What’s the Best Red Light Therapy Mask for Your Skin in 2025?

If your skin Crying for help but you’re too tired to care, the best red light therapy mask is the easiest fake-it-til-you-make-it hack. You may have noticed a wave of people channeling their best Hannibal Lecter while wearing red light therapy equipment on social media, like our top pick, Currentbody LED Face Mask Series 2 ($470)He is not sipping Chianti, but is claiming that with the help of red light therapy, wrinkles and fine lines on his face have disappeared, There’s nothing wrong with aging (sadly), but after seeing the hype for these skin care devices, we had to find out if the “anti-aging” technology behind them could have a big impact on the health of your skin,

You can’t get the same effect from any red LED from the hardware store. If the wavelength isn’t strong enough, it won’t penetrate your skin – sorry to that TikToker sitting in front of a chicken coop heat lamp. After talking to board-certified dermatologists and testing several at-home devices, we’ve rounded up the best red light therapy masks for every sensitive skin condition, budget, and lifestyle.

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Updated November 2025: We’ve added the LED Aesthetics GloTech Collar, the UKlash LED Dual Light Pro-Therapy Face Mask to our honorable mentions, and the LED Aesthetics GloTech Minis to our dishonorable mentions. The pros and cons were reviewed; Description, prices and links also updated.

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The Currentbody LED Face Mask Series 2 is a medical-grade, silicone mask. It comes with a more secure strap – instead of using a single strap each side is made U-shaped, making it more secure. I can wear it and walk around if I want to, without worrying about it slipping off, and the attached remote even has a little clip to attach it to your body.

This red light face mask only has one mode, but it has three red light wavelengths, while most others only have two. The three levels are red (633 nanometers), near-infrared (830 nm), and what Currentbody calls deep near-infrared (1,072 nm). Currentbody says the deep near-infrared lights are designed to target areas where there will be more signs of aging, though you can’t tell a difference in the lights just by looking at the lit mask.

It has more LED bulbs than most other masks, with a total of 236 LED bulbs. It’s a powerful mask, but I didn’t see much different results compared to cheaper LED esthetics, once again my acne cleared up quicker and left less scars and my skin had a nice glow. It was also significantly more comfortable and easier to wear around the house, so if you’re just looking for a red-light mask that you can wear multitasking, the Currentbody Series 2 is a great choice. -Nena Farrell

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Shark CryoGlow is one of the best LED face masks on the market and a great option for newcomers, as it holds your hand during the process. There are two main programs to follow—Blemish Repair, which uses a combination of blue light (415 nm), infrared, and red LEDs (630-830 nm) for eight minutes, and Better Aging, which uses only infrared and red LEDs for six minutes. To maintain best results it is recommended to follow one program daily for eight weeks and then switch to the four-minute Skin Sustain program. It comes with a handy controller that counts down your time remaining and also tracks your progress, plus the mask has a party trick of cooling pads under the eyes that can be used with or alone with the LEDs to soothe swelling.

During my eight weeks, I noticed that perioral dermatitis spots healed much faster than normal, and my skin looked softer and more radiant. However, the most interesting thing was visiting an aesthetic specialist, who scanned the layers of my skin beneath the epidermis before and after the program and found that after eight weeks I had significantly reduced inflammation and pigmentation, as well as an improvement in fine lines. -Verity Burns