Yes. You can use an LED Mask when taking doxycycline.
In dermatology, doxycycline is an antibiotic prescribed to treat acne, rosacea, and skin infections. Photosensitivity is a known side effect, therefore it is important to avoid excessive sun exposure and to wear protective clothing and sunscreen when taking this medication. A reaction will appear as an exaggerated sunburn, causing redness, blistering, and peeling of the affected areas.
The interaction between sunlight and doxycycline is a type of phototoxicity, meaning that the drug interacts with UV light to cause damage to the skin. This is due to their chemical structure, which allows them to absorb energy from UV rays and produce reactive oxygen species that can harm cells. Studies have shown that the spectrum of light that interacts with doxycycline is the UVA spectrum, from 340-400nm.
Since LED masks produce light in the visible spectrum, blue light (415nm) and red light (630nm), they should not interact with doxycycline. In fact, one study in 2019 showed that Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) in a similar light spectrum did not cause any interaction with doxycycline (3).
