Dermatologist: This LED Mask Is Half the Price of Omnilux – But Is It Any Good?
This LED Mask Is Half the Price of Omnilux – But Is It Any Good?
I love my LED face mask, but there's no getting around it: at $395, the Omnilux isn't exactly budget-friendly. The CurrentBody Series 1, which is very similar to my Omnilux, isn't much better at $379.99.
Both of these masks offer excellent rejuvenation benefits with red and near-infrared light. However, if you want blue light therapy for acne, you'd need to buy a separate mask like the Omnilux Clear for another $395.
I've covered why I chose my current mask in a previous video, and it's what I plan to keep using. But I wanted to test more affordable options for people who don't have an LED mask yet and can't justify spending $400.
Enter the Amiro Spectra 5-in-1
When Amiro reached out asking me to test their LED mask, I was intrigued. The retail price is $270, but with a discount code, it drops to around $180. That's still a significant investment, but it's less than half the price of the premium options I mentioned.
What really caught my attention: this mask has both red and infrared light for rejuvenation AND a red and blue light combo for treating acne. All in one device.
Full Disclosure
Amiro offered to pay me for a review, but I declined. They gifted me the mask to test after agreeing that I might or might not talk about it, and that I have full control over what I say—both good and bad.
The FDA Clearance Question
One important thing to note: this mask is not FDA-cleared. I chose an FDA-cleared mask for my personal use because it requires more transparency. Companies must submit their specifications to the FDA and demonstrate that their device is safe for your skin and eyes.
Amiro plans to apply for FDA clearance, but they don't have it yet.
I still decided to test it for two reasons:
Alex at Light Therapy Insiders independently tested the wavelengths, and his readings matched the company's claims
I appreciated the internal eye protection design. I've heard people complain that LED masks are too bright, and while it doesn't bother me personally, I can see how built-in goggles would appeal to many users
Finally, it looked comfortable to wear. No velcro straps to wrestle with. You just put it on like glasses.
A Unique Design with Familiar Roots
The Amiro's design stands out compared to other popular LED masks:
Floppy silicone types: Omnilux, CurrentBody
Hard shells with straps: Dr. Dennis Gross, Shark Cryoglow, Therabody
But this hard shell, glasses-style design isn't entirely new. Before LED masks really took off in the US—before Omnilux's home devices and the CurrentBody Series 1 and 2—there was the Illumask. It had a similar Iron Man-style design that you wore like glasses.
The Illumask had a low upfront cost of $30 (in 2014 dollars), but it was only good for 30 uses. After that, you threw the entire mask away, which was incredibly wasteful. Other early masks from the late 2010s, like models from LG, used similar designs.
So while the Amiro mask has a unique design compared to what's currently popular, this isn't necessarily a new concept.
Pricing Strategy
The pricing reminds me of Medicube's approach with their Booster devices—kind of like outlet mall pricing. They list it at $270, but it's almost always on sale. I usually see it in the low $200s.
That's about half the price of my mask, and it includes both rejuvenation AND acne settings, which is a nice bonus.
Treatment Modes Explained
There are three available treatment options, each running for 5 minutes:
Purify Mode
Combines blue (415 nm), red (634 nm), and near-infrared (850 nm) light. The strongest evidence I've seen for acne treatment uses combined red and blue light, so this looks like an effective wavelength combination. This setting also includes green and amber light, which I haven't seen strong evidence for, but I also haven't seen evidence that they're harmful.
Glow Mode
Combines red and near-infrared wavelengths—the classic rejuvenation settings you'll find in many masks, including my Omnilux and the CurrentBody Series 1.
Firm Mode
Combines the red and near-infrared lights from Glow mode and adds amber wavelength. Again, I'm okay with or without the amber light since I haven't seen strong evidence either way.
The Power Output Question
Alex at Light Therapy Insiders tested the wavelengths and power output independently and found that the advertised wavelengths were close to what Amiro advertises.
For power output, the advertised irradiance is 162 mW/cm². This is the power delivery within a small 1 cm by 1 cm section of your skin. That's more than the Omnilux Medical panels used in dermatology offices—big units connected to wall power.
For a battery-powered home mask to claim more power delivery than that made me take a step back.
Alex measured the fluence over a 5-minute treatment to be 3.6 J/cm², which makes the average irradiance about 12 mW/cm². The Omnilux masks, which have substantial clinical evidence backing them, have an irradiance of 30 mW/cm².
