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How skin analysis actually works, what the data says about routines, and the decisions behind our privacy model.
Red light therapy for the face has real published research behind it. Whether the mask on your shelf delivers what that research used is a completely separate question — and it is the one nobody asks.
In 282 of 291 top cosmetic-surgery posts studied, the photography itself favoured the "after". Here is what the research actually shows about the timeline — including the weeks skin looks worse.
One randomised trial has actually tested this, over four and a half years. It found a real effect — and four limitations that almost nobody reporting it mentions.
One test sorts non-itchy red spots into two groups, and you can do it with a drinking glass. One group is almost always harmless. The other needs a doctor today.
There is no medical grade category in any regulation anywhere. That does not make the products worthless — but it does mean the phrase on the box is telling you nothing, and four other things are telling you plenty.
The SPF number on the bottle describes a quantity almost nobody applies. Getting the amount right matters more than getting the number right — and what changes with your skin type is smaller than you think.
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