Red light therapy (RLT) has become a genital trend recently, with more people applying red and near-infrared light to their vaginas in pursuit of health benefits.
Now Lelo has helped usher in the trend’s next act, integrating RLT technology into a pleasure-focused G-Spot vibrator: the $299 Lelo Mona Spectra.
Previously vagina-focused RLT devices tended to be focused on practical application rather than immediate orgasms. The $395 Joylux vFit Device, for example, touts potential benefits such as increased lubrication, sensation, and pelvic floor strength.
The Mona Spectra is billed as a “red light intimate wellness massager” and goes all in on vibrations as well as RLT. The ribbed vibrator has 16 vibration intensity levels and is a spin-off product to Lelo’s Mona G-Spot sextech range, which previously didn’t have RLT technology.
What actually is red light therapy?
RLT uses red and near-infrared light of specific wavelengths that can penetrate body tissue and stimulate cells. It helps increase cellular energy and can instigate tissue repair and general cellular functionality.
The technology has commonly been used in face masks for beauty and wellness, to help face cell vitality. Recently RLT use for vaginal tissue has become popular, with a large focus on potential benefits for post-menopausal women.
RLT is proven to support collagen production, blood circulation and tissue vitality. While RLT health benefits such as these have passed scientific muster, not all devices used to administer RLT have been scientifically proven to provide all the health benefits they’re linked to.
So it goes with the new Mona Spectra and its carefully hedged promo material.
Lelo says the device “may” support intimate comfort and tissue vitality. And that the device generates gentle thermal energy through LEDs, which “may” help relax pelvic muscles and increase blood flow.
The Mona Spectra also has green and blue light settings, designed to address different tissue issues, and that can be controlled using the Lelo app. Its LED settings are powerful: 850 nanometers for its near-infrared light, 525-535 nanometers for its green light, and 465-475 nanometers for the blue light.
The Lelo app can also be used to unlock exclusive vibration intensity settings for the device.
As the RLT trend continues to work its way around the human body, it’d be good to see some new scientific studies about the effectiveness of specific devices like these.
The Mona devices were already popular G-Spot wands. So at least we know that the vibes usually work, even if the new RLT integration feels a bit like bandwagon-jumping.
