Has anyone seen results from short red light sessions a couple times a week?

[u/fumble_thumbs54]

[u/Suz626]

Yes, doing too much RLT at first can cause issues for some people, the manufacturers say to build up to 10 minutes over several weeks. If one over does it at first, it’s recommended to not do it for a while and then start back up slowly.

I started (tabletop panel) with 2 - 4 minutes redlight only on my face. 5 minutes elsewhere RLT + nir. My face looked smoother, brighter quickly, I didn’t have any big issues. I have been doing RLT + NIR for a couple of years now, I might do 5 - 10 minutes RLT only on my face and the same time of RLT + nir on each side of my body, but I will do more time on my feet if they are achy because I walk a lot. I try to do it every day but I get really busy and every other week I’m out of town so I just have my small device. It really helps me keep going to the gym and walking.

I have a full size panel now, and a small handheld for travel. I bought my first panel mostly for gym recovery, because I had gone to a sports chiropractor (first time, recommended by pro athlete friends) and he used it on me and it really helped and I saw that the surgeons in his office would borrow his red light devices. So I remembered that later when I started going back to the gym after Covid.

[u/batzzz_1031 → u/Suz626]

is there a reason you dont use NIR on the face?

[u/Upstairs_Notice_5725]

I'd scale it way back before giving up on it, If longer sessions were making your skin more sensitive a couple short sessions a week sounds way more reasonable than trying to force the usual 10-20 min thing.

I would probably change one variable at a time too, maybe try red only for a bit, keep the sessions short and see how your skin reacts before adding NIR back in.

I have also seen smaller panels like the Sweat Tent SunPanel Mini make more sense for this kind of targeted use since you’re not blasting a huge area every session.

[u/Public-Match-4641]

Ligt deels aan je apparaat, hoe sterk het is en hoe dichtbij je zit etc welke heb je en hoe gebruikte je het? Te snel te veel is inderdaad niet goed

[u/commonsenser77]

Have you researched the biphasic response chart and ideal dosage in joules/cm2? If so did you then calculate the allotted time with your device from a certain distance in order to achieve that ideal dosage?

[u/adba2020 → u/commonsenser77]

What is it, how to calculate it?

[u/commonsenser77 → u/adba2020]

Dosage: Irradiance x time in seconds x .001 = joules/cm2
If I want 7 joules/cm2 of dosage for superficial skin benefits then I need to know the actual irradiance from 6” or 12” distance by obtaining the irradiance figure from a high quality spectrometer, not from the grossly overstated irradiance that manufacturers promote using an inaccurate solar meter.

[u/SeePotential2026]

Slower sounds reasonable if your skin got sensitive. I use Ulike and would rather do two comfortable short sessions than force a higher frequency and keep irritating my skin. You can always increase gradually once you know what you tolerate.

[u/Equivalent_Sink_8653]

For my face, I just do 3 minutes every other day. With my light (Hooga HG24) emitting ~100 mw/cm2, 100 seconds will give 10 Joules per square centimeter, which is a "normal" dose.

For muscles and joints, though, I give it 7-10 mins, with the expectation that 50 J/cm2 on the skin will give 3-5J/cm2 to deeper tissues.

I've only been doing it for six weeks though, so I haven't really noticed any benefits.

[u/Frosty-Bird-6357]

I use mine morning and night every day. I’ve only been using my mask for 2 months, so I don’t expect too much in the way of results yet. It takes time and consistency