CurrentBody Red Light Therapy for Face & Neck LED Mask Series 2 Kit

Why it's worth it

This flexible silicone mask puts 633 nm red, 830 nm near-infrared and 1072 nm deep near-infrared light against your face, neck and chest for ten minutes at a time. It's the most expensive thing here, and the ten minutes are yours to spend lying still.

Three wavelengths do three different jobs. Red at 633 nm reaches 2 to 3 mm into the dermis and stimulates fibroblasts to build collagen and elastin. Near-infrared at 830 nm travels 4 to 5 mm deeper, into muscle tissue, where it helps with post-inflammatory healing — useful if you're dealing with the aftermath of acne. Series 2 adds deep near-infrared at 1072 nm and extends coverage down the neck and chest.

The clinical paper trail here is the strongest of any mask in this guide. A peer-reviewed trial on the CurrentBody mask found a 35% reduction in fine line depth after nine weeks of twice-weekly ten-minute sessions. CurrentBody also cites a 30% wrinkle reduction at eight weeks and includes a Veritace card so you can look at the underlying test results rather than taking the box copy on faith.

From our review of 7 at-home skincare devices, by Sarah Wright, Editorial Associate

What we like

• +Three wavelengths do three different jobs
• +The clinical paper trail here is the strongest of any mask in this guide
• +Fit is the quiet advantage
• +The neck and chest coverage is what pushes this past a face-only mask

What to know

• –You have to stop moving
• –It's the largest outlay in this guide by a wide margin, and it does exactly one thing — light
• –This version is new enough that long-term owner feedback is thin