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Jul 05, 2023

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At-home skin tools are investments, for sure. But the payoff can be significantly healthier skin, as long as you use them consistently—in some cases, daily—and correctly.

At-home skincare tech used to be pretty rinky-dink, but some of the latest higher-investment options can offer real results in your own bathroom, making them less pricey and more accessible alternatives—or supplements to—in-office treatments. The caveats: You have to use them regularly, which means finding two to 15 minutes a number of times a week, and you should stick to the instructions (do consult a physician if you're pregnant or have an existing medical condition). From collagen-promoting lasers to skin-clearing LEDs, here's what eight techy tools can do for you.

After applying a serum, you move this across your face for 12 minutes a few times per week. A galvanic current helps product absorption; red LED lights can help stimulate collagen.

Tiny needles stimulate and help skincare penetrate, improving texture, fine lines, and pore size. "Generally, I say buyer beware of dermal rollers, but this is exceptional; it rolls evenly and comes with an effective growth factor serum," says Ava Shamban, MD, a dermatologist in Beverly Hills. Use on clean skin three times a week.

Wear this full-face, hands-free mask for three minutes daily. One hundred red LED lights and 62 blue LED lights help boost collagen and kill acne bacteria.

Electrical microcurrents and nanocurrents stimulate facial muscles to help lift and firm skin. An app guides you through a rotation of treatments from two to 12 minutes, which you can do up to six days a week.

This 500-milliwatt, near-infrared laser penetrates skin deeper than LEDs or other at-home lasers, which tend to reach up to only 20 milliwatts (hence the serious price tag). Its energy is dispersed through lenses within the device to remove the heat, so you can't burn yourself as it helps to stimulate collagen and reduce inflammation. Glide across moist skin for 15 minutes daily.

This device's electrical microcurrent travels through the gel primer on your face to stimulate ATP (the molecules that power skin cells) and muscles, making skin a bit firmer. Use five minutes a day, five days a week.

Our favorite unplugged facial tool, this portable hexagon-shaped wand rotates as you roll it upward and across your face; small massaging stones set into the roller improve circulation and get rid of puffiness. Ideally, massage each cheek and undereye area for 30 seconds daily.

This ergonomic device turns its retinol serum into a fast-speed micro-mist that penetrates skin more easily—the company says it can go 20 times deeper into the skin than if you'd just smoothed it on the surface.

Kate Sandoval Box (she/her) is the Beauty Director at Oprah Daily. She has over 18 years of experience at national women’s media brands; and, in fact, started her publishing career at O, The Oprah Magazine. She’s also held beauty editor roles at Shape, Self, Latina, and Cosmopolitan. Kate tests hundreds and hundreds of beauty products that cross her desk each year and interviews many top experts, celebrities, and indie brand founders to bring you the best in beauty. Follow her on Instagram.

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