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How To Choose an FAQ™ Swiss Collection Device?
How a Weird Shower Led to a Red Light Therapy Panel
It was just a regular day about a month ago or so. I was stepping out of a very satisfying shower. You know one of those when everything is checked off your to-do list, you’ve managed to get some low-effort,high-impact cleaning in right before the shower, and the house is completely empty, so no interruptions, and you can finally hear your thoughts. One of those. I felt good, mumbling and singing out loud (the parts I knew) of the last song that had played on the radio as I went home after work. A good song, new one, can’t remember its name for the life of me now. But anyways, I stepped out of the shower feeling good, a bit more jiggly than in my 20s, but ehhh, still not bad. As I carefully jiggled my wet self to the fogged-up mirror and wiped it clean (the mirror), I noticed something strange – I was content and feeling good, a happy, stable human being (we learn to appreciate these moments as we get older), but my outside didn’t reflect how I felt inside.
I looked tired, eyes and corners of my lips droopy with just a hint of jowls-in-the-making and the inevitable second chin pending. When did this happen? When did this strange woman I don’t recognize take over my face, and who allowed it? It was not so much about being seen by others as her, but about me not recognizing myself. I’ve always had high standards for myself, taken care of my body and mind, and I believe it showed. Never interested in being pretty, I was interested in being real, classy, dignified, natural, spontaneous, well-kept, yet not high-maintenance. I was interested in being me. She was not completely gone in this foggy “mirror of truth” moment, but she was showing a precognition of what’s coming if I don’t intervene. I knew I had to eat better, hated that I knew it, and could not unknow it, now somehow burdened with the obligation to do better. I was actually mad that my chill shower time was interrupted by real thoughts.
But, anyway, I did what we all do sometimes - tried to hold on to the past without considering that the future can be even better. Turns out a tight high ponytail will turn back time like Cher was on tour, but your scalp can’t take a lot of this torture, and I’d rather not go bald for a few millimeters’ lift. The next few weeks had a light motive, not fully conscious or planned, but still there.
That day in the bathroom bothered me; it gnawed on my peace and burrowed into every fiber of my being. I would casually stroll through a price list of a clinic on my break, take a look at the before-and-after photos of a plastic surgeon in my area that had so kindly targeted me with their marketing. Just browsing, you know? Not looking for anything special. Slowly, I started feeling more and more inadequate as I looked at the facelifted (or retouched) images, talking about the result and ignoring the blood, cuts, and pricks that preceded them. We can all take a lot if we see the result of our suffering as worth it. I found myself comparing my naturally aging face, which had laughed, cried, spent sleepless nights (for both fun and necessity), and lived and loved, with the “enhanced” doll-like features.
This eroded my confidence. That’s when I figured out that society is structured to make aging an almost shameful process we’re encouraged to hide and erase. If a few weeks of feeds tanked my well-earned confidence, how hard did it hit young people still trying to understand who they are or want to be? Well, I didn’t want to erase (or hide) my face. Time will tick away regardless of what we do, and we will all age. It is an inevitable part of the privilege of being alive. But I’ve also decided that I have a choice, and my choice was to decide how I’ll age. I wanted to go entirely non-invasive with lifestyle interventions we all know (and ignore until freaked out by disease or aging), and I’ve started looking around for tech and treatments that exclude blood-letting and pain. I had nothing against aesthetic treatments or small procedures and have done some chemical peels and oxygen treatments before, so I’m really not a treatment prude. If anything, a well-done treatment has raised the bar of what I consider a good result now. Still, the scheduling and life logistics become too much to keep multiple appointments. So, I went on a hunt for alternatives, and found them - an entire brand of non-invasive tech that delivered clinic results to my home. They respected aging naturally, rather than making you feel less for having pores or lines. I would have probably used older models for the webpage, but whatever.
What the FAQ™ Swiss did is quite remarkable. They've taken the large professional devices from clinics and beauty salons, thought about them, concluded that the bulky items were mostly empty space inside, and condensed the technology into sleek, hand-held form. New in name, but budded under the FOREO umbrella, FAQ™ Swiss is an entire line dedicated to anti-aging, using concentrated power. It even has devices so powerful that you’ll need to go through professional training with the brand before they unlock the full potency of the device. Just like you can use fire to cook lunch or burn s***… (khm) stuff… down once you snap, tools are neutral. Their utility depends on how we use them, and we should be taught to do so – by an expert, to become an expert, on and for yourself.
