Caribbean Sun Box Red & Blue Light Acne Treatment System

Description

DUE TO EXTREMELY HIGH DEMAND, THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER (EXPECTED TO SHIP ON OR AROUND MARCH 10TH 2010).

Bacteria killing blue light and skin healing red light in one application. The Caribbean Sun Box RB is a highly effective new light therapy light box that uses LED lamps to treat acne. This FDA approved therapy uses blue light to kill acne while using red light to heat and soothe the skin. New research shows that this treatment is the most effective yet with resulting reduction of acne on an average of 75%.

Measuring just 5 1/2" x 9" x 1 1/4", it easily fits on a desk, table, or counter top. It weighs a mere 1 1/2 lbs and is equipped with a folding stand, UV shield, two on/off switches and a 6 ft. cord.

Additional Information

• Treats acne while healing facial skin
• Proven results , doctor recommended , highly effective
• Latest technology uses powerful LED lamps (Blue 415 nm Red 660 nm)
• Small, lightweight, portable
• Very low power consumption - only 9 watts!
• Includes protective eye goggles
• 10 YEAR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY
• 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE (less S&H)

If anything goes wrong with your Caribbean Sun Box within 10 years of purchase, the manufacturer will either repair or replace it at no charge. This applies to everything in the box, including the LED lamps (LED's don't burn out. Their life is estimated at over 100,000 hours!). This is the BEST warranty in the business!

Blue/red light treatment for Acne Vulgaris

Sunlight was long known to improve acne, and this was thought to be due to antibacterial and other effects of the ultraviolet spectrum; which cannot be used as a treatment due to long-term skin damage. However, artificial UV didn't work as well as sunlight.

It was found that some of the visible violet light, present in sunlight, in the range 405-420nm activates a porphyrin (Coproporphyrin III) in Propionibacterium acnes which damages and ultimately kills the bacteria by releasing singlet oxygen. A total of 320J/cm^2 of light within this range renders the bacteria non viable . This part of the spectrum is just outside the ultraviolet and produces little if any tanning or sunburn.

Application of the light for 3 consecutive days has been shown to reduce the bacteria in the pores by 99.9%. Since there are few porphyrins naturally found in the skin, the treatment is believed safe except in patients with porphyria; although eye protection is necessary due to light sensitive chemicals in the retina. The light is usually created by fluorescent lamps, bright LEDs or dichroic filament bulbs.

Treatment is often accompanied with application of red light which has been shown to activate ATP in human skin cells (essentially a photobiomodulation effect), and seems to improve response rates.

Overall improvements of on average 76% for 80% of patients occurs over 3 months; most studies show that it performs better than Benzoyl peroxide but treatment is far better tolerated. However, approximately 10% of users see no improvement.

Home use light boxes usually work well, are effective for people with long-term acne, are likely to be cheaper than dermatologist office light treatments, and can be repeated over several years for negligible cost, as opposed to once weekly or fortnightly.

Disclaimer: Light therapy products are not sold as medical devices. Our light therapy products are not sold to cure disease. No guarantee of effectiveness of product is made. Light therapy is not intended to replace any instructions or prescriptions prescribed by your doctor.

Shipping Info

Free shipping within the continental United States.