PSA: Don't fall for expensive skincare gadgets you see on Instagram

I bought a $250 LED light mask from an ad last month, thinking it would fix my clients' acne between facials. I was skeptical but the influencer reviews were so convincing. After 3 weeks of daily use on myself, my skin looked exactly the same and I even broke out more around my jaw. Has anyone else tested these things and found they actually do anything useful?

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pat_roberts5510d ago

Oh, I read somewhere that those masks can actually feed your skin bacteria if you don't clean them right. Sounds like a real waste of money to me.

nina_hall4810d ago

Pat roberts55 brings up a good point about cleaning them too. I never even thought about that when i bought mine, just followed the instructions, but now i wonder if that's why my skin got worse. It's a lot of money for something that's basically a fancy colored lightbulb. All those before and after pics online must be heavily filtered or something because mine sure didn't do anything.

paige16610d ago

My esthetician told me the blue light can actually trigger melasma in darker skin tones.