SolawaveBye Acne

4.9
Usability3.4Social6.4

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Blue and red spot device, 3 minutes a spot; sold as FDA cleared with no 510(k) or listing found.

$69

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Usability

Usability

Usability Score
Cheapest Way In, One Spot At A Time

Bye Acne is Solawave's cheapest device: blue and red light from a small head held on one spot for 3 minutes. Solawave sells it as FDA cleared, but no 510(k) or device listing under Solawave or its name turns up in openFDA or the device registry, so it scores at the floor on verification. Solawave publishes no LED count, materials or output figure. Ulta owners rate it 4.3 from 56, all written on Ulta, praising the quick sessions and small size, while critics call it too small for more than a spot or two. The Amazon listings now carry the larger $89 Bye Acne Pro, not this device. The warranty is one year. At $69 it is $10.99 less than CurrentBody's Anti-Acne Pen.

PROS
  • $69, the lowest-priced Solawave device
  • Published peaks at 415 nm blue and 630 nm red
  • 3-minute spot sessions that end on their own
  • Cordless and pocket-sized
  • Ulta 4.3 from 56, all native reviews
CONS
  • Sold as FDA cleared; no 510(k) or listing found
  • No LED count, materials or output published
  • One spot at a time
  • Not for Fitzpatrick skin types V or VI, per Solawave's own page
  • One-year warranty

Bye Acne is a small handheld spot device with 415 nm blue and 630 nm red light, held against one spot for a 3-minute session that ends on its own. It is rechargeable, with Solawave stating up to 60 minutes a charge, and comes in Periwinkle and Charcoal. Solawave publishes no LED count, materials or output figure for it.

Social Scores

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Brand-level

Solawave's Trustpilot profile for solawave.co reads 4.1 from 142 reviews, 24 of them in the past twelve months, split 77 percent five-star against 13 percent one-star, and most recent reviews are marked unprompted. The company behind it, Solawave Corp, is not BBB accredited and is rated A+, with 7 complaints closed in three years. On Reddit, users in several 2026 threads say Solawave is promoted by new or bot accounts, and Solawave's own account replies in some of them; those threads are not counted in any pool below.

Additional information

Specification: Solawave Bye Acne

Red Light Therapy Specifications
Device Type

Handheld

Wavelengths

Blue (400-499 nm), Red (620-680 nm)

Irradiance Claimed

Not published

Irradiance Measured

Not measured

FDA Status

Not stated

Safety Listing

None verifiable

Power Source

Battery

Session Length

Under 5 min

General Specifications
Warranty

1 Year

Dimensions

Not published

Weight

0.25 lb (shipping)

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