Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo vs Shark CryoGlow Plus

• Warranty & SupportTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 2Shark CryoGlow Plus: 4 (higher)

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 1 Year · Shark CryoGlow Plus: 2 Years.

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

  • One-year warranty

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

  • Two-year warranty
• Ease of UseTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 6Shark CryoGlow Plus: 7 (higher)

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

  • Cordless one-button 12-minute preset, or 4-minute single modes
  • Against the original: 12 minutes scores 6 where the original's 9 minutes scores 7
  • Power: USB-C charging, about 60 minutes per charge

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

  • 4-, 6- and 8-minute routines, hands-free with a remote timer
  • Better Aging: 6 minutes
  • Skin Clearing: 8 minutes
  • Skin Sustain: 4 minutes
  • Under-Eye Revive: cools two metal pads at three levels, with or without the LEDs

Same score

• VerificationTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 2Shark CryoGlow Plus: 2

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

  • Listed under K230293, which describes the 648-LED mask, not the Glo
  • Conflict: Therabody sells it as FDA cleared
  • Filing: K230293 describes the TheraFace Mask's 9-minute treatment

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

  • FDA record lists FW350PK under K242796, which describes the 480-LED original
  • Clinical: claims on Shark's page footnote studies run on the FW300 series
• Wavelength SpecTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 7Shark CryoGlow Plus: 7

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

  • Three peaks published: 633 nm red, 830 nm near-infrared, 415 nm blue
  • Output not scored: Therabody publishes no output figure and none has been measured independently

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

  • Three peaks published: 415 nm blue, 630 nm red, 830 nm near-infrared
  • Output not scored: the 128 mW/cm2 is Shark's maximum at the LED, never independently measured
• CoverageTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 6Shark CryoGlow Plus: 6

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

  • Full face including the mouth area and under-eyes, 504 light sources
  • Breathing: the closed mouth area feels stuffy, per Allure, T3, Cosmopolitan and EndureWell

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

  • 510 light sources, the extra 30 packages at the crow's feet and mouth
  • Gap: the chill pads still block LED light from the under-eyes
• Build QualityTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 7Shark CryoGlow Plus: 7

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

  • 514 g, 62 g lighter than the original, vibration moved to the strap
  • Fit: weight dents the nose or forehead, per reviewers in several pools
  • Battery: about a dozen Reddit owners report it shutting off mid-cycle on a full charge

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

  • Rigid 1.7 lb shell with Peltier-cooled under-eye pads
  • Weight: heavier than the 1.5 lb CryoGlow
  • Battery: 4-hour charge; Shark says performance is improved over the original

Not scored for either

• Light OutputTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: —not scoredShark CryoGlow Plus: —not scored
• ValueTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: —not scoredShark CryoGlow Plus: —not scored

• RedditTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 6 (higher)Shark CryoGlow Plus: 5

  The Shark CryoGlow Plus reading covers its product line.

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

  Liked

  • Full-face coverage including the mouth and under-eyes, per several owners
  • Softer skin, a more even tone or fewer breakouts, per several owners
  • Lighter and more comfortable than the original mask, per one owner who had both

  Complaints

  • Shuts off mid-cycle or will not hold a charge, per about a dozen owners
  • Heavy or bulky, per several owners
  • Eye shields leave marks around the eyes or on the forehead, per four owners

  Read the full summary

  • Where: r/Ulta, r/redlighttherapy, r/SkincareAddiction, r/SkincareAddictionLux and r/TheraBody
  • Praised: owners mostly like the coverage reaching the mouth and under-eyes, the cordless 12-minute cycle and the build; one who had both masks returned the original, rating the Glo 9 out of 10 against 8.5
  • Results: several report softer skin, a more even tone or fewer breakouts; others say it is too early to tell
  • Battery: across two February 2026 r/TheraBody threads, the second a word-for-word repost, about a dozen owners say it shuts off mid-cycle after one to four sessions on a full charge, three on replacement units and one after six months
  • Fix: two say charging it fully or switching chargers fixed it
  • Fit: several find it heavy or bulky; one returned it for pressing on her nose and cheeks; four say the eye shields mark the eyes or forehead
  • Other: two call the scalp vibration noisy, two found the red light hard on their eyes even with the shields, and one wishes it had nose holes

