Why the right dose of red light therapy matters - many companies wont tell you this!

Why the right dose of red light therapy matters - many companies wont tell you this!

How to Dose Red Light Therapy for Maximum Benefit During Norwegian Winters

 

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When you think of winter here in Norway, what do you think of? Cold and dark? With the sun barely making an appearance, we miss out on much-needed red and near-infrared light as well as UV. We spend more time indoors where the only lighting is visible spectrum LED bulbs that are robbing you of light.

This light, abundant in warmer, summer months, plays a vital role in supporting our mitochondria. That’s why any exposure to red light therapy during winter can be better than nothing—especially when our bodies are starved of light.

However, getting the right dose can significantly enhance your results, making the difference between small and substantial health improvements.

Why Proper Dosing Matters

Many companies boast high irradiance levels like 200 mW/cm², often measured inaccurately with solar meters. While these figures seem impressive, they are frequently misleading.

Combining improper irradiance levels with generic dosing recommendations such as “20 minutes, 4-7 times per week” lack the precision needed to optimize Red light therapy for different goals. Whether you are targeting skin rejuvenation, muscle recovery, or deeper tissue repair, different areas of the body require different energy levels. Understanding this can make a massive difference to the results you achieve.

Personal Guidance for Better Results

Unlike other providers, I offer a personalized red light therapy guide for every customer. By calculating proper irradiance levels for your device and providing you with those details, I help you understand how best to use it for your unique needs. This ensures you aren’t wasting time or falling short, or over shooting of therapeutic doses

The Power of Precision: Use Our Dosage Calculator

To further empower your therapy experience, I’ve created a Red Light Therapy Dosage Calculator. Simply enter your device’s power density (mW/cm²) and your desired energy dose (J/cm²), and the calculator will tell you the optimal session time. It even includes optional adjustments for skin reflection and skin color, both of which can affect dosing efficiency.

Red light therapy is more than just a product to me—it’s a personal passion. I use red light devices multiple times a week and test almost all available products myself. This hands-on approach means I’m not simply a sales company; I believe in the technology and its benefits. I create detailed usage guides, built this dosage calculator, and carefully test every unit before it reaches you because I want you to have the best experience and results


Red Light Therapy Dosage Calculator

Red Light Therapy Dosage Calculator

Optional Adjustments

Penetration depth guidelines:

  • 1-6 J/cm²: Mostly superficial effects
  • 6-12 J/cm²: Superficial with moderate deeper penetration
  • 12+ J/cm²: Deeper tissue penetration

Note: Skin color adjustments mostly matter for deeper penetration issues due to melanin absorbing near-infrared light, which might not reach deeper tissues in darker skin, requiring more illumination time.

When figuring out how much red light therapy you need, you've got to think about your skin and how light might bounce off it. If you're using devices like panels or lamps where the light doesn't touch your skin directly, some of that light will just reflect away, meaning you might need more time or a brighter setting to get the benefits. But with things like wraps, torches, or other gadgets that touch your skin, less light bounces off since it's applied right where it's needed.


However, your skin color matters too because of melanin - that's what gives your skin its color. Melanin can soak up some of the red and near-infrared light, which can mean less light gets deep into your skin where it could do the most good. The light absorbed by melanin might turn into heat or something else, reducing how much beneficial light reaches your deeper tissues.


It's smart to start with a lower dose of light when you begin therapy and then slowly up it. People are different in how sensitive they are to light, and jumping straight into high doses could irritate your skin or cause other issues.


Also, if you've got more body fat or muscle, that can affect how deep the light goes. The light might get scattered or absorbed by this extra tissue, so you might need longer sessions or to adjust how the device is placed to make sure the light hits the right spots.


By keeping all this in mind, you can customize your red light therapy to fit your body's unique needs, making sure it's both safe and effective for you.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with me at Admin@lighttherapy.no and it will be me (Dominic) that replies to your questions.

Thanks for reading,

Dominic

 

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