GoKawiilLaunching just in time to keep you out of the summer sun's harmful rays, personalized sunlight tech company Solius Labs' Solius Pro is a portable light panel that sits in a brand-new category: over-the-counter phototherapy technology, which was previously limited to medical settings. The FDA even created a new product code for the device in order to clear it for use without a prescription, per a press statement.
In the US, Solius Pro was specifically FDA-cleared to stimulate vitamin D production for people age 22 and older.
"Solius UVB light therapy provides 12x the healthy UVB [ultraviolet B] health benefits of the sun with 99% less total UV risk," Chris Kiple, CEO of Solius Labs, told CNET. "UVB light has been clinically shown to drive some of the body's most important biological processes."
This is not another SAD lamp
Solius is not like other light therapy products on the market, as they use different wavelengths in the light spectrum. "SAD lamps and red light devices use visible light and do not activate UVB-responsive biological pathways that are fundamental to health and longevity," explained Kiple.
Solius Pro can hang on a wall or doorframe to deliver your dose. Solius
The Solius Pro skin assessment
All it takes is one light therapy session per week, lasting less than five minutes, available rain or shine. However, the amount of skin-damaging UV radiation is mitigated. The statement released stated that a full year of these sessions delivers approximately the same total UV radiation as five minutes of natural midday sunlight, but with less risk.
Designed for home use, the $2,995 portable device measures 20 by 24 by 2.5 inches, is 7.1 pounds and has 132 UVB LEDs. It can be hung on a wall or door and plugged into a standard power outlet. Using Solius Pro's built-in sensor, the Solius app guides the user through a skin assessment that captures skin pigmentation measurements and analyzes them with a Solius algorithm to deliver a dose of UVB light therapy.
This personalization algorithm was created using about 10,000 skin samples from around the world, featuring a range of skin tones and pigmentation. To maintain safe, consistent dosing over time, the Solius system also incorporates skin response, therapy history, positioning data and user feedback for future sessions.
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