The Red Light Sleep Bag - Does it work?

Better recovery, reduced soreness, healthier skin, improved circulation, even better sleep. This giant red light sleeping bag claims to deliver the same benefits as those ridiculously overpriced red light therapy beds. But can something like this actually work at home, or is it just another overpriced gimmick? This is the Magellan Red and Infrared Light Therapy Blanket. I'm going to be testing it, reviewing it, breaking the science down in plain English and seeing if this is worth your time and your money. Let's talk about the unboxing experience. The boxing and the packaging that this thing came in was great. No issues there. I really enjoyed unboxing it because that's part of what we do on this channel. We unbox, we review, and we test these products. The boxing and the way it was packaged was perfect. Everything was fit nice and snug. There were no issues with getting it open or getting damaged or anything like that. You open it, everything is nice and firmly fit in there. You can pop it out easily. Another benefit of the box is that you can easily wrap the blanket back up and put it back in the box and use the box for storing it instead of, you know, throwing it under your bed or leaving it out. So I really like the fact that the box is built for you to use it again if you want to. Now setting it up, very simple as well. Once you get out of the box, all you got to do is unroll your blanket and plug it in. And you have two plugs for each side. And it's literally that simple. There's nothing for you to read or figure out. Self-explanatory. Once you get out of the box, you can have it set up within a minute and be ready to use. Now pull up a chair and let's talk red light therapy. Because before we even get into what this product is, you need to understand the benefits and what actually happens with red light and near infrared light when you use it on your body. And I'm not going to get into this whole photo biomodulation, scientific, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I'm going to break it down in simple terms for you to understand exactly what happens when you use red light on yourself. Now you may have heard somebody like Gary Brecka or whoever else is online tell you photobiomodulation your ATP production of your mitochondria. Most people have no idea what that even means. Red light is thought to help your cells produce more energy which can help with recovery, muscle soreness, skin health, and inflammation. Now you may have heard red light and near infrared light or NIR. What is the difference? And it's very, very simple. Red light, think skin level. Near infrared light, think deeper. Muscle, joints, the tissues that go below the skin. So you're getting both benefits from these types of products where you're getting skin health, right? It helps with scar tissue recovery. It helps with just overall skin health. And then you've got the help for your recovery, which is why athletes love the red light and near infrared lights because it helps so much with the recovery of the muscles, the joints, all the things that are underneath the skin. Let's break down all the benefits real quick and easy so you can see exactly all the hype is about when it comes to red light and near infrared light. Number one, and probably the most important for most people is the muscle recovery and muscle soreness recovery. This is probably why most people in the fitness niche and fitness industry care about these products because they can actually help you with muscle soreness and recovery post workout. Number two, skin health. People use red light for healthier looking skin. I'm sure you've seen the red light face masks, all the different red light products. It does improve the skin and the skin health. So it can actually make you look younger. Number three, circulation and inflammation. Some people report reduced stiffness and better recovery. Red light and near infrared light can help increase circulation. Sleep and relaxation is also a big benefit of using red light and near infrared light. And a lot of people report better sleep more restful sleep after using red light therapy now let's talk features and how this red light blanket works first you have to understand that this thing does need to be plugged into a power source so you got to have plugs nearby luckily the wires and the cables are long enough for you to have some room for space so if you plug it in over here you can still move it pretty far away enough from the plug you don't have to be like right up on the wall in order to use it once it's plugged in, you have your remote control where you can turn it on. You can change the level of intensity of the light. So there's plus and the minus to make it brighter or less bright. You can change the mode as far as if you just want it to be shining regularly, you want it to be pulsating. There's different modes there. And then there's also a timer. So you can set it to 10 minute timer all the way up to a 90 minute timer for however long you want to use the red light blank. One thing that was a kind of a surprise is that this doubles as a mat and there's actually two mats. So if you have someone else in your household or that you live with that wants to use it with you and you don't necessarily want to be right next to each other, you can unzip the other half of it and let your partner use it or let them take it with them and borrow it or whatever. At first I was like, why are there two power cables for one thing? But then I realized it's actually can be turned into two things. And that was a pleasant surprise that you can unzip it and use it as you see fit. I could even see getting creative enough with this where you could hang it maybe on like a door or on the wall and you could stand there. If you don't feel like sitting, or if you want to get the benefits of the red light while you're doing something standing up versus having to lay down on it, there is that possibility with this too. The best way to use this and the way to simulate what the professionals do with the really expensive red light beds is you turn it into a sleeping bag, right? And you can slide right into it, close it up on yourself, and you get that full 360 degree coverage of your entire body to get the most benefits in every nook and cranny of your body. That is phenomenal. And that's something that red light panels and other red light products are just not going to offer you you're gonna have to keep rotating obviously you want a certain amount of time under that red light so you're gonna have to spend more time rotating different parts of your body with a panel whereas here you slide in you're getting full body coverage for the entire duration of its use and then other great ways that you can use this product is obviously as a mat so you can just lay on it right if you don't want to be inside of it because maybe you just don't feel like being fully covered up or you just want to do your backside while you're reading a book, while you're doing some exercises, you can use it in that way as well. Or you could just, like I said, lay on it and enjoy your favorite show on TV while you're laying on it, looking up. Let's talk pros and cons. As far as I can tell, there are not very many cons here because the fact that it offers you exactly what you get from one of those really expensive red light therapy beds that, by the way, go for like 10 grand and up, those things are crazy expensive. This is going to cost a fraction of what that costs, but it's going to offer you the same exact benefits. It's easily movable. So a red light therapy bed is massive. It's huge. You're going to need something to transport that. This, you can roll it up, take it wherever you need it to go. It is lightweight. It is portable and it is easy to set up wherever, whenever you need it. I like the fact that it has the timers built in. I like the fact that you can adjust the intensity of the red light that you can change it to pulsating in different modes. I like the fact that it unzips and you can split it into two. You can get really creative with how you use it as far as cons go maybe i can see where you know for some people having it as a blanket can be a bit claustrophobic and it can get a little hot in there but i mean it's red light it's going to give off some heat regardless and you're going to have that effect not really a huge con but maybe people would prefer something with a little more space or somehow for it to prop open so you're not feeling like it's like on your skin but like kind of off of your skin so maybe if there was a way to stick something in there while you're in it when its bag to create like kind of like a cone versus a sleeping bag or a blanket type feeling. Overall, I really love this product and I've been using red light products for a long time. I am a huge advocate for and a huge fan of red light therapy. near infrared light therapy. I've been using it for my skin, for my health, for my recovery. My wife uses it. A lot of people that I know use red light. The fact that you can get bed level red light therapy from a blanket like this at home at fraction of the cost is super nice. And it's something that I'm really going to enjoy using on a daily basis. And I can see a lot of people finding value in something like this. People who don't want to spend 10, $20,000 on a red light therapy bed or have to drive to a clinic to use a red light therapy bed. You can literally have one set up right on your bed, open it up, slide yourself in, do your session, close it back up, put it away. That alone is huge. And I think that this product is going to really stand out in the sense of that full 360 coverage and the portability and the affordability that it offers. You guys can check out the product and all of the details in the description. I'll have it all linked down there. So if you guys want to get your hands on one or you just want to read more about it, check it out there. As always, smash that like, smash that subscribe. I hope to see you guys in the next one. And if there is a product out there that you want tested, or if you're a brand and you want me to get my hands on your product and break it down for an audience? Let me know in the comments or reach out to my email and we can chat about it. I'll see you guys in the next video.