You've Tried Red Light Therapy for Your Skin, But What About Burgundy Light? Here's What Experts Say

I’m sure you’ve heard of LED light therapy by now and all of the incredible benefits it can offer. If you haven’t, don’t worry—we have you covered in our full light therapy guide. I’ve polled many aestheticians during my time as a beauty editor, and the most commonly used and loved LED wavelength is red light. Red light therapy can provide a host of benefits to the skin. For starters, board-certified dermatologist Blair Murphy-Rose, MD, FAAD, once told me that red light can help reduce inflammation in the skin and stimulate fibroblasts to produce collagen, reducing and preventing wrinkles. It can also help improve skin texture. She says you can even think of it as the “anti-aging” light. That was enough to sell me on using a red light mask every morning, but my aesthetician Katie Sobelman also told me that it can improve cellular health in the skin.

In a more recent development, one of my favorite skincare brands Monastery just released a burgundy light LED mask and, of course, I was intrigued. I had so many questions—the main one being, “How is it different than regular red light?” If you’re wondering the same thing, then you’re going to want to keep reading. The brand was kind enough to send one my way to test out for a few weeks, and Sobelman explained in a bit more detail exactly what this wavelength does.

Burgundy Light vs. Red Light Therapy