Omnilux vs CurrentBody: the same two wavelengths, one published dose, and a third wavelength

The two masks come from the same idea. Omnilux built its home Contour mask on the wavelengths of its older clinic systems; CurrentBody’s first mask used the same two, 633 and 830 nm, in a similar flexible silicone shell. Since then CurrentBody has moved faster on hardware and Omnilux has stayed with what it can show studies for. That is the whole comparison in one sentence. The rest is detail.

Side by side

Where they differ, and whether it matters

The 1072 nm wavelength. CurrentBody’s Series 2 adds a deeper near-infrared wavelength that Omnilux uses only in its Men mask. Near-infrared penetrates further than red, and the published skin evidence is thickest at 630 to 660 and 810 to 850 nm. We have not seen a trial that isolates what 1072 adds on a face. It is a reasonable addition, not a proven one.

LED count. 236 against 132 sounds decisive and is not. What reaches the skin depends on each LED’s output, the diffuser and the distance, and a mask with fewer, brighter LEDs can deliver the same dose as one with more, dimmer ones. Without an irradiance figure from CurrentBody, the count tells you about coverage, not dose.

The published dose. Omnilux states about 30 mW/cm². That makes it one of the very few masks you can do the arithmetic on: 30 mW/cm² for 10 minutes is 18 J/cm², inside the range the skin studies used. CurrentBody’s listing and site, as we read them, give no irradiance, so its dose is unknown. If that number matters to you, and our mask evidence guide argues it should, it is the clearest difference between the two.

Where you can buy it. CurrentBody sells its Series 1 (the original 633/830 nm mask) and its Series 3 on Amazon through its parent company; we did not find Series 2 sold there by the brand. Omnilux is on Amazon only through resellers, which we would avoid.

The CurrentBody masks you can buy on Amazon

Shark CryoGlow vs Omnilux

The Shark is the mask most people weigh against Omnilux once they see the price. It lists at $349.99 on SharkNinja’s site (1 November 2026) with a two-year warranty, and the FDA cleared it as K242796 for wrinkles, with acne as a second product code. Its programs are short, 6 minutes for fine lines, 8 for breakouts, 4 for maintenance, and a cooling pad under the eyes runs 5 to 15 minutes. What it does not do is publish its wavelengths in nanometres or any irradiance, so it is the opposite trade to Omnilux: more claims covered, fewer numbers shown.

Omnilux vs Dr. Dennis Gross

Dr. Dennis Gross’s SpectraLite FaceWare Pro is a rigid mask with red light, blue light or both in a fixed 3-minute program, from a dermatologist-founded skincare brand. Its listing says FDA-cleared but gives no K-number and no wavelengths in nanometres. Against Omnilux it is the faster routine, three minutes against roughly ten, and covers acne in the same device; Omnilux is the one that tells you what it emits and at what power.

Which one we would buy

If you want the dose in writing and the longest clinical history, Omnilux, bought from Omnilux. If you want the same original wavelengths for less, through Amazon with an easy return, the CurrentBody Series 1. If acne is part of the reason and you want a clearance you can look up, the Shark CryoGlow. Every other mask we checked, 20 in all, is ranked on what it publishes in the best red light therapy mask; the Omnilux page and the CurrentBody page cover each brand’s full range, and the Dr. Dennis Gross page the FaceWare Pro.

What we have not measured

We have not measured any mask on this page. Omnilux and CurrentBody figures are from their own sites on 1 November 2026, the Amazon picks are from their listings the same day, and the clearances are from the FDA database the same day. CurrentBody’s warranty terms we did not check.

The test that would end this comparison is short: Omnilux Contour and CurrentBody Series 2 on the same head form, a calibrated spectroradiometer at the forehead, cheeks and chin, ten minutes each. That gives each mask’s real irradiance at the skin, how evenly it covers the face, and the real peak wavelengths, including whether the 1072 nm LEDs deliver anything measurable. One unit each, n=1, and we will say so when we publish it.