Product comparison · Handheld Devices
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand vs Bon Charge Bullet
The Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand scores 4.6 and ranks 15th of 26 in Handheld Devices; the Bon Charge Bullet scores 3.0 and ranks 24th of 26 in Handheld Devices. The 4-in-1 Skincare Wand leads on verification, the Bullet on build quality.
All 6 Solawave products 
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
$169 · 15th of 26 in Handheld Devices
Buy Now- Verification — 7 against 2
All 10 Bon Charge products 
Bon Charge Bullet
$199 · 24th of 26 in Handheld Devices
Buy Now- Build Quality — 7 against 5
Across everything we scored, Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand sits 1.60 ahead — led by verification.
Verdict
4-in-1 Skincare Wand ahead · +1.60 (4.6 vs 3.0)Pick the Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand when
Verification matters7vs2
Price matters$169vs$199
Pick the Bon Charge Bullet when
Wavelength spec matters7vs5
Build quality matters7vs5
You want near-infrared (800-880 nm)
Scored 11 November 2026 from published specs and owner reviews. We don't buy or test units. How we score
Usability Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand and Bon Charge Bullet, scored 0 to 10
VerificationSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 7 (higher)Bon Charge Bullet: 2
Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 510(k) cleared · Bon Charge Bullet: Not stated.
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
- 510(k) K232863 gives the same 630 nm peak and stated output
- Filed as: the Radiant Renewal Skincare Wand
Bon Charge Bullet
- In GUDID under BLUblox, but no FDA registration listing or safety listing
Wavelength SpecSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 5Bon Charge Bullet: 7 (higher)
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
- One 630 nm red peak, measured at 630.2 nm; no near-infrared
Bon Charge Bullet
- Peaks published at 630 and 660 nm red, 850 nm near-infrared
- Conflict: the manual lists only 660 and 850 nm
- Output not scored: no measurement of the Bullet exists
- Claimed: over 141 mW/cm2, with no distance or instrument
Build QualitySolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 5Bon Charge Bullet: 7 (higher)
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
- Amazon tags reliability 103 times, 54 of them negative
- Charging: Amazon tags charging 16 negative to 10 positive
Bon Charge Bullet
- Iron shell, 0.44 lb, with a removable rechargeable battery
- Model: TL09 LPLMCRSLV on the spec tab
Same score
CoverageSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 1Bon Charge Bullet: 1
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
- Spot device with 7 dual-core LEDs; 12 minutes for a face
- Against a mask: Wirecutter's panel found it slower and smaller in coverage
Bon Charge Bullet
- A torch with three LEDs, 4.92 by 0.98 inches
- Conflict: length given as 12.5 cm and as 12 cm
Warranty & SupportSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 2Bon Charge Bullet: 2
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
- One-year warranty
Bon Charge Bullet
- 1-year warranty from delivery
Ease of UseSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 6Bon Charge Bullet: 6
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
- Cordless pen-sized wand, vibrating to move on every 3 minutes
- Extras: galvanic current, warmth and vibration on a swivel head
- Power: 500 mAh battery on a magnetic cable; off after 12 minutes
Bon Charge Bullet
- Hand-held over the area with a 5-minute protocol
- Missing: no timer stated
ValueSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 5Bon Charge Bullet: 5
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
- $169, $50 more than Solawave's Mini
Bon Charge Bullet
- $199 on boncharge.com with no hands-on review
Scored for one only
Light OutputSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 1Bon Charge Bullet: not scored
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
- Measured at 8 to 10 mW/cm2 against 55 stated
- Method: Light Therapy Insiders' spectrometer reading; it earns commission on the wand
- Moving figure: the manual then stated 40 to 45; Solawave now states 55
Bon Charge Bullet
Nothing recorded.
Social score about the Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand and the Bon Charge Bullet
RedditSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 5 (higher)Bon Charge Bullet: 3
The Bon Charge Bullet reading covers the whole brand.
