Does the SKINVITY Silicone LED Mask Deliver Results? Full Review | Doctor Anne

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I had been looking for a dedicated LED bib to treat the sun damage on my décolleté for a while, so I was thrilled when SKINVITY sent over their SKINVITY Silicone LED Face Mask. Surprisingly, the mask also comes with a bib attached—a nice bonus, as it’s not mentioned in the name.

 

A SKINVITY LED face mask lying on a marble surface
SKINVITY LED face mask

 

Until then, I had always used my regular face mask flat on my chest, which meant sitting through the treatment twice—first the face, then the chest. The fit wasn’t ideal either; I don’t need eye holes when treating the décolleté.

But how did the SKINVITY devices compare to the other ones I already had in my stash?

 

 

 

What the SKINVITY Silicone LED Face mask and bib claim

The SKINVITY Silicone LED Mask transcends the challenges often associated with facial masks, offering essential features we consider indispensable: comfort, swift treatment, and the incorporation of two LED lights that address key skin issues, backed by extensive studies attesting to their efficacy. It’s not just innovation; it’s innovation with reliability.

Moreover, its results are immediate, thanks to its potency and efficiency, leaving your skin luminous, radiant, smooth, refreshed, and rejuvenated—all while reclining on your sofa.

The initial claims Skinvity makes are quite vague, to “address key skin issues leaving the skin luminous, radiant, smooth, refreshed and rejuvenated”. Later on the website, they specify this as “anti-wrinkle and skin rejuvenation,” which refers to the promotion of collagen production. They also mention “facial firmness,” attributing it to improved muscle tone—a claim I find surprising, as LED masks typically don’t target muscles. – “cares for blemished skin” by preventing excess melanin production, again a standard LED claim, at least for red and near infrared light, and then “treats acne”, which surprised me as it is a drug claim. It is most likely rooted in the effects of the blue light that has the potential to kill off bacteria.

 

The SKINVITY LED bib lying on a marbled surface
This is how the SKINVITY bib looks like

 

Facts about the SKINVITY Silicone LED Face mask and bib

Prize and material

Both the mask and bib are made from silicone, very flexible and comfortable to wear. They are available for 499 € on the website here.

While the bib is closed with one strap behind the neck, the mask has two that close behind the head. This leads to a close fit both at the upper and lower part of the face, but makes the mask a little less secure when standing up and walking around than those with a strap on top of the head.

The mask also comes with additional eye protection that I found helpful when waring the mask while watching tv or scrolling on my phone – it would have been possible without that too, but with the eye protection inserted more comfortable.

 

A look at the SKINVITY LED charger double port
The charger comes with two plug ins, allowing you to use mask and bib either at the same time or individually

 

How to use the SKINVITY Silicone LED Face mask and bib

To use mask and bib, you plug them into the controller. Each can be used individually when plugged in separately, but the settings apply to both devices when they are connected to the same controller. You cannot set different modes for the mask and bib simultaneously. Absolutely not an issue for me as I always pick the same anyway, but worth a mention.

Once you have cleansed your face and adjusted the devices to your dry face, you turn on the controller. The first setting is Red Light plus Near Infraged Light at the lowest intensity with a duration of treatment of 30 minutes and you can then either switch the light used or the intensity and duration of the treatment.

The light settings are either Red and Near Infrared Light or only Blue Light and there are five different intensity levels that are directly linked to the treatment duration. Intesity Level One has a duration of 30 minutes, Level Two has 25 minutes and so on and so forth until you reach Level Five with 10 minutes of treatment. You can’t change that either, it isn’t possible to do 30 minutes on the highest intensity – very sensible if you ask me!

Once you picked your desired mode, intensity and duration, you can relax. The devices will turn off automatically once the set time is reached, so don’t worry if you happen to fall asleep during the treatment, something I managed to do quite often.

According to Skinvity you can use the mask two different ways: as “shock treatment” if you have an important event coming up or you skin needs extra love, meaning you use it 2-3 times a week for a period of 3-4 weeks, or the “maintenance phase”, which is 2-4 times a month, so basically once a week at max. That surprised me as it is far less than other masks I know recommend. Here the maintenance part is usually 3-4 times a week.

I did a “shock treatment” and didn’t mind the more frequent use as with my preferred options, Red and Near Infrared at Level 5 for ten minutes both on mask and bib simultaneously, it was quick and comfortable.

 

Technical Stats SKINVITY LED Mask + B
The technical details

 

Technical Stats of the SKINVITY Silicone LED Face mask and bib

Now onto the technical details: number of lamps, irradiance and wavelengths used, the things you need to know before deciding to purchase! Sadly most of them are hard to find on their website, where they only tell you that they use “over 200 LEDs” and have a potency of 30 mW/cm. What they call potency is the irradiance, which ideally should be between 40 and 150 mW/cm2, but 30 mW/cm2 is what you usually get with at-home devices, as risks increase when you surpass the 50. (More info: LED Light therapy for skin rejuvenation – the science)

Neither on the homepage nor in the manual that comes with did they mention the actual wavelengths used, which I found surprising and a bit frustrating. I am used to this information being forefront and center of every offer, as this is the most important thing for me when deciding to purchase – yes irradiance is important too, but if that one is lower, it can be compensated with longer weartime. If a brand uses the wrong wavelengths, there is no compensation for that.

After some communication with their customer service, I can now confirm that the mask has 219 LEDs, each containing three lamps for the different wavelengths: 850 nm for infrared, 630 nm for red, and 430 nm for blue light. If you remember my post on LED light therapy, you might remember that the ideal wavelengths, the ones used in studies, are 830 nm for infrared, 633 nm for red and 415 nm for blue. I recommend staying as close as possible to these, and especially with infrared and blue SKINVITY is not ideal. How much effect that will have in real life, I obviously can’t say, but for me it is the main selling point when picking up a mask.

 

Close up of the LEDs in the SKINVITY LED Face mask
Close up of the LEDs

 

Does it live up to its claims?

Well.

The claims aren’t that different to the ones from other LED masks and as I have mentioned frequently, you will only ever get subtle results when using at home devices. With the wavelength used though I am not sure if it is the ideal mask to work on your skin goals.

 

How does it compare to…

Current Body Skin LED Light Therapy Mask - review and 8 week results
Current Body Skin LED Light Therapy Mask

 

Currentbody Skin LED Light Therapy Mask

This is the first LED mask I have tried and the one I compare every new one to because I still enjoy it so much. Yes, there is a new version available, but I have’t tested that one enough to share my thoughts yet, so the old one it is. In terms of comfort and fit, both are pretty comparable. In terms of wavelengths used though, Currentbody is closer on the actual recommendations, which I prefer. It doesn’t have the Blue Light option and doesn’t come with a bib in the set – there is a bib you can buy separately though, but if you do that you’ll pay more than you’ll pay when getting SKINVITY.

Still, I prefer Currentbody over the SKINVITY offer.

You can read my full review of the Currentbody Skin LED Light Therapy Mask here.

 

Would I repurchase and which skin types do I recommend the SKINVITY Silicone LED Face mask and bib to?

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the SKINVITY Silicone LED mask and Bib. They offer a comfortable fit, are easy to use and for those that want to target breakouts have the option of using blue light to do that. But they aren’t superior to other masks I’ve tried and the wavelengths used also don’t match the ones tested in studies, so for me, the only unique selling point compared to others in my stash is the bib that comes with the set.

 

SKINVITY LED Face Mask Revie
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