And, yes! No more cables (oh, the cables), constant charging, or losing device parts in miscellaneous drawers that time has long forgotten (unlike my face). This was such a relief for a wannabe minimalist like me. I want things to work, to ideally be multifunctional, and effortless to keep and clean. I am not spoiled or delusional (people who still don’t need FAQ™ Swiss would say "delulu"), but I simply refuse to unnecessarily complicate my life any further by owning things that end up owning me and my time with their upkeep later.
What did I choose from FAQ™ Swiss Collection?
This is how I came up with the idea to share a story about the FAQ Swiss collection and to help you help yourself in a kind, sustainable way, with a one-time investment that you’ll be using and bragging about forever. I personally was most bothered by the loss of elasticity and the general feel of looking tired, blah, and wrung out even after a solid sleep and presumably a good grasp of the chaos life can sometimes become. This is a normal part of aging. The regular repair and restoration processes in our skin slow down as time goes on, mitochondria (the little bean-shaped organelles that produce energy in the cells) get lazy (the bastards), and we just generally start feeling like a sluggish alien is inhabiting the body and face we once knew.
After going through all of their devices and skincare with a fine-tooth comb to find what would work for me, I chose the double red light panels because they are very strong, durable, and can be used on the entire body (plus, you look like you’ve just stepped out on Hell’s porch for a smoke; don't smoke). Red light is also proven by science to work big time, and because I already had a microcurrent device at home (which I’ve totally forgotten about six months before the faithful shower), I didn’t need a red light and microcurrent combo device. Maybe you do. I can’t know what you need, want, hope for, or dream of. But, I can lead you through what I’ve learned about the collection. My plan is to provide a common-sense overview, with tech talk only when necessary, although the tech is spectacular.
FAQ ™ Swiss Collection Overview
First, I’ll give you the shorthand here, with a look at an entire collection and where you can find these on the official FAQ™ pages. So, if you’re not into reading (almost) middle-aged ramblings, you can go see the egg-headed, techy explanations from the brand. Below are all of the devices so far. I ordered mine from Europe, but there is a chance that not all of these will be available or in stock everywhere. I’ll also give you a complementary conductive or red light therapy-compatible skincare overview, developed to be used with these technologies. Fancy. So, let's go.
FAQ™ 100 Collection
- FAQ™ 101 RF & Red Light Wand For Face
- FAQ™ 102 RF, EMS & Red Light Anti-aging Wand For Face
- FAQ™ 103 Diamond-adorned RF, EMS & Red Light Wand
FAQ™ 200 Collection
- FAQ™ 201 Silicone LED Face Mask
- FAQ™ 202 Anti-aging Silicone LED Mask
- FAQ™ 202 plus LED face mask
- FAQ™ 211 Red Light Neck & Décolleté Mask
- FAQ™ 221 Anti-aging Red LED Hand Mask
FAQ™ 300 Collection
- FAQ™ 301 LED Hair Strengthening Scalp Massager
- FAQ™ 302 Laser & LED Hair Regrowth Scalp Massager
FAQ™ 400 Collection
- FAQ™ 401 Dual Microcurrent LED Toning Device
- FAQ™ 402 Dual Microcurrent Red LED Toning Device
- FAQ™ 411 Microcurrent Red LED Body Toning Device
FAQ™ 500 Collection
- FAQ™ 501 Full Spectrum Red Light Therapy
- FAQ™ 502 Full Spectrum Red Light & NIR Therapy
FAQ™ LED Light Therapy Panels
- FAQ™ LED Panel (Single)
- FAQ™ Dual LED Panel
FAQ™ Swiss Skincare
FAQ™ P1 Manuka Honey Primer
FAQ™ Microneedling Anti-Wrinkle Hyaluronic Acid Patches (for Forehead & Under Eyes)
FAQ™ Scalp Recovery & Thick Hair Probiotic Serum
FAQ™ Glass Skin Collagen Face Mask
FAQ™ Body Sculpt Serum
FAQ™ Red Light Peptide Serum
FAQ™ 100 Collection
FAQ™ 101 RF & Red Light Wand For Face
Ideal for those who want a more V-shaped face and like magic wands.
