work.
Are LED’s the same as LASER?
No. The biggest difference between these two is the power output. LED’s are broad band light, similar to IPL-Intense Pulsed Light treatments. LED’s are non-collimated and non-coherent light sources.
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