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
Liked
- Warm massage, per two owners
- Pairs with other skincare, per one owner
- Worth it at half price, per one owner
Complaints
- No visible difference, returned (112-upvote reply)
- Units failing, from dying vibration to one broken in two weeks, per two owners
- Tedious to move around the face, no hands-free use (22-upvote reply, several owners)
Read the full summary
- Overall: Reddit owners are split on the wand
- Original wand: in a January 2023 r/30PlusSkinCare thread, before the push-button version, the top reply (112 upvotes) saw no difference and returned it; another owner likes the warmth and says her skincare absorbs better
- Faults: a February 2024 r/30PlusSkinCare owner reports the vibration failing on her third or fourth replacement; a January 2026 r/TjMaxx commenter's wand from Marshalls broke in two weeks
- r/Ulta: in a January 2026 thread the top reply (22 upvotes) finds such tools annoying as they cannot be used hands-free; owners call it fine, like the warm massage, or say it was worth it only at half price
- 2026 threads: r/45PlusSkincare and r/redlighttherapy mix contented owners with ones who stopped because moving it around the face is a chore
- Caveat: one commenter warns that bots promote the brand there
Bon Charge Bullet
Read the full summary
- Scope: no Reddit owner reports using the Bullet
- Service: Bon Charge's owners (r/redlighttherapy, r/Biohackers and r/SkincareAddiction, 2023 to 2026) write mostly about panels that arrived not working and slow email replies
- Refunds: store credit only on orders bought with a large code, and return shipping to Australia at the owners' own cost
GoogleSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 7 (higher)Bon Charge Bullet: 6
The Bon Charge Bullet reading covers the whole brand.
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
Liked
- Compact and travel-friendly (PureWow)
- Pleasant on the skin (Wirecutter)
- Wavelength matches the 630 nm claim (Light Therapy Insiders)
Complaints
- Measured output far below the manual's figure (Light Therapy Insiders)
- Small coverage, more effort than a mask (Wirecutter, Light Therapy Insiders)
- Magnetic charger disconnects easily (PureWow)
Read the full summary
- Wirecutter: on a staff panel, pleasant on the skin but slower and smaller in coverage than a full-face mask; most testers disliked the serum sold with it (April 2025)
- Light Therapy Insiders: measured the peak at 630 nm as claimed but output at about 8 to 10 mW/cm2 against 40 to 45 in the manual (August 2024; earns commission on the wand)
- PureWow: 95 out of 100 on a unit Solawave sent (November 2024; earns affiliate commission)
- The Strategist: the writer bought her own and says her skin has never looked better after a year (January 2024)
Bon Charge Bullet
Read the full summary
- Scope: no hands-on review of the Bullet is published
- Across the range: monetised editorial testers are mostly positive on build, comfort and ease of use and criticise the price
- mindbodygreen: publishes with Bon Charge's code; covered six devices including the Mini and the wand
- Wareable: a market-wide affiliate; covered the mask and the wand
- Light Therapy Insiders: a market-wide tester holding Bon Charge code ALEX; ranked the first-generation Max last of 17 panels on output in 2024
YouTubeSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 6 (higher)Bon Charge Bullet: 4
The Bon Charge Bullet reading covers the whole brand.
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
Liked
- Smoother-feeling skin after each session (Britt Witkin)
- Simple to start and use (Britt Witkin)
Complaints
- Little change in fine lines or puffiness (Britt Witkin)
- Boring to use (Britt Witkin)
Read the full summary
- Britt Witkin: a 90-day review on a unit Solawave sent, with affiliate links; skin felt smoother after every session, little change in fine lines or puffiness, a boring routine (January 2025, 21,205 views)
- Kristina Studio: compares it with the original wand it replaced, which used microcurrent where this one uses galvanic current (April 2023, 42,990 views, affiliate links)
Bon Charge Bullet
Read the full summary
- Scope: no video shows the Bullet in use outside Bon Charge's own channel
- Light Therapy Insiders: Alex Fergus, a market-wide tester holding Bon Charge code ALEX, found the first-generation Mini cheap but short on battery (2021) and would not recommend the first-generation Max (2022)
- Vesna Kratka: bought Bon Charge's face mask herself and used it most days for over a year, with a cord repair at 10 months (December 2025)
AmazonSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 8Bon Charge Bullet: not scored
No usable source for the Bon Charge Bullet.