This one is a multitasker that offers heated radiofrequency therapy, which is excellent for incentivizing that collagen production. Collagen is a structural protein, the bouncy glue of the body. No collagen, and you'd be just a bag of loose skin and crumbling bones and organs. Not fun at all. Lucky for us, if you improve collagen production, lines and wrinkles fade from the skin.
You also get pulsing narrow beams of red, green, and blue LED therapy, each with its own function. Green is calming and evens out skin tone, and blue is great for problematic, blemish-prone skin. However, if you're like me, you're most interested in rejuvenating red light therapy. This has so much proof that the benefits of red light therapy are now fully accepted as fact. It is widely used in medicine, the wellness industry, and skincare, especially due to its success in boosting mitochondrial health (powerhouses of the cell we've mentioned above), tackling inflammation, and speeding up recovery.
Finally, relaxing T-Sonic™ pulsations travel into the skin vertically to release facial muscle tension points. We all have facial expressions that get etched onto our face and skin, and this helps relax the muscles that are pleating the skin above it. Plus, you get a mega circulation boost that will deliver oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood to every skin cell, making it happy, nicely plump, and breathing properly (this is where those healthy mitochondria come in, also to make more energy from the abundance of oxygen and nutrients).
FAQ™ 102 RF, EMS & Red Light Anti-aging Wand For Face
Ideal for those who want a magic wand on steroids.
The design is pretty much the same as the basic 101 - with radio frequency and T-Sonic™ massage you've met above - but with some very important upgrades. The pulsed LED light is now full-spectrum (8, instead of 3 wavelengths), so you can serve various skin needs with just one, radically customizable device. You’ve also got 20 LED sources, instead of 12 on the 101. When I’m ready for a new device, I’m pretty sure I’ll go with 101 or 102 due to the RF feature and super easy interface (ain’t nobody got time to learn how to operate a spaceship for their routine).
But the biggie is what they call the EMS-Pro. It is essentially a professional-grade electro-muscle stimulation device. The point is to deliver concentrated low-voltage electrical charges to the muscles of the neck and face (there are about 70 of those allowing a full range of motion) to tone them. A muscle that is worked gets bigger. That's just the rule of a body constantly adapting to its environment. A larger muscle means instantly tightening the loose skin above it through the sheer increase in volume.
FAQ™ 103 Diamond-adorned RF, EMS & Red Light Wand
Ideal for those who want a single wand for a complete facial rejuvenation + diamonds
By performance, it is the same as the 102, but it’s got freakin’ diamonds! 0,25 carat diamonds in the region that lights up to show you the intensity of EMS-Pro & Power-RF, if you’re in Bluetooth pairing mode, and if your battery is about to crap out on you. But, diamonds! So the extra price you pay is for the diamonds, not for the enhanced performance of the device. Still, if you like these sparkling suckers and have the extra cash, go get it.
FAQ™ 200 Collection
FAQ™ 201 Silicone LED Face Mask
Ideal for those who’d like to rejuvenate completely passively, and even holding a device is a hard nope (no judgement here, sister).
Just like the 01 in the 100 collection, the 01 in a 200 collection is an entry-level device (for overachievers) featuring red, green & blue LED light therapy.
You can get red light therapy from so many brands now, so you have no reason to go for this LED mask specifically - unless you are ok with being grounded for the duration of the treatment. From what I've seen, the ones that are wireless are also rigid, more like a hard or somewhat mildly flexible carnival mask of a Stormtrooper. FAQ™ 201 is made of something called flexi-fit silicone. It is translucent, ridiculously lightweight, and will lie perfectly on your face, feeling like a second skin.
No wires, 6000 light points that pulse a 1000 times per second, light as air, and with open mouth and eyes (which are protected by an inbuilt shield of eye safety). If you're looking for a perfect LED mask, are happy with RGB wavelengths, and totally into getting things done rather than doing things, this is a huge recommendation.