I don't believe that higher irradiance is always better—the backbone of this technology is that low levels of energy can stimulate while high levels can destroy. I'm just pointing out there's a difference between what's advertised and the only third-party measurement I've seen.
What I Liked
Build Quality: Better than I expected for the price. It feels solid, though not necessarily luxury. It's plastic, but that makes sense—it needs to be lightweight enough not to pull down on your ears.
Easy On and Off: It's like wearing glasses. No awkward head strap, no velcro to fiddle with.
Built-in Goggles: This was the first mask I've tried with built-in eye protection. They make me feel like I'm wearing swim goggles. While this will vary from person to person based on face shape, they blocked the brightness of the LEDs really well for me—so well that sometimes I couldn't tell if the mask was still on without looking at the remote.
Good Nasolabial Fold Coverage: This device gets pretty good nasolabial fold coverage, which is a weakness of some other masks I've tried.
No Face Marks: Unlike my Omnilux, it doesn't leave any marks on my face since the mask hovers over your skin rather than pressing against it. With my Omnilux, I get little stripes on my nose for a few minutes after taking it off.
Excellent Battery Life: I was comfortably able to fit 3 or 4 back-to-back treatments on a charge, and I probably could have gotten even more if I tried.
The Downsides
Limited Eyelid Treatment: The goggles block LED light from shining into your eyes, which is good for comfort, but they cover a pretty wide area, including your upper and lower eyelids. Many people want rejuvenation treatments on their eyelids, so that's unfortunate. The CurrentBody Series 2 eye shields do a better job of reducing light without covering so much of the eyelid area.
Coverage Issues: This mask doesn't get great coverage of the sides of my face or jawline either.
Tinted Eye Window: The eye window is tinted, which I find unnecessary. I can't think of a reason why you need to block exterior light from coming in. It makes me feel like I'm wearing dark sunglasses during treatment, which makes it annoying to read a book or work on my computer. It also makes me sleepy.
Distance from Skin: The mask doesn't contact your skin, which means no marks or creases (a plus), but it affects energy delivery. There's about a 1 cm gap between my forehead and the mask, and a 2-3 cm gap at least between my chin and the mask. Distance from the light source to your skin is one of the most important variables for light energy delivery. Even very small distances like a centimeter or two will impact light delivery significantly.
Gets Stuffy: There's no nose hole. With my other masks, I have nose holes to breathe out of comfortably. It was an adjustment to get used to wearing this one, especially for back-to-back treatments.
Less Versatile: Flexible silicone masks are more versatile. You can use them over your neck, chest, or other body parts—it's not as elegant as using a dedicated piece, but you can make it work. Hard shell masks like this one don't flex or mold to different areas, making them less useful for other body sites.
The Bottom Line
Overall, I prefer this to the no-name masks on Amazon that have no third-party testing at all. Without external testing, it's really hard to know what wavelengths and energy your mask can deliver. That's not something you can tell with the naked eye.
At least being able to verify that the wavelengths are accurate provides some reassurance. And having built-in eye protection is a plus.
I'm hopeful that the company will apply for FDA clearance in the future. I also appreciate having treatment settings for both rejuvenation AND acne—making it more multifunctional than my daily-use mask, which is only useful for rejuvenation.
Pricewise, it's still expensive, but $200-ish is a much lower entry point than the $400+ you'll pay for more established brands like Omnilux, CurrentBody, and Dr. Dennis Gross.
I haven't found a perfect mask because I'm an extremely picky person, but this is a decent option that's reasonably priced and comfortable to wear.
Where to Buy
I have a referral code that brings the price down to about $190 on the Amiro website. However, if you're in the US and plan on buying the device, I'd rather you buy it on Amazon because returns are so much easier. The last thing I want is for people to be stuck with something they don't like. I would much rather have people be happy and make easy returns if they need to than make more affiliate money.
If you want to buy this through the Amiro website:
Discount Code: Sheu90 for $90 off
Product Link: https://us.amirobeauty.com/48f87Rj
What's Next
I'm a little masked out right now, but at some point, I hope to try the Nanoleaf mask, which is around $250 AND is FDA-cleared. I'm also having an acne-prone friend test this mask to see if it helps her. I'll update you when I get that information.
Want to understand more about LED mask technology? Check out my previous video where I cover wavelength, irradiance, and fluence at a super basic and easy-to-understand level.