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

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  • Scope: Reddit discussion concerns the original FW312 mask, so this reading is the line's
  • Praised: owners mostly like the under-eye cooling and the short sessions
  • Fit: 11 report marks, indents, bruising or stinging under the eyes where the pads rest; 10 call it heavy or say it drags on the under-eyes
  • Gap: several point out the pads leave the under-eyes without light
  • Faults: single owners report error codes, cooling that weakened and short battery life with the cooling on
• GoogleTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 8 (higher)Shark CryoGlow Plus: 6

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

  Liked

  • Cordless one-button 12-minute cycle (Allure, National Post, Cosmopolitan)
  • Full-face coverage including the mouth area (Allure, GQ, T3)
  • Long battery life between charges (Cosmopolitan, GQ)

  Complaints

  • Closed mouth area feels stuffy or warm (Allure, T3, Cosmopolitan, Smudge Report)
  • Loud or distracting scalp vibration (The Cut, T3, Cosmopolitan)
  • Eye-shield marks or forehead indents (Who What Wear, GQ, Smudge Report)

  Read the full summary

  • Overall: magazine reviewers are broadly positive, none measured the light output, and most of these sites earn from affiliate links
  • Allure: Christa Joanna Lee calls it one of the most convenient and user-friendly masks she has tested (December 2025, four weeks)
  • GQ: Hannah Singleton kept it in rotation after two months of near-daily use, but could not tell if her forehead lines softened and found the low-battery light easy to miss (January 2026)
  • Vibration: The Cut (November 2025, two weeks), T3 (November 2025, six weeks) and Cosmopolitan (May 2026, two months) found it loud or distracting
  • Breathing: Allure, T3, Cosmopolitan and the Smudge Report (March 2026) say the closed mouth area restricts breathing or makes it warm inside
  • Who What Wear UK: Grace Lindsay, on a sample sent to her desk, names its bulk for travel and marks from the eye shields
  • National Post: over 40 days, the strap will not sit over a bun and the reviewer missed the original's stand (July 2026)
  • Error: Cosmopolitan's review describes 540 LEDs and a nine-minute cycle, which are not the Glo's specifications

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

  Liked

  • More LEDs around the outer eyes, nose and lips (Who What Wear, The Mirror)
  • Battery lasts longer between charges (Who What Wear, The Mirror)
  • Best-fitting mask she has used, with no slipping (Grazia)

  Complaints

  • £40 more than the original and not worth it for current owners (Who What Wear, The Mirror)
  • Heavy and bulky (Grazia)
  • No visible difference from the extra coverage after a month (Who What Wear)

  Read the full summary

  • Scope: early hands-ons by UK beauty editors who also use the original
  • Who What Wear: Eleanor Vousden, after a month, found it the same to use, with more LEDs around the outer eyes, nose and lips and less frequent charging (August 2026, affiliate links)
  • Verdict: no visible difference yet; first-time buyers should pay the extra £40, owners should not upgrade
  • The Mirror: Zoe Cripps, two years on the original and a few weeks on the Plus, reaches the same verdict, an evolution rather than a revolution (July 2026, affiliate links)
  • Grazia: Sameeha Shaikh, who tried it before launch, calls it heavy and bulky but the best-fitting mask she has used; too soon to judge her breakouts (July 2026)
• YouTubeTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 7 (higher)Shark CryoGlow Plus: 5

  The Shark CryoGlow Plus reading covers its product line.

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

  Liked

  • Simple cordless preset cycle (EndureWell)
  • Cushioned eye area that blocks the light (Adele Maree)
  • Full-face coverage including the mouth (Alanna Taylor-Green, EndureWell)

  Complaints

  • Heavy enough to pull down or dent the face (Eve Dawes, Adele Maree, EndureWell)
  • Stuffy breathing behind the closed mouth area (EndureWell, Alanna Taylor-Green)
  • Pressure marks lasting hours (Eve Dawes)