FAQ™ 202 Anti-aging Silicone LED Mask
Ideal for passive rejuvenation, and if you want more skincare options in one product than just anti-aging, and you feel posh saying “near-infrared”.
It's all quite logical if you look at the entire collection as a whole. The 02 of the 200 collection is also full-spectrum LED anti-aging, but here we're upgraded into NIR (near-infrared) + 7 wavelengths. Human eyes can't see pure infrared (like some frogs, salmon, and vipers can), but NIR is the wavelength we can still see, and it goes deeper into the skin than red light therapy. The 202 is more advanced with its 3000 LED pulses per second. Locked into our human 3D grid and timeframes, 3000/sec is an abstraction, like trying to grasp infinity.
FAQ™ 202 plus LED face mask
Ideal for those who believe that if little is good, more must be better. Not always true, but it is this time.
FAQ™ 202 plus is an upgraded design in response to the wishes of the people. The brand took everything that people liked about the 202 LED face mask and applied realistic customer desires. Now the FAQ™ 202 plus has 50% stronger light and more LED points, including 9 LEDs in the forehead diamond to iron out those very stubborn deep frown lines, bringing the total to 634 LED light points. It also has 8 LED wavelengths and flexi-fit silicone that molds to your face shape for the most even light coverage possible. Some very smug, clinically-proven results include reducing wrinkles by 32%, reducing acne by 48% and increasing elasticity in 2 weeks. Two weeks from now, you can have a face from a few years ago.
FAQ™ 211 Red Light Neck & Décolleté Mask
Ideal for the hints of turkey neck gobble-gobbling its way into your life and fine lines on top of the chest.
This is the branch-off from the Face LED Masks FAQ™ 201 and 202, developed based on popular demand. People wanted the same functionality, but adapted for their neck and the top of their hands, which are so ready to spill the beans of our age (even if we've managed to save face). The skin on the neck and, let's be all French about it, décolleté, is still quite thin, sensitive, and mostly unprotected by clothes for the large part of the year, and it gets hit by the elements and UV radiation just as hard as the face does. FAQ™ 201 kept the 8 light colors, including NIR, and is also ultra-lightweight, wireless, and made from the same flexi-fit silicone, but in a turtleneck shape. Plus, you’ll look like a futuristic SF duchess. Not a bad look. It might even become an heirloom in your family.
But on to the more practical info. The mask has a little adjustable necklace-like chain and is reversible. So, if you've got those annoying upper backne, set it to bacteria-killing blue and hit those buggers with all you've got through the 761 points of light. For those unwilling to experiment and unsure of how to use the technology (or simply lazy), but demanding, you can also find some preset treatments in the app, just like for 100 collection and FAQ™ 202.
FAQ™ 221 Anti-Aging Red LED Hand Mask
Ideal for those who've looked down and suddenly saw granny hands in their lap, and their granny was not in the room.
We forget them, I know we do. We think of hands so much as tools that chop, caress, and type emails, that we only remember them when the manicure lady scolds us, when they get really dry or cracked in winter, or unpleasantly tight, like they're leather gloves a size too small. This means that the skin barrier is breaking down and opening the door to premature aging. Ideally, we wash our bodies daily, our faces twice a day, but our hands dozens of times a day. It's no wonder hands age so fast.
FAQ™ 221 works the same as the 211, but was fitted to the hand like a top-sitting half glove with open palms. I can see Mr. Jackson moonwalking across the stage in these, if he were still with us. It features 623 points of light and is fastened to the wrist with a bracelet-like gold chain. All of the other specs are the same; you still have 8 light wavelengths at your disposal, but I believe you came here for the anti-aging benefit, so red and NIR LED light will fit like a glove (Lame jokes forever! You knew what you signed up for at the beginning of this). You can even slap someone while treating, and it will stay put.
FAQ™ 300 Collection
FAQ™ 301 LED Hair Strengthening Scalp Massager
Ideal for those who are starting to see the outlines of their skull through the hair, but are not yet at the over-comb, purely theoretical hair stage.
