Red + Blue LED Facial in Boston

Who it is for

Breakouts, redness, sensitivity, fine lines and skin that needs to recover after a stressful stretch. It is gentle, painless and suits nearly every skin type.

How red and blue light work

LED light therapy uses specific wavelengths of light, with no UV and no heat damage. Blue light, around 415 nanometers, targets the bacteria involved in breakouts, which makes it a favorite for acne-prone skin. Red light, around 630 nanometers, reaches a little deeper to calm redness and support collagen and recovery. Combined with a facial, LED helps skin look calmer, clearer and more even over a series of visits.

What happens during your LED facial

The full 50 minute signature ritual: breathwork, a curated essential oil blend, consultation, skin analysis, double cleanse, steam, mask and extractions as needed. Then you rest under our Celluma LED panel, a flexible light panel that curves around your face, before twenty minutes of restorative massage.

Blue light and red light

Blue light targets the bacteria behind breakouts, making it a strong choice for acne-prone skin. Red light reaches deeper to support collagen, calm redness and help skin recover. Celluma combines both, along with near-infrared light, in one treatment.

Results

Skin looks calmer and more even after one visit. LED works best with consistency, so regular facials build the strongest results.

Before you book

Your esthetician reviews your intake form before every treatment. Please tell us if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have an active skin infection or cold sore, a recent sunburn, or use prescription retinoids or isotretinoin, so we can adjust your treatment. If you have had Botox, fillers, laser or other injections, please wait two weeks before your facial. Please also let us know if you take light-sensitizing medication or have light-triggered migraines or seizures.

Aftercare

• No downtime. Makeup is fine right away.
• Keep using your normal routine and wear SPF daily.
• LED works best as a series, so book your next visit within a few weeks.

Done for you, start to finish

We never hand you a cleanser and point you to a sink. Some spas make you wash your own face before they start. Here, every step is done for you, from the double cleanse to the final massage. Just lie back.

Membership pricing

Members save on every visit. The Signature membership is $129 a month for a 50-minute signature facial, and the Advanced membership is $199 a month. Students pay $99 Tuesday to Thursday with student happy hour.

Where we are

Proven in Dallas, now in Boston. Facial Theory began in Dallas, Texas, where our sister studio has earned over 100 five-star reviews. Facial Theory Boston is run separately, with the same method and the same standard of care.

Facial Theory is a private skin studio inside Sola Salon Studios at 3 Center Plaza, Government Center, one client at a time. See our location and directions.

Serving Back Bay, Newbury Street, Downtown Boston, Financial District, Beacon Hill, South End, Seaport, North End, Fenway and Kenmore, Charlestown, South Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, Quincy, Government Center, West End, Chestnut Hill, Brighton, Allston, Wellesley.