For how long has red light therapy been practiced?

The healing benefits of particular types of light is no new discovery. Ancient Egyptians, Persians, Romans, and Chinese all recognized the power of light millennia ago. Modern science caught up in the 1960’s, when doctor Endre Mester proved its effects on hair growth and wound healing, and since then, 7000+ studies have been undertaken showing a wide range of effects.

Beauty clinics and doctor’s offices have been treating people in the decades since, but since only lasers (which are dangerous and expensive) were thought to be effective, it was a practice reserved for the wealthiest and most needing among us.

In the mid-2010’s, it was discovered that LED’s from red light therapy panels could provide the same effect as lasers, at a much, much lower cost, and with virtually no safety risks.
The first companies that emerged in the aftermath of this discovery managed to charge customers upwards of 10x the cost-price for red light therapy panels that were not very impressive in their technical capabilities.

In the last couple of years, more and more companies have been sprouting up, but while competition has increased, and technology has improved, the consumer hasn’t benefited much.
More specifically, no one has been willing to sell top-of-line red light therapy panels at remotely reasonable prices. We started HELIO to do just that.