Omnilux vs CurrentBody: red light face masks compared

Omnilux vs CurrentBody: the two masks side by side

The Omnilux Contour Face has 132 LEDs at 633 and 830 nm¹. CurrentBody’s Series 2 has 236 LEDs at 633, 830 and 1072 nm⁹. CurrentBody also sells a newer Series 3, which this page doesn’t cover⁹.

Prices are US list prices on each maker’s page, before tax, checked on November 6, 2026. Neither showed a sale price. Both pages also showed a “Notify me” stock alert, so check stock and price at checkout^{1, 9}. Figures are the makers’ own unless a cell names an FDA record. None of the sources here is an independent measurement of the 30 mW/cm² output.

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Omnilux or CurrentBody: which one fits which need

Each suits a different need, and this isn’t a ranking. Start with what you’d rather pay for: a lower price, or more LEDs and a third wavelength. If you’d rather have a panel than a mask, the red light guide covers those.

• You want a plain red and near-infrared mask for $74.99 less: Omnilux Contour Face. It’s $395 on November 6, 2026, and its 2-year warranty names the controller^{1, 3}. The catch: Omnilux publishes no mask size, weight or battery capacity, keeps $15 from a return and doesn’t say whether a used mask qualifies^{1, 2}.
• You want 236 LEDs and a third near-infrared wavelength: CurrentBody Series 2. It adds 16 LEDs at 1072 nm to 110 red and 110 at 830 nm, for $469.99 on November 6, 2026⁹. The catch: it costs $74.99 more, FDA’s summary doesn’t describe the 1072 nm LEDs, and an opened mask can’t go back for a change of mind^{9, 10, 12}.
• You want a mask for breakouts: neither fits. Omnilux says Contour isn’t for acne¹. Series 2 has no blue light, and its clearance covers wrinkles only^{9, 12}. The five-mask roundup includes masks that add blue light.

FDA clearance: the 510(k) numbers and what each one covers

FDA lists the Omnilux Contour Face under 510(k) K191629, decided on Sep 12, 2019⁶. The filing is named faceLITE, and the applicant is Ismart Marketing Svcs, not Omnilux^{6, 7}. The link to Contour Face comes from FDA’s device identifier database, which lists “Omnilux Contour FACE”, model TN19G, under K191629⁸. That listing calls it a “V2 facemask”, and neither FDA record explains how it differs from the faceLITE in the filing^{7, 8}. Omnilux’s page says the mask is FDA cleared but doesn’t print the number¹.

FDA lists CurrentBody Series 2 (model MK-90H) under 510(k) K250966, decided on Jun 25, 2025¹¹. The applicant is Shenzhen Kaiyan Medical Equipment, and the summary names CurrentBody.com Ltd as the distributor^{11, 12}. CurrentBody’s page says the mask is FDA cleared but doesn’t print the number either⁹.

Both clearances are for an over-the-counter mask for full-face wrinkles, under product code OHS, and neither lists acne or any other use^{6, 7, 11, 12}. Each rests on substantial equivalence to an earlier mask, with no new clinical data^{7, 12}. K191629 cites the LG Beauty LED mask (K170984), and K250966 cites Light Tree’s LED mask (K221946)^{7, 12}. A clearance lets the maker sell the mask for that use. It isn’t proof that the mask works.

The summaries don’t match the product pages exactly. K250966 describes 110 LEDs at 633 nm and 110 at 830 nm, and says nothing about CurrentBody’s 16 LEDs at 1072 nm^{9, 12}. K191629 gives 630 nm and 830 nm, each plus or minus 10 nm, and no LED count⁷. Both summaries also describe 10-minute sessions 5 times a week for 6 weeks^{7, 12}.

FDA’s device identifier database also lists a CurrentBody Skin “V1 facemask”, model TN2010, under the same K191629. Its maker is the same company as the Contour Face’s, I-Smart Developments^{8, 13}. That record is marked not in commercial distribution since Apr 1, 2022¹³. Series 2 has its own clearance from a different applicant¹¹. The Omnilux Men, which adds 1072 nm light, is compared with Contour Face in Omnilux Men vs Contour Face.

What the studies each maker cites actually used

Omnilux says its devices have appeared in over 40 peer-reviewed studies, and its Contour Face page names none for this mask¹. The one study it links is a 7-week open-label study of light at 415 and 633 nm for acne^{1, 4}. That isn’t the red and near-infrared light of Contour Face^{1, 4}. Omnilux’s clinical bibliography page also links a Contour Face study summary⁴. It is a company document, and it cites no journal publication of the trial⁵.

The summary describes a consumer trial from April to August 2018: 28 people aged 30 to 65 enrolled and 25 finished⁵. They wore the mask for 10 minutes, 3 times a week for 4 weeks, with a hydrogel mask under it⁵. It describes no control group⁵.

