No. 7 Laboratories Age-Defying LED Therapy Mask

Intrigued by the rise in the number of light therapy offerings on the market, I was keen to see what all the fuss was about. From doing a little research, the science seemed to stack up – lots of promising claims and lots of positive review stories. OK I’m in, but where do I start?

There were so many offerings and different prices points that it was all a little overwhelming. The best review I found was at goalstogetglowing.com which helped me get to grips with the basics and made me feel that I could dip my toe in the water and experience results without dropping thousands of euros in the process.

A quick trade-off analysis considering wavelengths, irradiance, treatment time, fluence, style, warranty and price point, as well as accessibility, led me to choose the Boots No7 Age Defying LED Mask.

Purchased in 2021, the full retail price at the time was €149.97. Throw in a few of the regular offers on the Boots App (particularly good on No7 products usually) and it wasn’t a bad deal at all. I paid €80.01 and got a free hand cream thrown in for good measure. Inflation has struck in the meantime and the device is currently retailing at €179.95, but the offers are still regular.

I’ve been using the mask on and off for almost two years and while I don’t feel that I have halted the aging process in its tracks, I do find when I use it consistently for a period of days/weeks, my skin texture appears smoother and more radiant. My fine lines are still there, but perhaps ever so slightly less noticeable. I suffer from pigmentation issues and I haven’t noticed any dramatic improvement in using the mask, but I am now curious about other light therapies that specifically target pigmentation issues. From the aforementioned goalstogetglowing.com review, it seems like results in this area may be beyond the reach of the budget friendly home solution.

The mask is very easy to use – simply attach the mask to the battery pack and press play. You can sit back and relax or continue doing whatever you were doing as the mask automatically switches off after the recommended 10 min treatment period. The hard part, if you’re anything like me is being consistent, but you need to be to see the results.

I think this product represented good value for me. I got to try out the science at home at a relatively reasonable price point and experienced some positive results. Perhaps if I was more disciplined in using it the recommended 5 times per week, I may have experienced more dramatic results, but overall I’m glad I purchased it. The only criticism I would personally have of it is that I didn’t notice any impact on my pigmentation and the science would seem to suggest that this was unlikely from the outset in spite of being one of the claims of the mask.