Clearlight

Let’s get the saunas out of the way first

You can’t really research Clearlight without running into saunas.

They’re everywhere on the company’s website, and that’s what Clearlight is primarily known for. But if you’re here because you want red light therapy and have zero interest in sitting inside an infrared sauna, you can still shop Clearlight.

The company’s dedicated red light therapy collection currently comes down to three towers: PERSONAL, CORE, and FULL BODY.

All three can be used outside of a sauna. The CORE is the only one specifically designed to mount directly inside a compatible Clearlight sauna, which makes it particularly appealing to someone who already owns one. But it can also be used as a standalone red light therapy device with the appropriate mounting setup.

The PERSONAL and FULL BODY are actually better understood as standalone red light systems. The PERSONAL sits on a tabletop or its included stand, while the FULL BODY comes with a fixed wall mount and can also be paired with an optional floor stand.

So, no, you don’t need to buy a several-thousand-dollar sauna just because you want a Clearlight red light.

The lineup is surprisingly simple

After reviewing brands with what feels like 14 versions of essentially the same panel, Clearlight’s approach is kind of refreshing.

Do you want to target a relatively small area? Look at the PERSONAL.

Want something substantially larger that can cover the center of your body and also gives you the option of integrating it with a Clearlight sauna? That’s the CORE.

Want the largest tower Clearlight offers so you aren’t constantly repositioning yourself to reach different areas? That’s the FULL BODY.

That’s basically the lineup.

The PERSONAL is 13.5 inches tall, the CORE is 38 inches, and the FULL BODY reaches 59 inches. Clearlight says the FULL BODY contains 224 LEDs and is intended to provide broad head-to-toe coverage.

The differences aren’t really about one model having dramatically more advanced light therapy than another. You’re largely paying for coverage and the mounting setup that comes with it.

All three towers keep the wavelengths simple

Clearlight isn’t playing the “how many wavelengths can we fit into one panel?” game.

Its red light therapy devices use 650 nm red light and 850 nm near-infrared light.

That’s it.

Depending on what you’ve been comparing, that may sound either reassuringly simple or a little limited.

Some newer red light panels now include four, five, six, or even seven wavelengths spanning several parts of the red and near-infrared spectrum. Clearlight sticks with one red and one near-infrared wavelength.

We don’t automatically see that as a problem.

More wavelengths don’t guarantee better results. What matters is whether the wavelengths, output, coverage, and way you’ll use the device make sense for what you’re trying to accomplish.

But if having several independently controlled wavelengths is high on your shopping list, Clearlight probably isn’t going to be the most exciting option.

Clearlight’s Variable Optics technology is the more interesting feature

Instead of making wavelength count the big differentiator, Clearlight puts a lot of attention on something it calls Variable Optics technology.

The idea is that the LEDs use different optical angles ranging from narrow 7-degree beams to much wider 60-degree beams. That allows the tower to combine more concentrated light with broader coverage rather than having every LED send light out at exactly the same angle.

That’s more interesting to us than simply adding another wavelength for the sake of making the specification sheet longer.

In normal-person language, Clearlight is trying to spread the light across your treatment area while still maintaining intensity instead of creating a panel where the strongest output is concentrated into a few obvious spots.

Whether that’s worth paying a premium for is another question, but at least it’s a feature with a practical purpose.

The PERSONAL makes the most sense for targeted use

The PERSONAL Tower is currently the least expensive way into Clearlight’s red light therapy lineup.

At the time of our review, Clearlight listed it at a sale price of $699, down from a stated regular price of $1,399. It includes the tower, a tabletop stand, protective goggles, and a storage bag.

The device is 13.5 inches tall, so this isn’t something we’d buy with the expectation of treating most of the body at once.

That’s not really the point.

Clearlight positions it for smaller areas such as the face, hands, feet, and arms. Its size also makes it much easier to move around and use while sitting on the couch, at a desk, or wherever you can comfortably position the light.

If you’re mainly interested in one or two smaller areas, we’d probably start here rather than spending more simply because a larger tower exists.

The CORE is the odd one out, but in a useful way

The CORE sits between the PERSONAL and FULL BODY at 38 inches tall.

It’s currently listed at $1,499 with the Clearlight sauna mounting hardware included. If you’re not using it inside a sauna, Clearlight offers other mounting configurations, including a floor stand and wall mounts, which increase the total price.

This is the model where Clearlight’s sauna background actually matters.

The CORE was designed so it can mount to compatible Clearlight saunas and be used in that environment. According to Clearlight’s service documentation, the CORE can operate inside the sauna when ambient temperatures don’t exceed 145°F.

That’s useful if you already own a Clearlight sauna and want to combine the two experiences.