  Read the full summary

  • EndureWell: the one full independent review, with an Amazon affiliate link; 8 out of 10 overall and 6 for comfort (August 2026, 561 views)
  • Comfort: breath builds up behind the closed mouth, heavy at 514 g, fit varies with face shape, still picked over the original for most buyers
  • Adele Maree: gifted by Therabody after a paid Instagram collaboration; against her own Dr. Dennis Gross mask she prefers the Glo's cushioned eye area and would buy it first (May 2026, about 1,000 views)
  • Drawbacks: it dents her nose and forehead, she holds it rather than use the strap, and the battery lasted about eight days of face-and-neck sessions
  • Eve Dawes: also gifted by Therabody; in a February 2026 Short, the straps would not hold it up so she used it lying down, pressure marks lasted hours and the vibration sounds like a swarm of bees
  • Alanna Taylor-Green: bought hers to replace a failed Dr. Dennis Gross mask; first impressions only, liking the coverage and finding it harder to breathe in (mid-2026, about 1,100 views)
  • Not measured: none of these videos measured the output

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

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  • Scope: video reviews are of the original FW312 mask, so this reading is the line's
  • Abbey Yung: the most-watched, an April 2025 short (364,903 views), regrets the $350 purchase over the weight, dents under the eyes, blocked under-eye light and fan noise
  • Jen Luv: 70 treatments, bought with her own money, with affiliate links; comfortable and quick but not a must-have (May 2025, 98,599 views)
  • Smaller channels: two that bought or were given theirs say the weight drags on the under-eyes
• AmazonTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 7Shark CryoGlow Plus: 7

  The Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo reading covers its product line; the Shark CryoGlow Plus reading covers its product line.

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

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  • Listing: sold by Therabody's TheraGun store and shipped by Amazon at $379.99, sharing one review file with the original 648-LED TheraFace Mask
  • Rating: both read 4.1 from 343 in September 2026, 66 percent five-star against 11 percent one-star, so the figure describes the range rather than the Glo alone
  • Tags: comfort 20 times, 16 negative; weight 21 times, 16 negative; fit 21 times, 14 positive
  • Split: skin improvement 22 positive to 14 negative, effectiveness 13 to 15, value for money 18 to 15, vibration 6 to 8
  • Glo reviews: one owner finds it needs charging often; for another the supplied eye shields did not block the bright light

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

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  • Listing: the Plus has no Amazon US listing; Shark's Amazon skincare store carries the original instead
  • Rating: the original's shared file holds 4.4 from 1,066 when read in September 2026, 77 percent five-star against 7 percent one-star
  • Tags: eye cooling and ease of use mostly praised; battery life tagged 29 times, 21 negative
  • Caveat: these ratings describe the original mask rather than the Plus
• Owner reviewsTherabody TheraFace Mask Glo: 7Shark CryoGlow Plus: 7

  The Shark CryoGlow Plus reading covers its product line.

  Therabody TheraFace Mask Glo

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  • Overall: the retailer files disagree, and most of their reviews are incentivised or come from Therabody
  • Best Buy: 4.7 from 223 in September 2026, 180 five-star against four one-star, 95 percent recommending; every one of about 60 reviews read carries its promotional-consideration or sweepstakes label, 15 from its Tech Insider Network
  • Best Buy critics: a battery falling from six cycles per charge to less than one within six months, a mask too heavy or too small for some heads, a return over claustrophobia
  • Nordstrom: 4.2 from 121, 67 percent five-star against 12 percent one- or two-star; critics report units arriving used or already returned, and a mask hard to breathe in with condensation inside
  • Target: 4.22 from 118, but 95 of 107 written reviews are syndicated from Therabody; the 12 written on Target average 2.9, five one-star, two reporting dark spots after two weeks and one finding it hard to breathe in
  • Ulta: 47 reviews average 4.7, 26 of them received free for the review; the 21 that were not average 4.5

  Shark CryoGlow Plus

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  • Coverage: no review file of its own yet; Best Buy lists it as coming soon and Ulta with no reviews
  • Costco: the CryoGlow kit holds 4.5 from 417 when read in September 2026, 325 five-star against 33 one-star; 173 of 205 who answered recommend it; none of the 100 most recent syndicated from SharkNinja
  • Costco faults: recent critics report units that would not charge or lost an under-eye cooler
  • Best Buy: 4.8 from 249 on the original, every review read carrying its promotional-consideration or sweepstakes note