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
Liked
- Skin feel, tagged 39 times, all positive
- Warmth, tagged 27 times, 23 positive
- Relaxation, tagged 24 times, all positive
Complaints
- Reliability, tagged 103 times, 54 negative
- Charging, tagged 26 times, 16 negative
- Value for money, tagged 41 times, 20 negative
Read the full summary
- Listing: sold by Solawave in Rose Gold; the Blue/Pink Ombre variant's buy box goes to a third-party seller at $99.99
- Rating: 4.2 from 898 ratings, 65 percent five-star against 12 percent one-star
- Criticised: reliability the most-discussed theme, tagged 103 times with 54 negative; charging splits 16 negative to 10 positive
- Kit: the wand-and-serum kit's separate listing holds 4.0 from 264, durability tagged 11 times, 9 negative
Bon Charge Bullet
Nothing recorded.
Owner reviewsSolawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand: 7Bon Charge Bullet: not scored
No usable source for the Bon Charge Bullet.
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
Read the full summary
- Ulta: 4.7 from 603, a mixed pool of 502 syndicated and 101 written on Ulta, read through its 80 percent recommend rate rather than its average
- Earliest: the February 2023 reviews include one from a buyer on Solawave's own site and one from a BeautyTap sampling reviewer
- Walmart: 4.7 from 562 mixes reviews labelled as from Solawave with native ones, some bought from a third-party seller
- Recent Ulta: native reviews praise the warmth and three-minute timer; critics report units that broke or stopped charging within a year and a 12-minute session that feels long
Bon Charge Bullet
Nothing recorded.
Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand vs Bon Charge Bullet: pros and cons
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand
Overall score 4.6Strengths
- Own 510(k) clearance for this wand
- Wavelength matches the claim
- Warmth and vibration with an area timer
- Amazon 4.2 from 898
- Cordlesspen-sized, travel case included
Drawbacks
- Red onlyno near-infrared
- Reliability is the top Amazon complaint
- Spot coverageslow for a full face
- Short warranty
- Measured output far below the stated figure
Bon Charge Bullet
Overall score 3.0Strengths
- Red and near-infrared peaks published
- Iron shell named
- Short protocol
- Small enough to carry anywhere
- Removable battery with its own charger
Drawbacks
- Light output unverified
- Missing from FDA's registration listings
- Page and manual disagree on wavelengths
- Length stated two ways
- No timer stated
- Short warranty
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand vs Bon Charge Bullet: the numbers
Price, scores and rank, then only the specs that differ. Green marks the side with more.
- Wavelength bandsSolawaveRed (620-680 nm)Bon ChargeRed (620-680 nm), Near-infrared (800-880 nm)
- Measured irradianceSolawaveUnder 25 mW/cm2Bon ChargeNot measured
- Claimed irradianceSolawave50-74 mW/cm2Bon Charge100-149 mW/cm2
- FDA statusSolawave510(k) clearedBon ChargeNot listed
- Safety listingsSolawave MoreIEC 62471 reportBon ChargeNone verifiable
- Session lengthSolawave11-20 minBon Charge5-10 min
- DimensionsSolawaveNot listedBon Charge4.92 x 0.98 in
- WeightSolawave0.29 lb (shipping)Bon Charge0.44 lb
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- Wavelength bands: adds Near-infrared (800-880 nm)
- Safety listings: none listed
- Wavelength bands: adds Blue (400-499 nm)
- FDA status: Not stated vs 510(k) cleared
More from Bon Charge 2 scored in Handheld Devices
- FDA status: Registered or listed only vs not stated
- Session length: Not published vs 5-10 min
- Nothing we record differs.
Solawave 4‑in‑1 Skincare Wand vs Bon Charge Bullet: common questions
Is the Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand better than the Bon Charge Bullet?
On our scores, the Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand is ahead, 4.6 against 3.0. The Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand leads on verification (7 against 2). The Bon Charge Bullet leads on build quality (7 against 5) and wavelength spec (7 against 5).
Which is cheaper, the Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand or the Bon Charge Bullet?
The Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand, at $169 against $199: $30 less.
Which has more safety listings, the Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand or the Bon Charge Bullet?
The Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand. The Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand lists IEC 62471 report; the Bon Charge Bullet lists none.
What do owners say about the Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand and the Bon Charge Bullet?
Across 3 independent sources scored for both, the Solawave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand is ahead on Reddit, Google and YouTube.
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Scores calculated 11 November 2026 · Products excluded where fewer than two independent sources cover them · · How we score