The Best LED Face Masks Will Have You Glowing in No Time

Best Affordable LED Face Mask: Beauty Pie

Beauty Pie’s no-frills light mask uses a combo of red and infrared light for a 10-minute treatment to reduce redness and brighten overall complexion. It makes it easy to just strap in and let your mind go quiet for 10 minutes without having to worry about what treatment you’re going to do, though it also means you can’t target specific concerns since the mask can’t cycle between various wavelengths. Our tester, contributor Kevin Ford, notes in his review of the C-Wave Light Facial that he feels “like [his] overall skin health has improved,” over the course of 12 treatments over four weeks and his “skin is brighter with a more evened tone.”

Best LED Face Mask for Acne: Omnilux Clear

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Pros

• Effective at treating blemishes and hyperpigmentation
• Fit feels secure

Cons

Most folks know the Omnilux Contour for its anti-aging purposes but folks love the Omnilux Clear to fight acne. Some 50 million Americans continue to deal with acne as adults, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, and rather than consistently shelling out money on creams, pimple patches, and specialized face washes, the answer could come in the form of this mask. The flexible silicone mask conforms to the head for better full-face coverage, utilizing the power of blue and red LED to target acne on the surface and underneath the skin.

GQ‘s visual editor for GQ Sports Brauna Marks was looking for a mask to combat hormonal, cystic acne that forms deep under the skin’s surface. After about eight uses, Marks noticed that she did have less hormonal acne and that her existing hyperpigmentation had evened out. While she enjoyed the results of wearing the mask, she did find that there were too many wires—one for the remote and one for the mask—to be a pain point, especially since the two parts couldn’t be charged together.

Best LED Face Mask for Hyperpigmentation: Therabody TheraFace Mask

Therabody’s TheraFace mask is so popular that the brand can barely keep it in stock alongside its Theragun massagers. Having tried it ourselves, we think the mask is worth the hype. This mask distinguishes itself from others by also offering vibration therapy around the eyes, browline, and scalp, sort of like a tender massage, which boosts circulation to relieve tension and puffiness. Unlike other face masks, this one has way more lights so it can offer even more targeted therapy.

Our tester, GQ’s associate commerce director Michael Nolledo, had struggled with acne before getting it under control with Accutane. He mainly hoped the mask would help him tackle acne scars, fine lines, and hyperpigmentation, all of which were addressed by the TheraFace, according to him: “The mask has helped reduce inflammation, and evened out some of my darker scars.” While the massage aspect of the mask felt a little gimmicky to him at first, Nolledo says that it does feel relaxing, and that he’s incorporated it into his daily skin care routine, which is also a testament to how easy it is to use as well as how it effective it’s been since his two-month stint testing it.