If you're a semi-cue ball, this is not for you. You'll need something more aggressive, such as a transplant or as simple as a wig. This device is designed for individuals who have noticed that their hair is no longer as lush and thick as it once was. Oh, we had no idea how great our hair was while we were hating the world as teenagers. The 301 scalp massager is essentially a large, soft, yet firm, bristled hairbrush that fits comfortably in your palm.
It uses clinical-power red LED light and T-Sonic™ massage in a combo that revitalizes barely holding on hair follicles by revamping the cellular energy. In life, longevity, fertility, and awesome hairdos, it always somehow comes down to mitochondria. Red LED therapy "rejuvenates" the mitochondria, boosting the energy output and making the hair shaft robust again to grow thicker strands. The increased circulation from the T-Sonic™ massage loosens scalp buildup and forms the perfect growth and strengthening environment, which you'd usually need insane amounts of manual scalp massage to achieve.
It has a single-button interface, 637 silicone bristles to remove loosened buildup and separate hair to help the light reach the scalp skin. I know we said no science talks, but the clinicals confirm it reduces hair loss by up to 41%, increases hair growth & density by up to 36% and hair glossiness by 40% in just 1 month. Come on! That's worth mentioning.
FAQ™ 302 Laser & LED Hair Regrowth Scalp Massager
Ideal for hairline, temples & crown that have slipped one step closer to Uncle Fester.
This scalp massager differs from the 301 in one important tech aspect – the treatment is a combination of three technologies. In addition to the red light therapy and T-Sonic™ massage, it also features 20 medical-grade lasers pearled along the rim. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT), as the lab coats call it, is proven to stimulate hair follicles and their natural growth cycles, triggering regrowth. If you’re worried about your hair thinning or hair loss in general, it’s time to investigate how red light therapy can help. If the fall or thinning was very sudden and visible, forget the red LED devices and go see your doctor.
FAQ™ 400 Collection
FAQ™ 401 Dual Microcurrent LED Toning Device
Ideal for those who’ve tried microcurrent and thought to themselves that they could go stronger, and are bored with the existing dimensions we live in.
When we first notice the signs of aging, we typically see fine lines and what we simply call a loss of freshness. Nothing has really changed when you look at a photo of yourself from a few years ago, but you've just lost some plumpness and perkiness. These initial stages primarily affect the skin, but as age advances, the damage becomes more severe, penetrating deeper skin layers and the muscle. Sarcopenia is what we call muscle loss related to your production date. If you keep in mind that there are about 70 muscles that get decimated in the face and neck, it's quite clear that if your aging is advanced, what works for a 40-year-old won't work for you.
FAQ™ 401's greatest revolution in the field is creating treatments that form a microcurrent power grid on your face. To have a working microcurrent device, you need two spheres to channel energy through the skin and between the spheres. What FAQ™ Swiss did here was create a device with 4 spheres that push the energy both up and down and side to side. They called it the dual microcurrent, a multidimensional skincare treatment that takes care of all skin levels and the muscle below simultaneously. You'll notice the lifting results most on the cheekbones, chin, and jawline. Hmm... maybe I should get this one, we'll see... Red light will rev up collagen in the mid layers (only NIR goes deep enough for deep layers), and blue will be great for uneven skin texture, redness, and stressed, inflamed skin.
In addition to this, you'll enjoy red and blue light therapy, built-in AI, which is an algorithm that self-adapts in real time to slightly adjusts the microcurrent intensity depending on your individual muscle response, and the patented T-Sonic™ massage which you'll find in a lot of their devices because it is just so damn versatile, useful and combines well with other technologies.
FAQ™ 402 Dual Microcurrent Red LED Toning Device
Ideal if you can’t really explain yourself better than saying your skin feels hungry, worn, and torn.
FAQ 402 is an enhanced version of 401, featuring 4 patented microcurrent patterns instead of 3, and incorporating the deep-penetrating NIR light to amplify the 401's red and blue wavelengths.
