You’ve surely seen the selfies. Celebrities, influencers and bandwagon-jumping civilians sitting in the dark, with a futuristic LED mask obscuring their features with a red glow emanating from beneath. Yes, they look a bit like background extras from a horror movie, or the protagonist of a sci-fi reboot of Phantom of the Opera. But it’s all in pursuit of the perfect complexion.
Over the past few years, at-home light therapy masks have become the ultimate beauty status symbol. You can simply pop it on, sit back and rest smugly in the knowledge that you’re giving your skin a serious boost, smoothing out wrinkles and blitzing blemishes (or so the marketing spiel tells you).
