TherabodyTheraFace Mask

Owners in r/SkincareAddiction (October 2023 thread, 102 comments), r/SkincareAddictionLux, r/TheraBody and r/redlighttherapy split between long-term fans and people who found it too heavy to keep. About ten owners call it heavy or top-heavy, several saying it leaves marks on the bridge of the nose or around the eyes and has to be used lying down, and one returned it for that reason. Owners of six months to two years report a more even, brighter complexion or fewer breakouts, and in a May 2026 r/SkincareAddictionLux thread (178 comments) four owners of the original say they love theirs, while one owner saw no change in her breakouts after seven weeks of daily use. Faults are specific and repeated: three owners report the red light turning orange, one on her third mask, four report black scorch marks on the shell, two of them on new units straight from the box, and two report a unit that died or stopped charging at 12 to 18 months, just past the one-year warranty. Opinions of the vibration run both ways: several like the brow and temple massage, and a few find it loud.

Magazine testers mostly rate it highly and nearly all of them say it is heavy. T3 gave it a Recommends award after four weeks (March 2024), and so did Woman & Home's Rhiannon Derbyshire (October 2024), who calls it the closest thing to an in-salon treatment, and mindbodygreen's tester, after a year of use, praises the cordless design and eye shields (August 2024). The Strategist's Brenley Goertzen, reviewing a unit she received, says the massage eased her tension headaches (February 2024). WIRED's Boutayna Chokrane gave it 7 out of 10 after three months (May 2025): her skin looked about the same, it has among the highest irradiance WIRED has tested, and she faults it for having no battery indicator and no app. T3, Vogue and The Strategist all say it pressed into the nose or forehead and left marks. Alex Fergus of Light Therapy Insiders, sent a free unit and paid a commission through his link, measured about 7 J/cm2 over the red and near-infrared stages and scored it 73 out of 100, the highest of any mask he had tested, but found less coverage at the nose, chin and jawline. Most of these sites carry affiliate links.

Most video reviewers like it and all of them mention the weight. Alex Fergus, who was sent it free and links to it for a commission, scored it 73 out of 100 (July 2025, 30.1K views): it fit well and he could breathe freely, but back-to-back test sessions gave him a headache from the weight. Jillian Gottlieb, whose description carries affiliate links, gave first impressions after two uses (October 2023, 36.3K views): heavy but comfortable, and the eye shields let her keep her eyes open. Michele Yusufi, who was gifted hers, reports clearer, less dull skin after six months, but the strap would not tighten enough for her small head (March 2026, 1,423 views). In Forbes Vetted's head-to-head, Kim Piper picks Dr. Dennis Gross's mask over this one as quicker, lighter and cheaper, while calling this one the more relaxing; EndureWell, whose links are affiliate, also rates the massage but advises wearing it reclined (January 2026). Riley Sorensen, who bought his, found the motors loud enough to seem loose.

The TheraFace Mask's Amazon US listing is sold by Therabody's own store at the $649.99 list price. The Mask Glo is sold as a variation on the same page and shares its review file. When read in September 2026 it held 4.1 from 343 ratings, split 66 percent five-star against 11 percent one-star, with 23 percent across the middle three. The complaints are about wear: comfort is tagged 20 times, 16 negative, and weight 21 times, 16 negative, with reviewers calling it too big and too heavy and saying it leaves marks on the nose. Effectiveness splits 13 positive to 15 negative, with Amazon's summary citing units that stopped working as intended, and value for money splits 18 positive to 15 negative. Skin appearance (19 mentions, 14 positive) and skin improvement (36, 22 positive) lean positive, fit is tagged 21 times with 14 positive, and the vibration splits 6 positive to 8 negative.

Best Buy holds the largest file, 4.5 from 356 reviews when read in September 2026, 268 five-star against 15 one-star, with 88 percent recommending it and none syndicated from the brand. Every one of the 80 reviews read, the 40 newest and the 40 lowest-rated, is marked as having received promo considerations or a sweepstakes entry, and nearly all are verified purchases, so the file cannot be split into paying and incentivised reviewers. Best Buy tags skin tone 44 times, ease of use 43 and overall performance 43 as pros, and weight 23 times, price 11 and fit 9 as cons. Among the 40 lowest-rated, about a dozen call it too heavy, painful or mark-leaving, and four report a unit that stopped working or holding a charge, two just after the one-year warranty ran out. Nordstrom holds 4.3 from 182, 68 percent five-star against 8 percent one-star; its most-helpful critical reviews fault the weight, the vibration and a fit too big to tighten, and one owner who tried three brands kept the Dr. Dennis Gross mask instead.