The "power grid" we've mentioned here forms a phenomenon called electroporation. I need to go all sciency here for a moment because electroporation is a system of delivery (for drugs and actives), and in our case, means 469% better skincare infusion. 469%! This means that your precious skincare (the price of which you lie about to everyone with whom you share a household) will be 4.7x more effective. Nothing will get wasted on the surface and washed down the drain. Most dermatologically tested skincare is ok. If it doesn't work, it's usually a delivery problem, but make sure to use something that can be conductive with microcurrent.
FAQ™ 411 Microcurrent Red LED Body Toning Device
Ideal for those getting jiggly in all the wrong places. Not the “I sound like popping bubble wrap when I get out of bed” body, but visually aging skin and droopiness.
If you can now pinch the skin on the places you couldn’t before, that’s what we’re talking about. The skin on the body is a bit thicker than facial skin (except you know where), and it will hold on for a bit longer, but time claims all things in the end. FAQ™ 411 is the 402, but adapted to a larger surface of the body, and it only has red LEDs. It has bigger spheres and is stronger than the facial devices, as muscles on the body are bigger and more robust. It also has the most microcurrent intensities of the 400 bunch (6), and will have slightly shorter battery life (180 mins of use per charge vs 240) due to its size and energy consumption.
You'll look more toned and sculpted, like that moment when people start asking if you've been exercising (which will start happening, and you’d better be ok with lying). You'll also fade those cellulite dimples and get fresher, radiant skin by a combo of red light and T-Sonic™ massage's lymphatic drainage and circulation boost, while LED lights will increase collagen and elastin production to fix the skin.
FAQ™ 500 Collection
FAQ™ 501 Full Spectrum Red Light Therapy
Ideal for those who worship the sun and want the benefits, but unfortunately, you burst into flames 2 minutes in.
By now, you've probably noticed that I'm not going to go into details about specs and clinicals, as you can find all that on the page. However, I want you to understand the gist of the collection. In FAQ 500, the point is to scoop up the powerful and healing wavelengths of the sun and condense them into single devices, while filtering out the harmful ones, such as UVA & UVB. Traditional red light therapy uses individual wavelengths, like 650 nm or 850 nm. Sure, they are proven to work, but a broad, rich spectrum can give you something a single wavelength just can't: synergistic effects, a sort of light "entourage effect" featuring up to 7 flashes/second, and you can use the device up to 35 times for a single charge. Man, I love how much they put into battery life improvements. It's a lifesaver.
This is a Swiss skincare knife, featuring full-spectrum red light therapy that targets pigmentation blotches, fine lines, deeper wrinkles, redness, irritation, acne inflammation, texture issues, and even mild scarring. Red LED will do its thing with the collagen and elastin as pulsed light (590 - 1200 nm) targets the epidermis (top skin layer) and the mid-to-deep layers.
FAQ™ 502 Full Spectrum Red Light & NIR Therapy
Ideal for more visible deterioration, acne issues, and especially scarring. So, not just lines, but a visible sag and folds.
FAQ™ 502 operates on the same basic idea as 501. Still, it has stronger light energy, and faster action with up to 10 flashes/sec, and longer battery life of 45 uses/charge. It is the combo of broad-spectrum pulsed light, and narrow specific red and NIR wavelengths that don't pulse but remain steady. The upper skin layers absorb red, and as with other devices, NIR penetrates deeper into tissue to stimulate ATP (cell energy) production and repair the entirety of the skin organ. It is a living organ.
You can think of this full-spectrum combo as taking a multivitamin to fill in nutritional gaps, rather than a single mega dose of one vitamin, which corresponds to a single wavelength. You may not need all of the vitamins from the multivitamin, but the body will take what it needs.
FAQ™ LED Light Therapy Panels
FAQ™ Red Light Panel (Single) & FAQ™ Dual Red Light Panel
Ideal for those who just want it all (in one) and then a double.
We can do the panels together because all functionality remains the same; you simply get double the lights in a dual panel (512 in a double vs 256 in a single). I personally think that double is better for me because I wanted to do my whole body at once, but it won’t matter much which one you get if you want to do separate sections or target a single area. You might even be better off with a single.
