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The first time I had a red-light session, I was shocked by how bright the light was, and I found it very uncomfortable! For hours afterward, I saw green halos around objects – an indication that rods and cones (photoreceptors) in my eyes had been affected. Many red-light users tell me they also see green halos, which means it cannot be good for vision. For my second session, I wore the provided goggles. Afterward, the whole world looked neon blue, even with my eyes shut! I tried other colors of goggles and disposables, and they made the red light even brighter! Red light is a very narrowband wavelength, concentrated at about 688 nanometers. Traditional tanning eyewear that is FDA-compliant and Canadian health-compliant needs to block ultraviolet rays to 400nm. There are several types of eye protection made for red light, and these all block the 610-750nm wavelength designated as red light. To choose which red-light eyewear type to offer your customers, try several and find what blocks the most light. Red-light sessions tend to be profitable for salons, so I recommend you include red-light eye protection in your session price.
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Currently, providing eyewear for red-light sessions is not required by law. However, the legislators won’t be paying your lawsuits if someone’s vision is damaged by your equipment. I highly recommend you err on the side of caution.
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Let’s see what the policy is in some top salons:
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Jasa Wolfrey, owner of 2 Suns Salon & Wellness spas in Stafford, VA offers red-light eyewear for red-light sessions in her health spa. “We offer (and sell) the Wink-Ease Dark® eyewear for our red-light sessions,” Jasa says. “The bright light combined with our stand-up fan in the room can also cause dry-eye and irritation. The very dark eyewear can help minimize those issues, as well as protect the eye from intense light.” Her first-time clients get Wink-Ease Dark® for free their first session. For subsequent sessions, they can buy red-light dark goggles, such as the ones made by Podz, or they can buy the dark disposable style.
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Jasa is not alone in wanting to protect her customers’ vision. Alica Valencikova, owner of the Glo Tanning Lounge in Brodheadsville, PA shares, “I ALWAYS recommend specialized red-light eyewear for their vision safety. The lights are extremely bright and eye protection should be a must. I offer Wink-Ease Dark disposables, as well as goggles. Safety first.”
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“We make eyewear mandatory in our Beauty Angel bed,” states Chantal Beare, Owner of The Tanning Studio outside Toronto, British Columbia.” We sell several types of eye protection for our red-light unit. If you don’t have eyewear, you aren’t going to get a red-light session here!”
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The owner of Body Heat Tanning in Coral Springs, FL uses eyewear, herself. Rhonda Massey Shaffer Culligan explains, “my eyes cannot take red light. I wear my traditional goggles with disposables on top! I also recommend the same to my customers.”
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Like Rhonda, are you trying to block red-light rays during a session? Would you like to try eyewear made specifically for red light? Email Brenda@WinkEase.com with your name, salon name, salon mailing address and the code, “IST Eye Dark” and I’ll mail free samples.
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Currently, providing eyewear for red-light sessions is not required by law; but, I highly recommend you err on the side of caution.
