Red light therapy for anti aging purposes is a form of LED light
therapy, also called photo rejuvenation. This procedure uses Light
Emitting Diodes directly pointed to the skin to promote a younger and
healthier skin. Red light therapy is completely natural and actually
triggers a response from your body to get your skin improved from the
inside.
This
skin care treatment has been researched and developed by NASA, and was
first used to evaluate the reaction of plants under LEDs. The process
showed it accelerated growing, and later confirmed that it was effective
on humans cells. Though plants and human cells are different, light at
the ideal wavelength has been proven to improve skin condition,
completely naturally.
Indeed, red is the color to heal, and it is
used for a number of other conditions, such as pain management (back
pain, tendinitis, tennis elbow...). Combined with infrared lights, the
procedure is even more effective, since infrared penetrates deeper. As
for skin care, what happens is that your skin absorbs the light,
stimulating the production of elastin and collagen. These two proteins
are of course extremely important for your skin firmness and elasticity.
Elastin
and collagen production are decreasing while we age, plus the little
veins that bring the nutrients in the blood to the surface of the skin
become even smaller. Red light renew cells and will help those veins to
carry more blood to your skin, more nutrients.
The effect of red
light therapy is cumulative. So the more you use it the softer and
smoother your skin will be. Generally, treatments for the whole face
last about 15 to 30 minutes, but of course you can focus your efforts on
certain areas of your face: crow's feet, corner of the lips, neck, etc.
Wrinkles and fine lines will start to get filled with collagen again
and you will be happy to get that great tone and radiance on your face
back. Another form of LED light therapy uses blue light, and is dedicated to fight acne. Green light is for hyper pigmentation.
The
beauty of it is it's no surgical intervention, and you don't need much
creams and lotions after all. Though it was first only available from
skin clinics, dermatologists and spas, red light therapy devices are now
publicly on the market and you can thus get your treatment from your
own home. The cost of such devices vary ($100 - $400) but is totally
worth it considering the money saved on other skin care products, and
much more affordable than sessions at professionals offices.
