The Light Salon Boost Advanced review

The Light Salon Boost is our transparency benchmark. Where most brands hide their numbers, it publishes a verifiable FDA clearance and an actual per-session dose — exactly the disclosure the category needs more of.

#At a glance

Wavelengths

633 nm red + 830 nm near-infrared

LEDs

112 LEDs (56 × 633 nm + 56 × 830 nm)

Session

10 minutes, 3–5×/week

Coverage

Full face — flexible silicone

Design

Flexible silicone

Power

Rechargeable battery pack

Certification

FDA 510(k) K191629 — a publicly verifiable clearance number — plus CE marking and eye-safety testing.

Irradiance / dose

Manufacturer publishes a dose: ~18 J/cm² per session at ~30 mW/cm² — unusually transparent.

Price (approx, Jul 2026)

£395 · ≈€450–470 — some stockists price bundles higher

European availability

Excellent in the UK (thelight-salon.com, Liberty, Cult Beauty); thinner in continental EU.

Uses the two best-evidenced wavelengths and, rarely for a consumer brand, publishes its per-session dose and a verifiable FDA clearance number.

#Strengths and trade-offs

#Transparency done right

Two things set the Boost apart. First, a publicly checkable FDA 510(k) clearance number (K191629) — you can look it up, rather than take “FDA cleared” on trust. Second, it states a per-session dose of roughly 18 J/cm² at about 30 mW/cm², which almost no consumer brand discloses. As our dose guide explains, that number is the one that actually predicts results.

It comes from a respected London LED-facial clinic, uses the well-evidenced 633 nm and 830 nm wavelengths in a comfortable flexible design, and has been tested to eye-safety standards.

#The trade-offs

It is red and near-infrared only, so there is no blue light for acne. It is a premium price for 112 LEDs, and distribution is strongest in the UK — continental-EU buyers may find it harder to source than CurrentBody or Shark.

#How we scored it