Light therapy, a ground-breaking approach to skin care and wellness, has seen significant advancements in recent years. This innovative treatment uses different colors, or wavelengths, of light, each offering unique benefits.
One variant that’s been turning heads in the skin care industry is green light therapy. As part of the wider LED light treatment family, it’s starting to make waves due to its potential benefits for skin and overall wellness. This guide aims to delve into the world of green light therapy, exploring its science, benefits, and how you can incorporate it into your skin care routine or your professional offerings to clients.
Green light therapy, like all LED therapies, leverages the power of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to deliver specific wavelengths of light to your skin.
But why green light? Well, the magic lies in its unique wavelength.
Green light, typically around 520 nanometers, penetrates the skin to a shallow depth, targeting the skin’s surface layers. While it doesn’t go as deep as red or near-infrared light, it doesn’t need to! Green light works right where it’s most effective — in the skin’s outer layer, also known as the epidermis.
Unlike more high-energy light forms like UV rays, green light doesn’t harm the skin. Instead, it’s believed to influence the cells’ behaviors in the skin’s upper layers. When you’re dealing with complexion concerns around blemishes, scarring, or dark spots, this is exactly what you want.
Let’s get to the good part: the potential benefits of green light therapy for your skin!
One of the most popular ways to use green light therapy is for relief from breakouts and blemishes. Green light therapy has a powerful ability to soothe skin irritation and redness — two hallmark signs that accompany any breakout.
Green light therapy is known to penetrate the skin more deeply than other forms of light therapy, allowing it to more effectively cleanse skin and provide purifying benefits.
One key aspect of how green light can be beneficial lies in how it interacts with melanocytes, the cells that produce pigment for your skin. Too much melanin or uneven distribution can lead to issues like pigmentation concerns and dark spots. Green light is thought to help manage these issues, contributing to a more even and radiant skin tone overall.
Besides pigmentation issues, green light therapy might also aid in managing the appearance of dilated capillaries or redness, thanks to its calming properties. If you’re looking for a skin care routine that supports a more balanced and even-toned complexion, Green Light Therapy might be worth exploring.
Moreover, green light is gentle on the skin, making it a good choice for those with sensitive skin types. While it can be used alone, it’s also often used in combination with other light therapies like red or blue light to provide a more comprehensive skin care regimen.
Of course, while green light therapy can support your skin care routine and help manage certain skin issues’ appearance, it’s not a cure-all! Maintaining a consistent, comprehensive skin care routine in addition to pursuing light therapy is best.
Green light, with its calming properties, has been associated with wellness benefits beyond skin health, too.
Research has suggested that exposure to green light might help support overall mood and cognition. These studies propose that green light could potentially help support relaxation — the calming effects could even extend to your bedtime routine, possibly supporting your sleep quality, too.
Wellness-focused clients may find that incorporating green light therapy into their wellness routines complements their health-oriented lifestyles and brings a new dimension to their self-care.
LED light therapies come in various colors, each having unique benefits. Red, blue, and green light therapies are among the most popular. But how does green light therapy compare with its counterparts?
Red light therapy, with its longer wavelength, penetrates deeper into the skin, reaching the dermis where collagen and elastin reside. It’s often used for its potential to support skin elasticity and texture, contributing to a youthful-looking radiance.
Blue light therapy is known for its potential ability to help reduce the appearance of blemishes. It’s suggested that blue light might support overall skin health and a healthy balance of sebum, helping keep your skin clear.
Green light therapy, as we’ve discussed, works primarily on the skin’s surface layers. It’s often used to help ease breakouts and minimize the look of pigmentation issues, redness, and uneven skin tone.
The choice between these therapies depends on the specific skin concerns at play. A combination of these therapies may even be most beneficial for a more comprehensive approach to skin health.
Whether you’re using an LED Light Therapy device at home or looking for the perfect device for your professional outfit, there are many options available when it comes to how best to deliver light therapy (more on that later, though).
But whatever product you use, the routine should remain the same, so let’s quickly walk through the basic steps:
Whether you’re looking to up your at-home LED Light Therapy game or are in search of the perfect product to add to your outfit’s offerings, there’s a wide range of light therapy products to choose from depending on your client’s preferences and needs.
If you’re looking for something that delivers more than just light therapy, The Skin Enhancer is the ideal multi-purpose option that takes up almost no space — but covers all of your bases. It integrated nanocurrent technology, heat therapy, vibrational techniques, and LED therapy that covers the red, blue, and orange spectrum to deliver a more radiant complexion in no time!
