Brands

AWA headlines 220 mW/cm2 at 2 inches. Its own blog gives 94 at the standard 6 inches. Cheap, honest about power draw, misleading about irradiance.

BestQool quotes irradiance at 3 inches instead of the usual 6, and calls a 510(k) exempt panel a Class II Medical Device. Good value, careless paperwork.

Block Blue Light prints the deflating spectrometer number next to the flattering solar-meter one. Seven wavelengths, five year warranty, honest spec sheet.

Bon Charge publishes irradiance with no distance and no instrument, which makes the figure unusable. A recognised brand with the vaguest spec sheet here.

The laser cap brand that came out of the clinic channel, at nearly double the price of an identical diode count. K143199, K163170 and the verdict.

CurrentBody publishes no irradiance figure for any device we track. High LED counts, real FDA clearances, and the one spec you need is missing everywhere.

The only device we track that publishes neither its peak wavelengths nor its irradiance. FDA cleared, three minute sessions, and almost no disclosed specs.

EMR-TEK names a real testing lab, then prints the same irradiance figure on a 12 LED panel and a 580W one. Good hardware, broken measurement disclosure.

HairMax publishes its 510(k) number, states no LEDs in its laser counts, and runs the shortest sessions in the category. Prices are the moving part.

A face mask that discloses irradiance per wavelength, a mat that does not state distance, and a sauna blanket with no red light in it at all.

Hooga publishes a full irradiance falloff curve at four named distances. Independent testing came in 25 percent under claim. Still the best value we track.

272 real laser diodes for $899 against $1,999 and $1,699 rivals with the same count. Two 510(k) numbers, and no published warranty terms at all.

Infraredi advertises 250 mW/cm2 with no distance. An independent tester measured 68 at 6 inches. The gap is the most useful fact about these panels.

iRestore advertises 500 diodes, but that count mixes lasers and LEDs. Read the spec sheet carefully. Year-long returns and a traceable FDA clearance.

The best known name in red light therapy, and the weakest measured output per dollar we track. What Joovv publishes, what it does not, and who it suits.

272 true laser diodes, 1,360 mW stated output and a seven month guarantee. Kiierr publishes power but not joules, and prints no 510(k) number.

Kineon publishes no irradiance at all, only optical power per emitter. Real laser diodes, an unverifiable clearance claim, and the tightest terms we track.

Two decades in med-spas, a five year warranty, four wavelengths and no published irradiance. Who the $249 LightStim for Wrinkles wand actually suits.

LUMEBOX claims independent testing at 125 and 140 mW/cm2 but names no lab, no instrument and no distance. Portable case is strong, paperwork is not.

Mito publishes solar-meter and spectroradiometer irradiance side by side at a stated distance. Six devices, the measured numbers, and where claims stretch.

NovaaLab publishes a four-point irradiance falloff curve and holds genuine FDA clearance. Flexible pad is the most practical entry point for joint pain.

Omnilux publishes an irradiance figure for three of its four masks, which beats most rivals. Clinical heritage, FDA clearance, and no distance ever stated.

Seven wavelengths and good hardware, but the BIOMAX 900 measured 87 mW/cm2 against a 135 claim and the brand contradicts itself on regulatory status.

Qure prints its 510(k) number, K230042, which almost nobody does. It publishes no irradiance at all, which almost everybody does. The verdict.

FlexBeam has a five year warranty and a smart NIR-heavy design, but its 110 mW/cm2 claim has no distance and its FDA Cleared badge contradicts its own FAQ.

The only brand we track with an accredited lab report, a named standard and a citable report number. This is what an honest spec sheet looks like.

Rouge publishes solar-meter and spectrometer readings with distances stated, which is best practice. An independent tester still came in 34 percent lower.

SharkNinja's LED mask publishes wattage but no irradiance, and its own spec sheet mislabels the blue LED. What the CryoGlow gets right and wrong.

The cheapest way into red light therapy at $169, and 14 LEDs on a wand delivers a fraction of a mask's dose. FDA cleared, no irradiance published.

648 emitters, no published irradiance and a one year warranty at $649.99. What the TheraFace Mask tells you, and what it carefully leaves out.

The only hair brand we track that publishes joules per session. All-laser counts with no LED padding, 680nm, and clearance numbers you can look up.

Vellgus prints 245 mW/cm2 with no distance on two panels of different sizes. Same figure, half the LEDs. That tells you what the number is worth.

A 150 to 210 mW/cm2 range with no distance, an independently tested badge with no lab named. The weakest evidence quality of any panel we track.