How Often Should You Use Red Light Therapy on Your Face?
Use red light therapy on the face three to five times weekly. The time per session is usually between 5 and 30 minutes, but the range depends on your specific device.
How Often Should You Use Red Light Therapy On Your Face?
Using your light every day is unnecessary, and it can even be counterproductive.
The rule of thumb for fighting wrinkles or acne with red light therapy is to use the light three times per week, for ten minutes per session.
If you’re unsure, send me a note, and I’ll help you figure it out.
This schedule reduces wrinkles, acne, scars, eczema, psoriasis, and melasma.
Manufacturer Instructions
Most red light therapy devices designed for the face have similar treatment schedules.
Use red light therapy on the face three to five times weekly.
The time per session is usually between 5 and 30 minutes, but the range depends on your specific device.
Red Light Therapy is Adds Up
There is such a thing as “too much red light therapy,” so it’s essential to understand what a “dose of light” is for your device.
A “dose” of light is the amount of energy (light) your face receives.
Holding the light close to your skin will give you more light and a bigger dose.
If you hold the light to your skin longer than normal, you’ll get an even bigger dose.
Therefore, you need to be consistent with the distance and the time.
Light builds up in the cells.
If you do light therapy several times a day — or even too often in a week — you can lose some of the benefits it has.
It can take 48 hours to benefit from a red light therapy session.
If you dose too frequently, you risk entering the inhibition response range.
Your cells stop creating extra ATP and nitric oxide.
The Skin’s Capacity for Light
The skin has a large capacity for absorbing light.
That means you can dose more frequently than the hair, for example.
You should use red light therapy no more than once a day for facial treatment.
You might find better effects dosing every other day.
Conclusion
If your device comes with instructions, you should follow them.
No one knows the right amount of dosing than the company that makes the light.
But if you have a light and are unsure of its use, try thrice weekly, at 10 minutes per session.
Keep the light the same distance from your face each time.