Neutrogena Light Therapy Acne Mask Review

I've always been a fan of trying new ways to improve my skin. I teamed up with Neutrogena to try and review this cool looking Light Therapy Acne Mask. 

A first few things about the mask: 

- it's an innovative LED device that uses the power of light to address the causes of acne, all in the comfort of your own home

- the mask works for all skin types

- it harnesses the power of light to treat mild to moderate acne

- it's 100% uv free and a chemical free treatment

Neutrogena is taking skincare to a whole new level. With this unique way of treating acne, this mask is suppose to reduce breakouts, smoothen skin, reduce redness and inflamed acne. In the box, you receive the mask itself, which is reusable, and an activator. 

The thing about this "activator" though. The remote looking device works for only 30 uses. After that, you can recycle the activator. Neutrogena provides a place to dispose of these activators, and lets you print out a pre paid shipping label, which you then ship out the device to be disposed of. You can find more information about that here. I'm a bit irked by this because of the fact so many activators are wasted when they clearly can be used for more than 30 uses. Neutrogena states that they've done this because they want the power of each use to be consistent. If they were to allow the device to be rechargable, or let you change the batteries yourself, you wouldn't be receiving consistent, even light treatments, and it wouldn't be safe and FDA approved. I did some research on what other people thought about this, and found that answer within the reviews. Yes it's totally wasteful, but, there's a reason for everything. 

The mask itself is made from plastic, fitted with many blue and red lights. The blue light kills acne causing bacteria, while the red light helps with reducing inflammation. In just one easy step, the dual lights help with disrupting the acne cycle, thus providing clear and healthy skin.

In the box, you get one mask and one activator. The activator works for 30 10 minute treatments. Be careful not to get trigger happy and press the button too many times, because it could accidentally count as one treatment. The activator has a countdown starting from 30, and then it counts down until you're finished. Once finished, you recycle your activator, and purchase a new one. 

Here I am, looking like a welder or some sort of pink superhero hahaha. 

The first few times, the light was super bright and bothered my eyes. I got used to it after the first couple treatments. I like that I can wear the mask and still be able to see and do stuff. To use the mask, you clean your face first, and then use it on clean skin. After your 10 minutes is up, the mask will turn off itself. 

I still have a couple uses with the mask, so I'll hopefully be able to post before and after shots once I'm done. As it currently stands, my review for the mask is quite positive, surprisingly. I felt at first the mask was a gimmick, and it wouldn't do anything at all. To my surprise, I haven't broken out since using it. I get a new pimple somewhere on my face at least once to a few times a week. I have a terrible hormonal imbalance, and it literally causes super big, painful pimples. I would say I have quite mild/moderate acne, and I feel like it has controlled it a little bit. Redness is definitely a big issue when it comes to my skin, and that is one thing I didn't see a change in. I guess it can't improve everything! Of course, acne is a big concern, and I'm quite pleased that I haven't broken out in the past few weeks. 

Is it worth a try? Yeah I don't see why you shouldn't give this product a shot. The mask itself isn't too crazy for a skincare product ($45-$50) and the activators are about $15 for a 30 day treatment. If your acne is just mild, and you want to just improve that, I say why not. I don't recommend this for people who have severe acne, I doubt this mild light treatment would do much for you. I would repurchase the activator if I was going through a really rough month and my skin was looking pretty bad. Within a week, I felt like my skin was improving and I was already cleared of mild acne I had. 

Thanks Neutrogena for sponsoring this post, and allowing me to review this product. 

All opinions are my own.

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