Whether prepping for red carpets or maintaining skin between appointments, the latest high-tech beauty devices and active-ingredient-laden antiaging products go beyond skin deep. K-beauty (and some homegrown skin care) has interrogated the most powerful compounds known today to bring youthful results, while the next gen of beauty tech delivers science-backed regimens with potential longevity benefits. Think glow-giving red light tools that also aid muscle recovery and wall panels that help rejuvenate the skin and mood with clinically proven sunlight therapy. Here, you can biohack your beauty routine with the latest pharmaceutical topical wonders (no prescription required) and noninvasive at-home aesthetics accouterments that purport to lift, tone, smooth and protect the skin. blogherads.adq.push(function () { blogherads .defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-article-mid-article-uid0' ) .setTargeting( 'pos', ["mid-article1","mid-articleX","mid","mid-article"] ) .setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' ) .setSubAdUnitPath("ros\/mid-article") .addSize([[300,250],[2,2],[300,251],[620,350],[2,4],[4,2],[320,480],[620,366]]) .setClsOptimization("minsize") ; }); Related Stories Lifestyle The Hollywood Reporter Announces Inaugural A-List Aesthetics Event and Digital Issue Lifestyle As a K-Beauty Fan of 10-Plus Years, Here's What to Buy on Sale During Prime Day It may look like an alien probe plucked from Fire in the Sky, but the clinically backed microcurrent skin tool’s cheekbone-giving results are anything but sci-fi. For last year’s Vogue World, celebrity makeup artist Georgie Eisdell used the second-gen Bt-sculpt and the company’s ultra-hydrating serums to prep Dakota Johnson’s skin for a “lifted, sculpted glow” that helps products “[glide] on effortlessly.” The at-home device is the result of the company’s more than 50 years of innovation and Eastern-informed expertise in using electrical currents to reinvigorate, lift and sculpt the face in professional spa treatments. Just 10 minutes of yoga, Pilates or meditation while facing this red light therapy panel can improve sleep, support recovery, and keep your skin looking younger and firmer. (Clinical studies show red and near-infrared lights check off all these boxes with regular use.) The massive device is part of celebrity trainer Flik Swan’s new Bon Charge Method guided video series on beauty, relaxation and recovery starring the wellness tech brand’s red light face masks, blankets and infrared PEMF mats. Claudia Schiffer and Sara Foster are also fans of Bon Charge. Red light therapy is already a trusted treatment in face masks, and the beauty biohacker brand’s high-tech showerhead brings the collagen-stimulating, skin-calming modality to regular rinse routines. The shower attachment filters out heavy metals, chlorine and other impurities that can cause scalp and follicle buildup and skin irritation. HigherDose says that regular red light showers can help stimulate hair follicles to support hair growth, increase circulation and reduce inflammation. The flashlight-like device uses cold laser technology to reach deeper into the skin and activate the so-called “longevity gene” (per peer-reviewed study findings), boosting collagen production to smooth wrinkles and fine lines and firm the jawline and jowls. “I’ve been using this for a few months and have been loving it,” says The Things We Do medispa founder Vanessa Lee, the cosmetic RN trusted by the Kardashians, Jessica Alba and others. (Celebrity facialists Iván Pol and Joanna Czech are among the brand’s ambassadors, while Carey Mulligan and Martha Stewart are just a few stars who use the device.) The company’s latest longevity-focused release, the ID² powder, is a daily drink to support gut health, well known as the foundation for glow-from-within skin, a strong immune system and energy, among other aspects of wellness. The K-beauty brand’s larger X2 edition of its celebrity-loved Age-R Booster Pro — seen in the GRWM routines of Hailey Bieber and Kylie Jenner — turns up the dial on snatching, lifting, toning and brightening more areas of the visage. Adding to a suite of technologies, including electrical muscle stimulation for contouring, the new version boasts an upgraded Booster mode that uses “electroporation” to create microscopic channels that help serums and moisturizers penetrate “1,500 times deeper … all the way to the muscle,” while fine lines between the brows and around the eyes and lips get “filler”-like volume, thanks to stronger collagen-boosting microcurrents, notes Medicube creative director and celebrity makeup artist Sir John (Beyoncé, Zendaya). Other improvements include sheet mask modes and a smarter app-connected program that recognizes and addresses skin concerns. Another trusted Korean brand, Numbuzin promises the essence reduces 11 types of wrinkles — yes, really — in four weeks, by promoting cell turnover to reveal firmer, more youthful skin. Tech neck and sun spots be gone with Omnilux’s best-selling neck and décolleté LED mask, which uses clinically-proven red and near-infrared light to stimulate collagen, brighten the skin and visibly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. (Kim Kardashian and star facialists Sarah Akram and Lord Gavin McLeod-Valentine use the brand’s beauty devices.) New York City holistic wellness and beauty studio ORA Method fuses traditional Chinese medicine with modern-day tech, a philosophy you’ll find packed in its handheld LED gua sha tool. The device is powered by red and infrared LED light therapy and vibration to deliver a calming lymphatic massage that reduces puffiness and prepares the skin for awards season makeup. Celebrity esthetician Cynthia Rivas used it on clients Sarah Pidgeon and Ayo Edebiri ahead of the Met Gala, while star makeup artist Jo Baker had it in her kit when working with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Kristen Wiig for the Oscars. Combining a retinol, retinal and NAD, this Korean retinoid serum from Purito (Stranger Things actress Natalie Dyer is a new global ambassador) packs a powerful punch at a low price point. Shake the bottle to get the perfect blend; the product claims using not one or the other but both retinal and retinol makes for fast and effective antiaging. Like with any retinoid, it’s best to start small and build up tolerance. But don’t forget the sunscreen.