Depending on which mode you choose, The Skin Enhancer can help to deep cleanse your pores and promote product penetration so that all of your serums and treatments reach their maximum efficacy. It can also help with facial contouring and deliver when it comes to soothing red or irritated skin with its variable settings. When you add to that LED light therapy and a cold setting to help lock in product and close your pores, well — it’s easy to see why this is a crowd pleaser.
For a purely light therapeutic device, the Glide N’ Glow is the ultimate when it comes to anti-aging. It utilizes three different modes to provide targeted LED therapy with its streamlined head that makes it perfect both for facial use and to address concerns around the neck area.
It includes three modes: blue light for calming and soothing skin, purple light for toning and contouring, and red light to provide heat therapy. Whether you’re looking to activate collagen and elastin, improve oxygenation of skin cells, or just accelerate blood circulation, the Glide N’ Glow has anti-aging covered on every single front.
But if you want something that offers full and total light therapy coverage, the Illuminate Full Face LED Panel does it all without any fussy movement or application.
It’s both FDA-registered and cleared, so you know that it does what it says on the tin. And with 1800 red LED lights, it’s the most powerful panel we’ve ever encountered — it can even be specially ordered to deliver blue or green light therapy, depending on the benefits you’re looking to deliver.
It excels when it comes to keeping your skin looking youthful, concerns around skin tone evenness, and textural issues that can otherwise be very tricky to handle. This full-coverage LED panel can also help to promote a brighter, more radiant complexion.
And if you’re looking for an investment piece for your skin care lineup, this LED panel lasts for up to 40,000 hours, so you don’t have to worry about the bulbs going out before you’ve even gotten started. In case you’re not into doing math, 40,000 hours means that you could use it for eight hours a day, five days a week… for about 20 years.
While at-home devices provide a convenient way to experience green light therapy, professional-grade treatments performed by trained estheticians can offer a more potent, comprehensive experience. It’s also always a good idea to consult with a professional even if you want to begin LED light therapy at home, because they’ll be able to help you best determine the type of therapy needed to address your unique skin and complexion concerns.
At the beginning of a session, your skin care professional will cleanse your skin to remove any impurities. They will then use a professional-grade LED device to administer the green light therapy. These devices typically have stronger light output than at-home units, allowing for potentially more impactful results.
Your esthetician will focus the light on areas of concern, typically maintaining the light on each area for a few minutes. The duration of the entire session can range anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour, depending on the specific treatment plan.
After the treatment, your skin care professional might apply specific serums or creams that are designed to support the skin post-treatment or to address other skin care concerns you’ve raised in your session.
After all, this is just one part of your skin care regimen, and while there’s pretty much a type of LED light for every skin care concern, it’s a good idea to promote a brighter, more even complexion from every possible angle. They will also provide you with aftercare instructions to help you get the most from your session.
Generally, green light therapy is considered safe with minimal side effects. The treatment is non-invasive, and unlike some other light therapies, it does not emit harmful UV rays. Most individuals can use it without experiencing any adverse reactions. However, as with any skin care treatment, there are considerations to keep in mind.
First, always follow the manufacturer’s instructions if using an at-home device. Do not use the device for longer than recommended, as this could potentially lead to skin sensitivity or irritation.
Remember, too, that green light therapy is just one way to support your skin, and is only one part of a larger routine — it’s not a magic wand. It can help manage the appearance of certain skin concerns, but should be additive to an overall regimen and not seen as a replacement.
Finally, always consult with a skin care professional before starting any new skin care treatment, including green light therapy! They can provide personalized advice based on your skin type, concerns, and goals, ensuring that you use the therapy safely and effectively.
Green light therapy, with its potential to support skin health and overall wellness, offers an exciting avenue to explore within the realm of light therapies. From soothing blemishes and breakouts and helping manage the appearance of dark spots to potentially boosting mood, the benefits of this innovative therapy are worth considering in your skin care and wellness journey.
If you’re looking for a new, non-invasive, and innovative way to deliver a refreshed, rejuvenated, and overall more radiant complexion, green light therapy is worth exploring!
Sources:
LED Light Therapy | Cleveland Clinic
Phototherapy with Light Emitting Diodes | The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology
Health Effects of UV Radiation | United States Environmental Protection Agency
Role of Visible Light on Skin Melanocytes: A Systematic Review | Wiley
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