LED face mask buying guide (UK)

The at-home LED market has grown quickly, and quality varies more than price alone suggests. This guide is about what to check, not which product to pick.

Specifications you should be able to find

• Exact wavelengths in nanometres for every light mode.
• LED count and treatment area.
• Irradiance, with the measurement distance stated.
• Manufacturer session length and frequency guidance.
• Materials in contact with skin.
• Power source, charging time and runtime.
• Safety information, contraindications and eye-protection guidance.

Commercial things that matter later

• Warranty length, and whether the UK seller or an overseas manufacturer honours it.
• The returns window and who pays return postage.
• Where replacement parts and straps come from.
• Whether there is a named UK contact for support.

Marketing signals worth a second look

• Percentage improvement claims with no linked source.
• Claims to treat, cure or prevent medical conditions.
• Before-and-after images with changed lighting, make-up or angle.
• Certification logos used as decoration without a certificate number.
• Review counts that appear overnight.

Your rights as a UK consumer

Buying online in the UK gives you rights under consumer law, including cancellation rights for most distance purchases and remedies if goods are not as described or not of satisfactory quality. Those rights sit on top of whatever a retailer's own policy offers.

How Ilumi approaches this

Where confirmed, we publish manufacturer-supplied specifications and leave out anything that has not been confirmed. We do not fabricate customer feedback. Where we show reviews originally submitted for the same product model on a third-party marketplace, we identify their source clearly and distinguish them from reviews submitted by verified Ilumi purchasers. We do not describe our devices as treatments for medical conditions.