But why are these LED panels so special when everyone and their grandma can find 10 brands in a 1-second search? These are more powerful due to a simple design intervention. The lenses above the LED diodes are usually flat or curved a bit, but FAQ™ LED made their lenses diamond-shaped. If you've ever looked at a diamond (a girl needs a best friend; mine is a dog, no diamonds), you've noticed how light refracts in so many angles (although real diamonds don't shine like our LEDs here, but rather refract received light… Rihanna was wrong, but we’ll still sing along). This is what these innovative lenses do. Instead of a single-angle vertical illumination, you get the amplified and dispersed light that now goes in multiple angles.
I honestly think this was my best buy. I initially bought the dual panel for my obvious bathroom skin sag freak-out (and then freaked out about the price tag). But when the buyer’s remorse passed, I actually used it every day. Soon, I noticed unexpected benefits. Sure, my skin looked better with the perky freshness returning to my reflection, but I also started feeling really good. Especially if I did my 15 minutes in the morning. I'm really not a morning person (at all), but I noticed I was more alert with zero coffee inhaled before the office and was not as quick with my temper (I was given one of those, unfortunately). A stable, calm mood stayed with me all day.
If I had a particularly busy morning where all of the events in the galaxy needed my intervention or input, I would use the panel before bed when the house was already quiet and I could still spare these 15 minutes for myself. I always used it on the whole body, sitting in front of the open panel on the floor, sometimes facing it directly, and sometimes with my back turned to it. Suddenly, I realized that I fell asleep so easily, and I didn’t wake up to random sounds at night. My wonky knee also stopped hurting in that weird, semi-painful way, as it had for some years. I am not sure if any of these things were autosuggestions or placebos, so I did some research on red light therapy. It seems it is very good at dousing out-of-control inflammation (wonky knee) that it can regulate your circadian rhythm (good sleep) and give you tangibly more energy by recovering mitochondria (ergo my newfound morning persona). My hairline also seems a bit fuller, but I might just be imagining this. It's too soon to tell after a month and a half.
FAQ™ Swiss Skincare
FAQ™ P1 Manuka Honey Primer
Ideal for people who feel like their skin is a number too small, and are wondering how such tight skin can have so many lines.
Instead of impotently waving our angry fist at Father Time's face, nature has its own racehorse to enter into this tick-tock derby - Manuka honey. It's not even funny what a little bit of bee vomit (this is what honey is) can do for our skin.
Made with real Manuka honey, this nutrient-rich primer helps soften skin and enhance elasticity in dry areas, visibly reducing signs of aging. It hits the spot with 90% natural origin ingredients, packing 17 anti-aging Amino Acids, soothing Allantoin, and ultra-hydrating Betaine and Panthenol. It is also dermatologist-tested, suitable for all skin types, and cruelty-free (bees volunteer the honey), and made without a long list of blacklisted ingredients.
FAQ™ Microneedling Anti-Wrinkle Hyaluronic Acid Patches (for Forehead & Under Eyes)
Ideal for those who don't believe that topicals have any effect, but are not yet ready for the scalpel.
In traditional skincare, the compound sits on top of the skin, and not all of it gets absorbed, so it is simply washed off. Skincare experts are always looking for new ways to deliver actives deeper, and then it dawned on them - let's deliver them deep instantly and let them dissolve underneath the skin. This is what the microneedling patches' Transdermal Delivery System (TDS) does, utilizing miniscule, minimally invasive dissolving needles that painlessly penetrate the skin.
This way, you get the benefits of 100% of the formula and will improve skin firmness and wrinkles in just 2 weeks. Clinically proven. Dermatologist tested, suitable for all skin types, vegan, cruelty-free, and freaking 100% natural origin ingredients. It features deeply hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Complex (a powerful combination of 3 types of HA), antioxidant Korean Red Pine Extract, anti-inflammatory Ku Shen Root Extract, and moisturizing Mugwort Leaf Extract.
If you have somewhere to be and need a new face by, like, tomorrow (a dinner where an ex or two will be and you're gonna be "so suprised to bump into them like this", highschool reunion, meeting your future mother in law, a job interview...) you can go mega effective by wearing your micrneedling patches under a LED light mask such as the FAQ™ 202 and the FAQ™ 202 plus.
