Bon ChargeMax Red Light Therapy Panel

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Bon Charge’s half-body panel, 200 LEDs at 660 and 850 nm; its first generation measured 31 mW/cm2 averaged at 6 inches against 142 claimed.

$999

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Usability

Usability

Usability Score
Over 142 Claimed, 31 Measured on Its First Generation

The Max is Bon Charge's half-body panel, 35.8 by 8.37 inches with 200 dual-chip LEDs at 660 and 850 nm, hung from a door on its included mount with a 5 to 30 minute timer. Light Therapy Insiders, a market-wide tester holding a Bon Charge code, measured its first generation, the BLUblox Hive Max, at 31 mW/cm2 averaged over nine spots at 6 inches on a spectrometer and ranked it last of 17 panels on output in 2024; no reading of the panel now on sale exists, so light output is not scored, and Bon Charge states over 142. FDA lists it as a lamp exempt from premarket review, with no 510(k) and no safety listing in Intertek's or UL's directories, so it scores 2 on verification. Two monetised editorial reviews of the current Max are positive. It is $999 on boncharge.com.

PROS
  • Peaks published at 660 and 850 nm
  • Door mount, cables and pulley included
  • 5 to 30 minute timer, red, near-infrared or both
  • 300 square inch face
  • Bright and flicker-free, per one tester
CONS
  • First generation measured at 31 mW/cm2 against over 142 claimed
  • No safety listing in Intertek's or UL's directories
  • 1-year warranty, claimed by shipping the panel to Australia at the buyer's cost
  • Hangs from a door or wall only, per one tester
  • 1,000 W is an LED rating; the first generation drew 518 W
  • 60 dB fan on the first generation

The Max is the middle of Bon Charge's three red light panels, 35.8 by 8.37 by 2.56 inches and 17.64 lb, carrying 200 dual-chip 5 W LEDs at 660 and 850 nm. It plugs into the mains and hangs from a door on the included mount, braided steel cables and height-adjusting pulley, and runs red, near-infrared or both with a 5 to 30 minute timer at 3 to 12 inches. Bon Charge rates it at 1,000 W, a figure for its LEDs rather than a measured draw, and states over 142 mW/cm2 with no distance or instrument. Goggles are included. Bon Charge also sells the Demi ($699) and the Super Max ($1,599) in the same design. Bon Charge's warranty covers it for 1 year from delivery.

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Bon Charge is the trading name of BLUblox Pty Ltd of Osborne Park, Western Australia, founded in 2017 as BLUblox by Andy and Katie Mant and renamed Bon Charge in 2022. FDA lists BLUblox as an exporter of devices made by others: GUDID records name Sunglor Technology Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen as the maker of its panels, Mini, blanket and both masks, and Light Tree Ventures Europe B.V. of The Hague as the maker of its cap. It sells direct from boncharge.com and ships US orders from abroad. Amazon US lists no Bon Charge light device, only three reseller listings for its glasses with 0 or 1 rating each, and no US retailer sells its light devices with a review file of their own, so those two pools are blank on every row. Its Trustpilot profile, under the blublox.com domain, reads 3.7 from 1,659 reviews, 73 percent five-star against 21 percent one-star; Bon Charge claimed it in September 2020, invites reviews and replies to 67 percent of negative ones. Complaints there and on Reddit cover late deliveries, unanswered email, store credit only on orders bought with a code of 25 percent or more, and returns and warranty claims shipped to Australia at the buyer's cost. The BBB holds no file on the company. FDA's recall and adverse-event databases hold no Bon Charge entry, and a federal class action filed in Delaware in January 2025, King v. Bon Charge, concerns its marketing text messages. Bon Charge pays creators 15 percent through an ambassador programme, so most write-ups of its devices carry a Bon Charge code or link, and each is named with its tie where it is used. The review widget on boncharge.com is first-party and counts in no pool, nor do Bon Charge's own channels, its ambassadors' and advisers' posts or The Chalkboard Mag's partnership pieces; Nick Engerer's and Dr Carrie Rigoni's reviews count nowhere because their sites carry codes for competing brands. Every Bon Charge red light device carries a 1-year warranty from delivery, and items may be returned within 30 days at the buyer's cost. On this row three pools are populated: Reddit reads Bon Charge's panel owners, and web coverage and YouTube read the Max, YouTube only in its first generation.

Additional information

Specification: Bon Charge Max Red Light Therapy Panel

Red Light Therapy Specifications
Device Type

Panel

Wavelengths

Near-infrared (800-880 nm), Red (620-680 nm)

Irradiance Claimed

100-149 mW/cm2

Irradiance Measured

Not measured

FDA Status

Registered or listed only

Safety Listing

None verifiable

Power Source

Mains

Session Length

Not published

General Specifications
Warranty

1 Year

Dimensions

35.8 x 8.37 x 2.56 in

Weight

17.64 lb

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