CurrentBody’s Series 2 page lists two studies of Series 2 itself⁹. SGS ran the first from Sep 10 to Nov 5, 2024, with 35 healthy Chinese adults aged 33 to 54¹⁴. They used the mask for 10 minutes once a day for 28 days, then 5 times a week for 28 days¹⁴. The second, in 2025, tested the face mask with a neck and décolleté mask on women aged 40 to 55, 5 sessions a week for 56 days¹⁵. Its summary counts 31 valid cases out of 33 included, and CurrentBody’s page says 30 women^{9, 15}.

CurrentBody’s page also lists two journal papers. One is a 2009 study of green tea pads used with a 670 nm LED array, and the other is a 2013 review of low-level light therapy in skin. Neither tested this mask^{9, 16, 17}. Neither CurrentBody study describes a separate control group^{14, 15}. The red light evidence review covers what studies of red and near-infrared light found.

Omnilux and CurrentBody warranty and returns

Both warranties run 2 years. Omnilux’s starts on delivery and covers the mask and its controller against defects in materials or workmanship, but not battery wear or normal silicone wear³. CurrentBody’s starts on the order date and covers manufacturing defects, and it doesn’t say whether battery wear is covered¹⁰. For a confirmed fault in the first 6 months, CurrentBody pays return postage and offers a refund or a like-for-like replacement. After that you pay postage and get a replacement or store credit¹⁰.

Both give you 30 days to return a mask, with different catches. Omnilux counts the 30 days from delivery and keeps $15 of the refund for the return label². The original box and accessories must go back, and the policy doesn’t say whether a used mask qualifies². CurrentBody takes back a new, unused mask within 30 days, and you pay return shipping¹⁰. It says it can’t accept change-of-mind returns of opened or used devices¹⁰.

Both manuals call for a skin sensitivity test before your first treatment. Omnilux’s guide has you run one full session on your inner arm and wait at least 6 hours¹⁸. CurrentBody’s manual has you do the same on your inner thigh, arm or the back of your hand and wait 24 hours¹⁹. CurrentBody’s product page adds that if the skin is red or itchy, you can contact support and return the device within 14 days for a full refund⁹. Its returns page doesn’t mention this exception, so confirm it before you rely on it¹⁰.

CurrentBody’s returns page lists a holiday window, checked Oct 30, 2026. Orders placed Nov 1 to Dec 24, 2026 can come back until Jan 31, 2027 if unopened and unused¹⁰. Omnilux’s returns policy lists no extended window².

Sources

1. Omnilux Contour Face Omnilux · manufacturer
2. Returns Policy Omnilux · manufacturer
3. Warranty Policy Omnilux · manufacturer
4. Clinical Bibliography Omnilux · manufacturer
5. Omnilux Contour FACE LED Mask: Clinical Study Summary (linked from Omnilux's clinical bibliography) GlobalMed Technologies (Omnilux), 2020 · manufacturer
6. 510(k) Premarket Notification K191629: faceLITE U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2019 · regulator
7. 510(k) K191629: faceLITE LED mask U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2019 · regulator
8. AccessGUDID device record: Omnilux Contour FACE, model TN19G (05060534510128) U.S. Food and Drug Administration / National Library of Medicine · regulator
9. CurrentBody Skin LED Red Light Therapy Face Mask: Series 2 CurrentBody · manufacturer
10. Shipping & Returns CurrentBody · manufacturer
11. 510(k) Premarket Notification K250966: CurrentBody Skin LED Light Therapy Mask Series 2 (MK-90H) U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2025 · regulator
12. K250966 510(k) summary and indications for use U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2025 · regulator
13. AccessGUDID device record: Currentbody Skin LED Light Therapy Mask, model TN2010 (05060534510081) U.S. Food and Drug Administration / National Library of Medicine · regulator
14. Cosmetic efficacy evaluation of Veritace-tested LEDs in Series 2 LED Face Mask (report QDCPCH24000497-02, hosted by CurrentBody) SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services (Qingdao), 2024
15. 56-day dermatological study summary: Series 2 LED Face Mask and Neck & Décolletage Mask (hosted by CurrentBody) CurrentBody, 2025 · manufacturer
16. Green tea and red light: a powerful duo in skin rejuvenation (Sommer and Zhu, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery 2009) PubMed, 2009
17. Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) in skin: stimulating, healing, restoring (Avci and colleagues, 2013) PubMed, 2013
18. Omnilux Contour Face User Guide (FIFU-EN-0622) Omnilux, 2022 · manufacturer
19. CurrentBody Skin LED Light Therapy Mask Series 2 user manual CurrentBody · manufacturer