For Forehead
Ideal for those who look perpetually mad due to the permanent exhibit of angry 11s.
A natural and non-invasive treatment that works like a skin filler, overnight. In time, facial expressions will get baked onto our faces. If you're a frowner, you'll get those sleek mid-brow 11s. Covered in 1,142 dissolving microneedles, these anti-aging patches dump a bunch of Hyaluronic Acid complex - right into (not onto) the skin - to help firm, plump, and smooth forehead wrinkles while you sleep.
For undereye
Ideal for those who look like that one sleepy dwarf (always stalking Snowhite) with tired-looking eyes. The relentless bags, circles, lines, you know the drill, they're all there. Put your patches on before bed, catch some Zs, and fade wrinkles, dark circles & eye bags overnight as 2,270 dissolving microneedles do their job, firming, plumping, and smoothing the under-eye area. The skin is so thin and sensitive there that it will be very reactive, and you'll get a lot of bang for your buck.
FAQ™ Scalp Recovery & Thick Hair Probiotic Serum
Ideal for those noticing some sunlight shining through that hairline, and having no idea when or why this happened.
The probiotic serum will nourish a depleted scalp, mercilessly tortured by product and heat styling, and will help boost thicker, healthier hair. This lightweight skincare-inspired serum has 97% natural origin ingredients. Megastars are microbiome-balancing Probiotics that target unsightly flakiness and oily scalps. Red Clover Extract, used for strong and voluminous hair, while Centella Asiatica, also known as Cica to fans and friends, is a follicle-repairing and protecting ingredient. And it's a leave-in. Just spread it and forget it. It is dermatologist-tested, suitable for all skin types, vegan, and cruelty-free, just like its premium colleagues. If you're into combining topicals and tech (my personal preferred route), pair your serum with FAQ™ 300 Collection devices.
FAQ™ Glass Skin Collagen Face Mask
Ideal for those who believe that all the masks that went viral were just a snake oil ruse built on good filters and mediocre acting, and want to be convinced otherwise.
FAQ™ Glass Skin Collagen Face Mask is a luxurious hydrogel mask, innovative for its completely transparent surface, specifically designed to be compatible with LED light treatments. It boasts 92% of natural origin ingredients, including a firming & smoothing Multi-Peptide Complex, soothing & repairing Edelweiss Stem Cell Extract, and plumping & elasticity-enhancing Collagen. As usual, it's dermatologist-tested, suitable for all skin types, vegan, and cruelty-free.
If you've already got (or are throwing your eyeball onto) an FAQ™ device with LED light therapy capabilities, this would be a perfect one to try. You can do the treatment, leave it on, and just go to sleep.
Ideal for those who are too aesthetically aware not to notice things going mushy and south, but too busy (lazy) for daily exercise. We've all entertained a thought of punching out a trainer, but decided against it - because we were too sore to lift our arms and were in no condition to do some serious damage, and the bastard deserved it.
The sculpting serum has a snazzy 4-Peptide Complex to firm, some juicy Sea Kelp Extract to support elasticity & 8 (yes 8, with different molecule sizes and absorption levels) types of Hyaluronic Acid to deeply nourish. It is also conductive and was developed specifically to complement the benefits of FAQ™ 411 dual-microcurrent body toning devices while providing superior safety.
Dermatologist tested, suitable for all skin types, vegan, and cruelty-free? Goes without saying.
Ideal for those always seeking that extra edge and fully committed to giving their red light therapy the best try before making a judgment.
The peptide serum is an all-in-one antioxidant-rich topical enhanced with collagen-boosting Peptides, brightening Sea Daffodil, hydrating HA, soothing Green Tea & repairing Cica, taking up a large proportion of its 90% natural origin ingredients. Sure, you can use this super formula on its own, and you will get some benefits, but it was very much intended to complement your LED light treatments.
So this is what I had to say. Thank you for listening. I hope my random identity/pre-midlife crisis sparked research will provide you with some useful info, and that you'll be as satisfied as I am, may you choose to get one of these FAQ™ goodies for yourself. Stay curious, stay beautiful, and enjoy living in your skin, my dear digital friends.
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