But if you don’t own one, don’t let the sauna connection make the CORE seem irrelevant. It can still be plugged into a standard household outlet with the appropriate adapter and used as a standalone red light tower.

The bigger question is whether the CORE gives you enough coverage to justify spending roughly twice as much as the PERSONAL.

For someone who wants more than spot treatment but doesn’t have the space or budget for the FULL BODY, it may.

The FULL BODY is exactly what it sounds like

The FULL BODY is Clearlight’s largest dedicated red light therapy tower.

It’s 59 inches tall and currently listed at $2,099 with a fixed wall mount included. Other configurations, including floor and adjustable wall mounts, raise the total price.

This is the one we’d look at if your biggest frustration with smaller red light panels is having to keep repositioning yourself.

Instead of treating your upper body, moving the device, then trying to reach another area, the FULL BODY is designed to cover substantially more of you in one position.

That makes the convenience argument much stronger.

But $2,099 is also enough money that we’d absolutely compare it with full-body panels from other established red light therapy companies before deciding.

At this price, Clearlight isn’t competing against cheap Amazon panels. It’s competing for the attention of someone willing to make a serious investment in an at-home red light setup.

The output is another place where context matters

Clearlight lists irradiance at approximately 55 to 110 mW/cm² at four inches for the PERSONAL and CORE Towers.

That’s a pretty wide range, and we’d rather see even more standardized measurement information than simply one approximate range.

Still, one detail is useful when comparing the models: Clearlight says the PERSONAL is as powerful as the CORE, with the primary difference being the amount of area covered.

That means buying the CORE isn’t necessarily about getting “stronger” red light.

You’re paying to reach more of your body at the same time.

That’s an important distinction because a bigger panel doesn’t automatically mean each individual part of your body is receiving dramatically more intense light.

The mounting options can add quite a bit to the final price

This is something we’d factor into your budget before deciding which tower looks affordable.

The PERSONAL includes a stand for tabletop use, so you can use it right out of the box without immediately buying another mounting accessory.

The CORE is different.

Its $1,499 configuration includes mounting hardware for a Clearlight sauna. If you’re buying the CORE specifically as a standalone red light device, you may want one of the company’s optional stands or mounts.

The floor stand currently costs $295 and works with both the CORE and FULL BODY Towers. Clearlight designed it with a flat base that can slide under furniture, which could be useful if you want to position the tower beside a bed, sofa, or chair.

The FULL BODY includes a fixed wall mount in its base configuration, so you don’t technically need to add the floor stand. But if you don’t want to permanently dedicate wall space to the device, the stand becomes much more appealing.

That’s why we’d compare the total setup price, not just the tower price.

The five-year warranty is one of Clearlight’s stronger points

Clearlight currently advertises a five-year warranty for its red light therapy devices.

That’s reassuring at these prices.

A $699 targeted tower is already a meaningful purchase. A $1,499 CORE or $2,099 FULL BODY is an even bigger commitment.

We’d much rather see several years of coverage on products in this price range than a one-year warranty that expires while you’re still mentally recovering from how much you spent on the thing.

The warranty doesn’t automatically tell us how every claim will be handled, but five years of stated coverage gives Clearlight an advantage over red light brands offering only one or two years on similarly expensive devices.

Clearlight has a strong company-level customer service reputation, with a catch

This part requires some context.

Clearlight has considerably more independent customer feedback than some red light therapy brands we’ve reviewed. Its Trustpilot profile currently has well over 1,000 reviews and a rating in the mid-four-star range, with many recent customers specifically praising responsive customer service, replacement parts, technical help, and support after purchase.

That’s encouraging.

There are negative experiences too. Some reviewers describe slow repairs, warranty frustration, product problems, or difficulty resolving service issues. So we’re not going to pretend every Clearlight customer has a perfect experience.

But here’s the bigger limitation for this review: most of that feedback is about Clearlight’s saunas.

We can’t take 1,000-plus sauna reviews and magically turn them into 1,000 reviews of the PERSONAL, CORE, and FULL BODY red light towers.

The company-level feedback tells us Clearlight has an established service operation and gives us some idea of how customers describe dealing with the business. It does not give us enough evidence to claim that the red light towers themselves have a proven long-term reliability record.

Actual independent feedback on the red light towers is harder to find

We found far less discussion specifically about Clearlight’s standalone red light therapy hardware.

One 2026 Reddit user who purchased a Clearlight sauna with a CORE Tower said the red light initially didn’t work, but reported that Clearlight sent a technician fairly quickly and resolved the problem. The owner also said they weren’t yet sure whether they noticed major benefits from the red light.

