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[kylatay]

I've been using Blue/Red lights for 3 weeks. So far so great!! I have known about actintic flourescent lights for a long time because I was fish keeper. I have 4 of them. I buy them at a local fish shop. I put them in light fixtures I bought at Walmart. These are 15 watt lights. They cost $20 a piece locally.

I had a lot harder time finding Red Lights locally. I finally found a handheld LED unit at Rite Aid. Its from Pretika and has 24 66onm LEDs. I know it's not alot of LEDs but it was only $30 and I don't mind using it for several minutes per spot while I watch TV. Even up to an hour.

I have to say my skin really does look a lot better. I can't wait until I've been doing this for 3 months. I LOVE that their are really no side effects. My skin does seem a little dryer which is a plus for me.

I will keep updating
K

[kylatay]

I'm about 5.5 weeks in. I am so happy. I don't have any new acne. I still have some blackheads but I am hoping like Wolfy said these will eventually come out too. My oil has diminished completely. This is AMAZING and works very similar to BP without the red irritated skin that I would get. The only time my skin looked this good is when I was pregnant.

I love to look in the mirror in the morning and see how much my skin has improved. THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to these threads! I will keep updating as the rest of my 3 months progress, but I am a believer!

For cheap blue lights to try....you can go to your local fish store and get 2 actintic bulbs 420nm (they run about $10-$20 each). It's totally working for me! The red lights really help but the blue are the bacteria killers. Put the lights together in any standard flourescent 15 watt light fixture, buy some UVB/UVA goggles and do each side of your face and center for at least 5 mins per side. The whole setup could be had in my small town for about $52, if you live in a bigger city maybe even cheaper.

(Of course this is my experience and yours may vary. Be careful, safe and do your own research as I'm no doctor.lol.!)

[oceanmist]

congrats on your success. can u tell me how long ur sessions are? i do 10 min, once a day. i tried doing 15 min but i think it irritated my skin so im cutting back.

[kylatay]

congrats on your success. can u tell me how long ur sessions are? i do 10 min, once a day. i tried doing 15 min but i think it irritated my skin so im cutting back.

10-15 mins everyday. just depends on how long I want to sit there ol

[stanno]

I've looked at a couple of UK sites selling actinic tubes and tried comparing them to the Beautyskin ones. It's possible that the spectrum is very similar - I believe Beautyskin quote between 400-450, and most of the actinic lights show around 400-440 (they're all a bit vague!).

A couple of differences: the smallest actinic tubes I can find are 18" long, where the Beautyskin are 10". Also, and very interestingly, Beautyskin quote a life of 300 hours for their tubes, whereas the actinic tubes have a life of 10,000!

[kylatay]

I've looked at a couple of UK sites selling actinic tubes and tried comparing them to the Beautyskin ones. It's possible that the spectrum is very similar - I believe Beautyskin quote between 400-450, and most of the actinic lights show around 400-440 (they're all a bit vague!).

A couple of differences: the smallest actinic tubes I can find are 18" long, where the Beautyskin are 10". Also, and very interestingly, Beautyskin quote a life of 300 hours for their tubes, whereas the actinic tubes have a life of 10,000!

True the ones I have are 15 watt and 18". I have 4 of them side by side, but sometimes only use 2. Didn't seem to matter to my acne. I believe most of the light around actintics are peaked at 420nm. I don't get any sun tan from them, but I do get slightly irritated if I use it too long (longer than 10-20 mins)
K

[SpeciousHope]

o i went to get a facial today and they did a blue light on my face for 10 mins for $35... after my $75 facial. i don't really kno what the purpose of that was?