Fine lines
Less wrinkling in 4 weeks
In a 76-person trial, red and near-infrared light twice a week reduced wrinkling and improved elasticity compared with a sham light.
Lee et al. · J Photochem Photobiol B · 2007
Light obeys the inverse-square law: move twice as far from a source and only a quarter of the light reaches you. That’s why a flat lamp aimed at your nose leaves your cheeks and jawline in the dim.
Gale’s three panels bend around you, so your forehead, cheeks and jaw each get their share.
Standing near a campfire versus sitting in a circle around it. Same fire. Very different warmth on the sides of your face.
Inverse-square law
Ten minutes
Nothing touches your face, so there’s nothing to strap on, fog up or wash afterwards.
Fine lines
In a 76-person trial, red and near-infrared light twice a week reduced wrinkling and improved elasticity compared with a sham light.
Lee et al. · J Photochem Photobiol B · 2007Skin feel
In a 136-person trial, red light sessions improved skin roughness and complexion compared with controls.
Wunsch & Matuschka · Photomed Laser Surg · 2014Comfort
It sits over you like an awning, so it works for people who can’t stand a mask on their face.
Folds flat to storeHow it works
Light between roughly 650 and 1,350 nanometers sits in the body’s optical window: the range where blood and water absorb the least, so light travels the furthest. Longer wavelengths reach deeper.
Absorbed in the top layers of skin. The wavelength used in most skin studies.
Invisible to you, and it travels further into tissue, toward muscle and joints.
Karu · IUBMB Life · 2010 · Ash et al. · Lasers Med Sci · 2017
Myth vs truth
Closer is always better.
Even beats close. A flat light pressed near your nose leaves your cheeks and jawline farther away and dimmer. A curved dome keeps every part of your face at a similar distance.
Inverse-square lawRed light is just a fancy heat lamp.
Heat is something you feel. The effect studied in red light therapy depends on color, not warmth: specific wavelengths get absorbed by one specific enzyme in your mitochondria. A space heater warms the room. It doesn’t change how your cells make energy.
Karu · IUBMB Life · 2010If 20 minutes is good, an hour is better.
Light follows a biphasic dose response: too little does nothing, the right dose helps, and too much can cancel the benefit. It’s watering a plant, not filling a pool. Use the timer.
Huang et al. · Dose-Response · 2009Your protocol
On clean, dry skin, before serums and moisturizer.
Sit back, eyes closed, and let the timer end it.
The skin studies measured results over weeks of regular use.
The research
Every claim on this page points to a published paper. Here they are.
Adults with facial wrinkles used red (633 nm), near-infrared (830 nm), both, or a sham light for 4 weeks. The real-light groups showed less wrinkling and better elasticity than sham.
Lee et al. · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B · 2007Full-body red light units, twice a week for 30 sessions. Skin complexion and roughness improved, and ultrasound measured higher collagen density than in the control group.
Wunsch & Matuschka · Photomedicine and Laser Surgery · 2014Cytochrome c oxidase, part of the energy chain inside your mitochondria, absorbs red and near-infrared light and changes how the cell makes energy.
Karu · IUBMB Life · 2010Reviewed the dose response of low-level light: too little does nothing, the right dose helps, and too much can cancel the benefit.
Huang et al. · Dose-Response · 2009FAQ
The light is bright up close. Wear the included goggles, or keep your eyes closed when your face is lit.
Use it on clean, dry skin. Apply serums and moisturizer after the session.
Three to five sessions a week. Start on a low intensity level and let the timer end the session.
The three panels fold flat, so it fits in a drawer or on a shelf.
Wipe it with a soft, slightly damp cloth after use. Never put it in the washer or submerge it.
Yes. Start a return within 30 days of delivery by emailing info@tharsyn.com. The refund policy has the conditions.