That’s one person’s experience, not evidence of a widespread defect or proof of effectiveness.

And that’s pretty much the problem.

Clearlight has a long company history and a substantial customer footprint, but the red light towers don’t have the same volume of independent ownership discussion that you’ll find for the company’s sauna products or for panels from some dedicated red light therapy brands.

We’d like to see more.

We’d ignore some of the bigger health promises

Clearlight’s red light therapy pages make some pretty ambitious claims.

The company discusses muscle recovery, wound healing, inflammation, skin benefits, testosterone, circulation, cellular energy, and other wellness outcomes.

There is legitimate research behind photobiomodulation, but that doesn’t mean every claim listed beside a commercial red light product has been proven for that specific device.

Clearlight itself classifies its products as general wellness products and states that its wellness claims haven’t been evaluated by the FDA and that the products aren’t intended to treat, cure, or prevent diseases or medical conditions.

That’s the lens we’d use here.

We’d judge the towers based on the light they deliver, their coverage, design, usability, warranty, and value rather than assuming a PERSONAL, CORE, or FULL BODY Tower will deliver every outcome mentioned in the marketing.

What Clearlight gets right

We really like how easy the red light lineup is to understand.

You aren’t sorting through ten nearly identical panels trying to figure out whether the Ultra Pro Max Plus is somehow different from the Ultra Pro Max. You have three sizes built around three general levels of coverage.

The five-year warranty is another meaningful advantage, especially considering how expensive the CORE and FULL BODY systems are.

Variable Optics also gives Clearlight something more interesting to talk about than simply wavelength count, and the ability to use all three systems independently means the company’s red light therapy products aren’t locked behind sauna ownership.

That’s important because someone shopping specifically for red light therapy shouldn’t have to buy into an entirely different wellness category just to use the panels.

Where Clearlight falls short

The obvious one is price.

At current sale pricing, you’re looking at roughly $699 for the PERSONAL, $1,499 for the CORE, and $2,099 for the FULL BODY before certain optional mounting accessories.

That’s premium-panel territory.

Clearlight also gives you only two wavelengths, which isn’t necessarily bad, but shoppers specifically looking for a broader wavelength range or extensive wavelength customization can find competing panels with more options.

We’d also like more independent customer feedback specifically about the red light towers. Clearlight’s broader reputation gives us more to work with than a brand with almost no outside reviews, but the majority of that evidence concerns its sauna business.

Finally, Clearlight’s marketing can get ahead of what we’d comfortably promise a shopper. We’d rather see the company spend more time explaining practical dosing, treatment area, measurement methods, and device differences than presenting long lists of potential wellness benefits.

Who should consider Clearlight red light therapy?

Clearlight makes the most sense if you value simplicity, solid warranty coverage, and a tower-style design that doesn’t require sorting through a huge catalog of nearly identical panels.

The PERSONAL is the most logical choice if you’re interested in smaller areas and portability. The CORE makes more sense if you want broader coverage or already own a compatible Clearlight sauna and like the idea of integrating the two. The FULL BODY is for someone who wants to minimize repositioning and has the space and budget for a much larger permanent or semi-permanent setup.

We’d look elsewhere if you want a large selection of wavelengths, extensive control over individual wavelengths, or the most coverage you can possibly get for the lowest price.

And if you don’t own a Clearlight sauna, don’t assume the CORE is automatically the best choice just because it sits in the middle of the lineup. Compare its total standalone cost with the PERSONAL and FULL BODY configurations and ask whether that middle level of coverage actually makes sense for you.

Is Clearlight worth it for red light therapy?

Clearlight’s red light therapy lineup makes more sense once you stop looking at it as a sauna accessory.

The PERSONAL, CORE, and FULL BODY are legitimate standalone red light therapy devices. They use the same straightforward combination of 650 nm red and 850 nm near-infrared light, and the decision between them mostly comes down to how much coverage you want and where you plan to put the device.

We like the simplicity. We like the five-year warranty. We also like that Clearlight has an established customer service operation and a much larger independent company-level review history than many wellness brands.

What we’re less excited about is the price. You’re paying a premium for these towers, and competitors may give you more wavelengths, more controls, or more panel area for similar money. There’s also considerably less independent feedback specifically about Clearlight’s red light towers than there is about its sauna products.

Our verdict: Clearlight is worth considering if you want a well-built, straightforward red and near-infrared tower with a five-year warranty and coverage options that are easy to understand. The PERSONAL is the most approachable option for targeted use, while the FULL BODY makes more sense if broad coverage is the priority. The CORE is particularly compelling for existing Clearlight sauna owners, but standalone shoppers should compare its total price and features against dedicated red light therapy brands before committing.