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[Supremeone]

Been reading up on blue/red light therapy. I'm most interested in the red light therapy, because i have a lot of old red marks on my face. Im not sure what would be affordable but still give good results. Acnelamp is around $150 which is at the really high end of what I could spend. Acnederm seems like the better option for me since it's cheaper. But I'm not sure if it comes with a lamp, or just a bulb. Any ideas? Another option I was thinking about was a device called the Spot Clear, by Lloyd's Pharmacy, but it's around $70 and need to make a special arrangement to have it shipped to the US. Another option is to buy one of the devices on ebay but idk how reliable those are.

So far I'm thinking of these options, from order of highest preference to lowest:
Ebay
Acne Derm
forget the name but there was a site called led lights.com with cheap red light bulbs
LLoyd'd Pharmacy

[tross87]

By led light.com did you mean http://www.light-therapy-led.com/? I got a blue bulb and it seems to be working very well. I've been using it in a normal lamp but I think I'm going to get a spotlight for it, just to make it easier to handle. The bulbs are the size of a toilet paper roll, it will just barely fit snugly inside one, and they really are pretty bright.

[Supremeone]

hmmm where would one get a spotlight, locally or online? And which one would be good to get if buying online?

[Supremeone]

okay so would the spotlight you'd get, have it's own power cord and you plug that in, and than plug the blue bulb into the spotlight?

doing a search for lamps, i realized a desk lamp looks likely to be positioned close to your skin, and focus light in one direction. Here's one I've found,, lamp

Also found this spotlight listed on amazon: halogen spotlight

Would a spotlight like that work so I could just plug in the blue bulb? Im not really sure how to tell what is compatible and what isn't. What if the width of the blue bulb is bigger than the width of the spotlight etc. Also would the one I linked be of good quality to produce a bright focused beam of light, or is it not high enough quality?

Edited by Supremeone, 02 June 2011 - 12:10 PM.

[Supremeone]

Anyone? I just have a regular lamp for now, doubt it'll be good enough. But guess I'll just order the blue bulb soon anyways and see if I can do something with my existing lamp.

Going to hold off on buying a lamp or spotlight till I have more info on feasible spotlight options compared to the one good lamp i found. Like I've found rechargeable portable spotlights. I have no idea if those would work. And I've seen a $80 spotlight with a tripod on amazon. But I don't want to spend $80. The good earth lighting one looks really good though.

[tross87]

Sorry, I was planning on just getting a spotlight with a cord at walmart or something. When I first got the bulb I didn't know what it would fit it so I decided to just buy it then go out and buy something it fits into. It fit into a normal desklamp I had though so I'm still using that because I'm just lazy and haven't gone out to look for a spotlight. Pretty sure they'll work just as good but a spotlight would just be easier to hold and move around your face, so.

[Supremeone]

Yeah, I was thinking a spotlight would probably be best for getting the most intense light. However, I'm not sure about buying one online because won't know if it'll fit right or if it'll have enough power. I don't have a Walmart close, but a target. Unfortunately their selection of spotlights leaves a lot to be desired.

Most of the spotlights I see though when I search on target.com or walmart.com or amazon.com, are mostly hand held ones. I imagine you could put it on a desk and angle it to your face. How do you tell what it'll fit into? Do the widths have to match up exactly? And do you want the length of the spotlight to be a bit more than the bulb so the bulb is like 1-2 inches from the outer spotlight lens. Or more?

Edited by Supremeone, 06 June 2011 - 10:35 AM.

[Supremeone]

just ordered a blue bulb, hope it comes within the week

[terribleacne]

Hey, I got my acne light from the guy on ebay for 119 with free shipping. covers my whole face and neck. I tried the handl held because they are cheaper but they are a pain to try and spot your whole face! Seeing good results so far and nothing else has worked. HOpe this helps. Thanks

[Supremeone]

true, but this one is sufficient to cover like a 2 inch in diameter area at least, at a time. I might have like 3 of those areas. So not a big deal

Main reason i opted for the bulb instead of a device on ebay is, the devices on ebay can break, since they have an entire casing and switch, and wires inside probably. And something can go wrong and since im no electronic expert, I doubt I can fix it. With the bulb I know it'll be more durable.

Btw bulb came today. Found also where to get the bulb socket adapter thing on home depot. Called something like a Lexington outlet to socket adapter. Gonna try that first until I get more info (hopefully from tross87) about the spotlight idea.

[Supremeone]

hmmm. So was using the blue light for a bit. Was okay, although goggles that came with it were really uncomfortable to use. Need to find some better ones.

Also the light did cover a decent sized area but now im having second thoughts. Maybe should just get one of the units on ebay. There's 2 that always seem to show up:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Acne-Therapy-Light-Spa...=item335bd84b10
http://cgi.ebay.com/Anti-Aging-LED-Photore...=item1c1c671248
Also this looked pretty cool: led grow lights

What do you guys think? Just worried about what if they break ;o. But I ilke the first one because it seems like it has 412 leds and second one looks like it could have less.

Terribleacne which device did you get?

http://n2.novamov.com/dl/1bb6bdc0c4c08a989...e1d13fe4d86.flv

Edited by Supremeone, 19 June 2011 - 12:10 PM.

[Supremeone]

So I decided to look for more information on the Acne Spa light on ebay. I contacted a few people who have bought the device. 2 people responded with positive results. Here they are below. After I get over spending nearly $100 for it, I'll probably nab one.


Review 1
I noticed that my acne has been under control and usually I get whiteheads EVERYDAY, now it doesnt happen anymore. My mom also used this and she have problem with sagging and her double chin is pretty much reduced. My friend who have roccasecca also loved it and her face isnt as red as it was this before. I think this is a great device.

It works slowly, you wouldnt see the result in one night or after 1 use (i actually hoped for that lol). but throughout the past 5 weeks, i think my skin has cleared up. =D

if you skip a day, i think its okay. but if you skip more than a week, i think your acne is going to come back. i dont use the google that they provide because it left mark around my eyes area and if you wanted to treat around your eyes area, the google is not going to help you. what i do is that i wet a cotton pad and fold it into my eye's size and put it onto of closed lids.



Review 2
Hello.I am very happy with this acne therapy red-blue light unit I have. It works. You have to use it twice a day every day for 3 months to really see true results that are like Wow. I'm going to a saloon to do the full body now. They reduced the prices.I'm also thinking of getting a bigger unit. It would be easier to use then this one.(cover a bigger area without having to move it around)I use creams also.I use it in the morning and in the evening. I'm 47 years old. My skin is has a more even tone. It had removed and or lightened age spots. I also use to get break outs on my face and upper back. It has helped a great deal with this also. I hope I have answered your question.