LED face masks compared: HigherDOSE, Omnilux, CurrentBody, TheraFace and FaceWare Pro

The five masks side by side

The Omnilux’s warranty also covers its controller⁵. CurrentBody Series 2 adds a 1072 nm wavelength for $469.99, but you can’t return it once opened unless your skin reacts^{10, 13}. The TheraFace adds a head massage to its blue light¹⁴.

The FaceWare Pro is the hardest to recommend, because neither its FDA clearance nor its light output can be checked^{20, 21}. None of the five makers cites a journal-published trial of its own mask^{1, 6, 10, 19, 20}.

Prices are US list prices on each maker’s page, before tax, checked on October 13, 2026. None was on sale. Omnilux’s and CurrentBody’s pages also showed a “Notify me” stock alert, so check stock at checkout^{1, 10}. Output figures are the makers’ or their FDA filings’, and none comes with a measuring distance.

Which one fits which need

These are picks for different needs, not a ranking. The first question is which light you want: red and near infrared for wrinkles, or blue as well for breakouts.

• You want an FDA-cleared wrinkle mask for the least money, with time to decide: HigherDOSE. It’s $349 for a silicone mask with red and near-infrared light, cleared in 2024^{6, 7}. You get 120 days from delivery to return it, even after use, with a prepaid label⁹. The catch: the warranty is one year⁸. HigherDOSE’s page also publishes no output figures, so the FDA filing is the only place to find them^{6, 7}.
• You want a 2-year warranty for the least money: Omnilux Contour Face. It’s $395, cleared for wrinkles since 2019, and you hold one button to start a 10-minute session^{1, 3}. The 2-year warranty covers the mask and its controller⁵. The catch: Omnilux publishes no size, weight or battery capacity, and battery wear isn’t covered^{1, 5}. Returns cost $15, and the policy doesn’t say whether a used mask qualifies⁴.
• You want a third near-infrared wavelength: CurrentBody Series 2. It adds 16 LEDs at 1072 nm to its 633 and 830 nm LEDs, for $469.99¹⁰. The warranty is two years, and CurrentBody pays return postage on a fault in the first six months¹³. The catch: once opened, it goes back only if your skin reacts^{10, 13}. The FDA filing also describes only the 633 and 830 nm LEDs, not the 1072 nm ones¹².
• You want blue light for breakouts as well: TheraFace Mask. It’s the only mask here with a confirmed clearance that covers mild to moderate inflammatory acne as well as wrinkles¹⁵. Sessions take 9 minutes, and a vibrating eye and scalp massage also runs without the lights^{14, 15}. The catch: at $649.99 it costs $270 more than Therabody’s own Mask Glo, which has the same three wavelengths^{14, 18}. The shell is plastic rather than flexible silicone, and the warranty is one year^{14, 16}.
• You want the shortest routine: FaceWare Pro. Every session lasts 3 minutes, it’s cordless, and you can run red, blue or both²⁰. The catch: Dr. Dennis Gross gives no 510(k) number, and the FDA lists no clearance under the FaceWare Pro name^{20, 21}. It publishes no output figures, and the warranty is one year²⁰. At $455, that’s a lot to take on trust.

What the clearances and skin results show

Four of the five masks have a 510(k) clearance you can look up^{3, 7, 11, 15}. Each was cleared as substantially equivalent to earlier cleared devices, without new clinical data^{3, 7, 12, 15}. A clearance lets the maker sell the mask for that use. It isn’t proof that the mask reduces wrinkles or acne.

The FaceWare Pro is the exception. Dr. Dennis Gross calls it FDA cleared but gives no 510(k) number, and the FDA’s database lists none under its name^{20, 21}.

The skin results on the makers’ pages are their own. Omnilux’s 96% figures come with no sample size¹. CurrentBody’s figures come from its own 35-person SGS study, with no journal publication cited¹⁰. Therabody’s 31-person study, with no control group described, is posted on its blog¹⁹. Dr. Dennis Gross gives no size or design for its 97% study²⁰.

What each mask costs to own

None of the five lists refills or a subscription^{1, 6, 10, 14, 20}. Charging costs next to nothing: a full charge of CurrentBody’s 9.62 Wh battery is under 0.01 kWh¹². The long-term cost is the battery. None of the five makers prices a replacement battery^{1, 6, 10, 14, 20}. Omnilux and Therabody also exclude battery wear from their warranties^{5, 16}.

LED face mask or small red light panel?

If you mainly want light on your face, a small panel is the other route. Mito’s MitoPRO 300X is $449 with a tabletop stand, and Mito sizes it for the face, neck or a joint²³. PlatinumLED’s BIOMAX 300 is $659 and hangs from a door hook in the box²⁶. PlatinumLED pitches it for joints as well as the face²⁶. Both carry three-year warranties, longer than any mask here^{23, 26}.

Panels publish more about their light. Mito reports that an outside lab it paid measured a 38.2 mW/cm² average at 6 inches for the 300X²⁴. A lab report PlatinumLED commissioned gives the BIOMAX 300 a 56.25 mW/cm² average at 12 inches²⁷.

A mask is simpler to use: you strap it on, while Mito asks you to sit 12 to 18 inches from the 300X^{1, 23}. Four of the masks have an FDA clearance you can look up^{3, 7, 11, 15}. Neither panel is: both are listed under ILY, an infrared heating lamp code, with no 510(k)^{25, 28}. A BIOMAX 300 return also costs a 20% restocking fee, $131.80, plus shipping²⁹. For your back or whole body, see the full-length panel comparison.

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