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Roundups

• The best LED face masks, ranked on what you can actually verify
• The best LED mask for wrinkles, judged on the wrinkle clearance itself
• The best LED mask for acne, starting with which ones are cleared for it
• LED masks and rosacea: what is cleared, what is not, and what to be careful about
• LED masks and dark spots: the claim nobody has a clearance for
• LED masks with neck coverage, and the second purchase nobody mentions
• The best LED face mask for men, and what actually differs
• Cheaper LED masks: what disappears from the spec sheet first
• LED masks with a clearance number you can actually look up

Head to heads

• Omnilux Contour Face vs CurrentBody Series 2
• Omnilux Contour Face vs Shark CryoGlow
• Omnilux Contour Face vs Dr. Dennis Gross FaceWare Pro
• Omnilux Contour Face vs Solawave wand
• CurrentBody Series 1 vs Series 2, and whether to upgrade at all
• CurrentBody Series 2 vs Shark CryoGlow
• Therabody TheraFace Mask vs Shark CryoGlow
• JOVS 4D mask vs Omnilux Contour Face
• Qure Q-Rejuvalight Pro vs Omnilux Contour Face
• CurrentBody Series 2 vs Therabody TheraFace Mask
• CurrentBody Series 2 vs iRestore Illumina face mask
• LED mask or red light panel: which actually delivers a dose
• LED mask or microcurrent: which one should you buy first?

Device reviews

• Omnilux Contour Face review
• CurrentBody Skin LED Mask Series 2 review
• Shark CryoGlow review
• Dr. Dennis Gross DRx SpectraLite FaceWare Pro review
• Therabody TheraFace Mask review
• JOVS LED mask review

Gift guides

• Buying an LED mask as a gift, when you do not use one yourself

Reference guides

• LED mask wavelengths, explained with a chart you can actually use
• Irradiance and dose: the specification that decides everything
• FDA cleared vs FDA approved, and how to check either one
• Do LED face masks actually work?
• How often should you use an LED face mask?
• LED masks and your eyes: what to check before you buy

Roundups

• The best microcurrent devices, ranked by what they will tell you
• The best microcurrent device for jowls, and when it is the wrong tool
• Microcurrent for hooded eyes, and the limits of what it can do
• Microcurrent for under-eye bags, and why the cause decides the device
• Microcurrent for the neck: the area handheld devices get right

Head to heads

• NuFACE TRINITY+ vs MINI+
• NuFACE TRINITY+ vs ZIIP Halo
• NuFACE TRINITY+ vs Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro
• FOREO BEAR 2 vs NuFACE TRINITY+
• MyoLift Mini vs NuFACE TRINITY+
• Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro vs Booster Pro X2
• Microcurrent vs radiofrequency: which mechanism matches your complaint
• Microcurrent vs EMS: one makes your face twitch, one does not
• You own a microcurrent device. Should you add an LED mask?

Device reviews

• NuFACE TRINITY+ review
• ZIIP Halo review
• Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro review
• FOREO BEAR 2 review
• 7E Wellness MyoLift Mini review

Gift guides

• Buying a microcurrent device as a gift

Reference guides

• How microcurrent actually works
• Microcurrent results: what actually happens, and when
• Microcurrent conductive gel: what it has to be, and what it does not
• Microcurrent safety: who should not use these devices

Roundups

• The best at-home IPL devices, and the safety spec to read first
• IPL and deeper skin tones: the question this category answers badly
• The best IPL for facial hair, and the rules that change on a face
• The best IPL for men: what changes with coarse hair and big areas
• IPL for the bikini area: where the line is, literally

Head to heads

• Ulike vs Braun: the two design philosophies in home IPL
• Ulike Air 10 vs Braun Silk-expert Pro 5
• Nood vs Ulike vs Braun
• Braun Silk-expert Pro 3 vs Pro 5
• IPL vs laser hair removal: what actually separates them
• IPL vs electrolysis: reduction versus actual removal

Device reviews

• Ulike Air 10 review
• Braun Silk-expert Pro 5 review
• Philips Lumea IPL 9900 Series review
• Nood The Flasher 2.0 review

Gift guides

• Buying an IPL device as a gift, and why this one needs care

Reference guides

• IPL and skin tone: the safety limit every brand buries
• The IPL treatment schedule, and the biology behind it
• IPL joules explained: reading the energy figure properly

Roundups

• The best at-home RF devices, judged on the temperature they publish
• RF for face and neck: the area where handhelds beat masks

Head to heads

• TriPollar STOP VX vs STOP VX2
• TriPollar STOP VX2 vs NEWA
• TriPollar STOP VX2 vs CurrentBody Skin RF

Device reviews

• TriPollar STOP VX2 review
• NEWA Skin Care Device review

Reference guides

• Does at-home radiofrequency actually work?
• RF vs microcurrent vs LED: choosing a modality, not a brand

Roundups

• The best facial steamers, and what steam actually does
• Facial steamers and acne: useful for congestion, risky for inflammation
• The best dermaplaning tools, and the hygiene argument that decides it
• At-home microneedling: why depth is the only specification that matters
• High frequency wands: a century old, and the least evidenced thing we cover

Head to heads

• Dermaplaning tool vs razor: what actually differs
• Microneedling pen vs derma roller

Device reviews

• NanoSteamer 3-in-1 review

Reference guides

• How often should you steam your face?
• At-home microneedling safety
• Device layering: the order to use everything in