LED or light emitting diode therapy is a skincare treatment that uses different wavelengths of light to help regenerate the skin from aging and to treat acne.
Aestheticians use red light or infrared to treat wrinkles and fine lines, reducing inflammation, and improving blood circulation. Blue light is used to target sebaceous glands, which are also called oil glands, which can become overactive and lead to oily skin and acne. The blue light makes these oil glands less active and reduces acne breakouts.
Simply put, red light is used for anti-aging treatment while blue light is used for acne treatment. The facial consists of the same procedures as the oxygen facial but utilizes a LED wand instead of the oxygen stream wand.
While the red or infrared light is used to treat the outer layer of the skin, stimulating collagen proteins, the blue light focuses on treating acne problems.
Blue LED light therapy targets the oil glands located beneath your hair follicles. Although these glands are necessary to lubricate your skin and hair so it doesn’t dry out, they can become overactive and will lead to oily skin and acne breakout.
Aside from making the oil glands less active which reduces acne breakouts, blue light therapy can also kill acne-causing bacteria beneath the skin. This means it can help treat severe acne pimples, including cysts and nodules.
Blue LED light can also be used together with red LED light in order to achieve the benefits of both anti-aging and acne-fighting treatments. It can help treat acne, and decrease scarring while reducing inflammation and improving circulation to achieve that healthier glow.
Before going through LED Light Therapy, it’s always best to consult your skincare professional, especially those with a proven track record of performing light therapy. Once you got that covered and have gone through the treatment, here are the benefits you will enjoy:
Research suggests that LED light therapy can help reduce and improve some skin conditions and issues. To see improvement in your skin, though, you need to have regular treatments.
LED light therapy doesn’t help with:
Acne cysts.
Blackheads.
Whiteheads.
To see significant benefits, you typically need to have a series of in-office treatments. You may need a treatment each week for about a month. Then you might need maintenance treatments every month or every few months.
LED light therapy isn’t appropriate for everyone, including people who:
Take certain medications that increase their sensitivity to sunlight, such as isotretinoin and lithium.
Have a history of certain conditions, including skin cancer and inherited eye diseases.