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Red-light masks: can they really slow ageing?

Red-light masks: can they really slow ageing?

Science Weekly vor 4 Monaten

Ian Sample hears from his co-host, Madeleine Finlay, and the consultant dermatologist Dr Jonathan Kentley

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Home red-light therapy devices have exploded in popularity as
masks, body wraps and mittens promise to reduce wrinkles, redness
and even acne. But do the claims stack up, and what other benefits
are scientists investigating? Ian Sample hears from his co-host,
Madeleine Finlay, and the consultant dermatologist Dr Jonathan
Kentley. Kentley explains how the potential benefits of red light
were discovered, how it is thought to interact with collagen in our
skin, and what science has to say about its impact on our
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