Blue light for acne is effective. Several independent scientific
experiments establish the success of using blue light to reduce mild to
moderate inflammatory acne vulgaris.
Sixty percent of the people in one study had noticeable improvement after several treatments.
Sixty percent of the people in one study had noticeable improvement after several treatments.
Examining a gallery of before and after picture, clearly show visible
reduction of acne in patients who only used blue light during a couple
of weeks of treatments.
How Blue Light Kills Acne
Inflammation in acne develops when white blood cells battle the excessive growth of acne microbe that thrives in blocked sebaceous glands or hair follicles.
Porphyrin is a molecule found in acne bacteria. Blue light activates porphyrins. Activated porphyrins pass engery to oxygen molecules.
These oxygen molecules split into single oxygen atoms. Single oxygen atoms are toxic to nearby proteins. Skin tissue can protect itself from oxygen damage, but acne bacteria are unprotected against these single oxygen atoms.
Blue Light vs. Over the Counter Drugs
In the study conducted to test the success of blue light for acne, several people used only benzoyl peroxide, a common over the counter medication for acne.
At the end of the study, people treated with blue light had reduced more acne in less time than those treated only with benzoyl peroxide.
Blue light and benzoyl peroxide kill acne bacteria in the same way, but blue light is more effective because it penetrates deeper into the skin and can reach further bacteria.
Blue light does not irritate or dry up the skin like Benzoyl Peroxide.
Treatment involves visits to a medical clinic or spa twice each week over a four to six week period. All sessions are twenty minutes in length.
How Blue Light Kills Acne
Inflammation in acne develops when white blood cells battle the excessive growth of acne microbe that thrives in blocked sebaceous glands or hair follicles.
Porphyrin is a molecule found in acne bacteria. Blue light activates porphyrins. Activated porphyrins pass engery to oxygen molecules.
These oxygen molecules split into single oxygen atoms. Single oxygen atoms are toxic to nearby proteins. Skin tissue can protect itself from oxygen damage, but acne bacteria are unprotected against these single oxygen atoms.
Blue Light vs. Over the Counter Drugs
In the study conducted to test the success of blue light for acne, several people used only benzoyl peroxide, a common over the counter medication for acne.
At the end of the study, people treated with blue light had reduced more acne in less time than those treated only with benzoyl peroxide.
Blue light and benzoyl peroxide kill acne bacteria in the same way, but blue light is more effective because it penetrates deeper into the skin and can reach further bacteria.
Blue light does not irritate or dry up the skin like Benzoyl Peroxide.
Treatment involves visits to a medical clinic or spa twice each week over a four to six week period. All sessions are twenty minutes in length.
