The Ultimate Guide to Red Light Therapy: How to Use Red and Near-Infrared Light Therapy for Anti-Aging, Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, Performance Enhancement, and Brain Optimization

by Ari Whitten

I want to mention a few specifics: For all three lights, I tested a 50-50 mix of red and near-infrared LEDs. Also note that if you get a pure near-infrared device, it will emit slightly higher outputs due to the LED bulbs themselves emitting more light output. If you were to measure a pure red light vs. a pure near-infrared light produced by the same company, the near-infrared device would have roughly 20-30% higher light output. Compared to a 50-50 mix of red and near-infrared LEDs, the pure near-infrared device would have roughly 10-20% higher light output. If you get a pure red light device, your light output numbers will be slightly lower, and if you get a pure near-infrared device, your light output numbers will be slightly higher. For the sake of equal comparisons, I am using a 50-50 mix of red (660nm) and near-infrared (850nm) LEDs for each of the three brands.