The 7 Best LED Face Masks, According To Extensive Testing

While at-home LED devices can’t compete with the power of a professional light-therapy treatment administered by a dermatologist, they can complement a well-rounded skincare routine when used properly and consistently. The best LED face masks fit comfortably, are FDA-cleared for safety and feature an effective number of LED bulbs to penetrate the skin and provide various skincare benefits. Our top picks include the Dr. Dennis Gross DRx SpectraLite FaceWare Pro, a contoured mask offering multiple light modes, and the Omnilux Contour Face, a flexible silicone design that’s easy to secure in place.

Though there are many options at your disposal, the steep prices and differing features can make it tough to narrow down which one is worth trying. I, along with a panel of testers over the age of 30, evaluated multiple LED masks over the course of several weeks for factors such as ease of use, comfort, recommended usage, efficacy, safety and more. Here are the very best LED face masks for treating a range of skincare concerns.

Using both red and blue light therapy, this sturdy, dermatologist-developed device targets both signs of aging and acne breakouts, making it easier to justify its $450-plus price tag. Unlike many other versions that use a flexible silicone material, the SpectraLite FaceWare Pro has a rigid and pre-contoured design made of a glossy white and metallic rose-gold plastic. It’s also one of the rare masks that’s completely wireless, powering on via a small button on the top.

The multitasking device offers three different preprogrammed treatment settings: a red light treatment to address signs of aging like fine lines and discoloration, a blue light treatment to help clear acne and a combination treatment that uses both red and blue lights to target a variety of concerns. Treatments take only three minutes to complete, as opposed to many other LED face masks that work in 10-minute installments.

While it’s heavier than a silicone mask, I found it to be more comfortable because its pre-molded shape hugged my facial features better. The silicone head strap was also effective at keeping the mask in place when stationary, though the mask was prone to slippage when I moved around. According to the brand, the mask is safe to be used with your eyes open or closed and without safety goggles. I did not find the brightness of the LED lights to be overwhelming or irritating to my eyes, but I did feel more comfortable with my eyes shut.

The mask was super easy to set up, thanks to clear and straightforward directions, and it comes with a kit that includes a USB charging cord in its drawstring storage bag (minus a power adapter). It needs to be fully charged before its first use, which took about four hours (one full charge lasts for eight to 10 uses). The mask automatically shuts off after each treatment, and the brand recommends using it once a day, which feels doable given the speedy sessions. Overall, I found the SpectraLite FaceWare Pro to be well designed, straightforward and easy to add into my daily skincare routine.

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Many of the at-home LED masks on the market use a flexible silicone design that lays snugly against your facial features, with cutouts for the areas around your eyes, nostrils and lips. If you’re set on one, I highly recommend the Omnilux Contour Face mask, which I found to be lightweight, comfortable and very easy to set up and use.

The mask offers a combo of red light and near-infrared light therapy in a preprogrammed 10-minute treatment to address multiple signs of aging, discoloration and redness. It took a few minutes to properly place and secure the mask on my face, but it felt pretty comfortable once on. The device features two adjustable head straps that keep the mask in place so long as I stay still, though I wish there were eye inserts or safety goggles included to protect my eyes against the bright lights.

This mask is powered by an oval handheld controller, which needs to be fully charged before plugging it into the mask (a process that took me two hours, but can take up to six). It comes with a storage bag, a USB cable and multiple power adapters. Once the controller is charged, you plug it into the mask, secure the mask on your face and press the on/off button on the controller to start your treatment.

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The CurrentBody Skin LED Light Therapy Face Mask, made famous on TikTok, uses a patented silicone material that flexes over your facial contours to ensure the light makes contact with your entire face. Like other silicone masks on this list, it features openings for the eyes, nostrils and lips, as well as one adjustable head strap. One unique feature is the inclusion of openings for the ears, which helps further improve the fit.

Setting up this mask was a breeze. The controller took only about two hours to fully charge with the included USB-C charging cable out of the box, though the brand notes that this process can take up to 4.5 hours. The most difficult part of the setup was fitting the mask to my face, as the head strap was hard to secure so that the mask fit comfortably. I also found the mask’s LEDs to be almost overwhelmingly bright, though it comes with rubber eye inserts to help block light.

Because I preferred to do my treatments with my eyes closed, I couldn’t move around or multitask while wearing the device. However, I particularly enjoyed that the mask automatically shuts off and alerts you when the treatment is over.

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The Therabody TheraFace Mask has the most LED lights out of all the devices our testers tried: 648, broken up into three light modes (red light, red and infrared light, and blue light). The device defaults to a nine-minute treatment session that cycles through all three of the light modes, but you also have the ability to choose just one light mode for a faster and more targeted three-minute session. The mask also features 17 motors that deliver massaging vibration therapy with or without the use of the LED light therapy.

Our tester says the Therabody mask is pretty heavy, at 1.3 pounds, and found that it was most comfortable to wear while leaning back or lying down. The mask features a vertical and horizontal head strap to secure it to the face as well as removable eye shields, which allow you to keep your eyes open during treatments. Because the device is so heavy (due to the technology involved for its dual LED and massage therapy functions), our tester said the eye shields ended up leaving pressure marks on her upper cheekbones, though you could also keep your eyes closed throughout light therapy treatments instead.

Still, setting up the cordless mask was extremely simple, and 1.5 hours on the charger yielded our tester 108 minutes of use (i.e., 12 separate nine-minute sessions) before it needed to be recharged again.

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