from www.number1skincare.co.uk
Makers of a new crop of handheld devices hope to see them wedged on the bathroom shelf between the salon styling tool and multispeed electric toothbrush.
The gadgets often come with hefty price tags and the promise of results that sound too good to be true. The newest devices, boasting advanced heat and light-emitting technologies, take aim at acne. Products like the Tanda Skincare System ($250), the Claro ($275) and the No!No! Skin ($180), which became available in the United States last year, use heat or light, or a combination of both.
They represent one of the top three categories of home-use aesthetic devices sold globally (after skin rejuvenation and hair removal devices), says Michael Moretti, an analyst and founder of Medical Insight, a market research firm.
Meanwhile, consumers and skin-care professionals are wondering: Do these things work?
“People with acne are desperate to try anything,” says Dan Kern, founder of Acne.org, a site that has been addressing the topic for 13 years. “Acne can be so devastating to one’s self-esteem.”
Some 40 million to 50 million Americans are estimated to suffer mild to severe acne, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. “Mild” might mean a few pimples flaring up occasionally; “severe” refers to painful cysts and nodules that can leave disfiguring scars.
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