Measured vs claimed
The gap between what a brand prints and what an instrument reads is the whole point of this site. This page collects every figure we can set against a marketed claim: red light irradiance at a 6-inch distance, sauna EMF at the seated body position, and PEMF field at a usable distance. Figures taggedindependentcome from named third-party testers; figures taggedour meterare our own readings. Phase B is taking more of the latter - see the methodology.
Red light: irradiance at 6 inches
Brands headline a big mW/cm2 number, often measured at the panel surface or with no distance stated. The honest figure is at a 6-inch treatment distance, and it is frequently far lower. These panels have an at-distance measurement on record.
- Hooga PRO300independentClaimed: 109 mW/cm2 at 6 inMeasured: 50 mW/cm2 at 6 in
The 6 in reading is about 54% below the marketed figure.
Source: Light Therapy Insiders
- Rouge Ultimate G3independentClaimed: 200 mW/cm2 (no distance stated)Measured: 101 mW/cm2 at 6 in
The marketed figure has no usable distance; the 6 in reading is about 50% lower.
Source: Light Therapy Insiders
- PlatinumLED BIOMAX 300independentClaimed: 124 mW/cm2 at 6 inMeasured: 70 mW/cm2 at 6 in
The 6 in reading is about 44% below the marketed figure.
Source: Light Therapy Insiders
- Joovv Solo 3.0independentClaimed: 100 mW/cm2 (no distance stated)Measured: 59 mW/cm2 at 6 in
The marketed figure has no usable distance; the 6 in reading is about 41% lower.
Source: Light Therapy Insiders
- PlatinumLED BIOMAX 900independentClaimed: 135 mW/cm2 at 6 inMeasured: 90 mW/cm2 at 6 in
The 6 in reading is about 33% below the marketed figure.
Source: Light Therapy Insiders
- Mito Red Light MitoPRO 1500independentClaimed: 100 mW/cm2 (no distance stated)Measured: 76 mW/cm2 at 6 in
The marketed figure has no usable distance; the 6 in reading is about 24% lower.
Source: Light Therapy Insiders
- GembaRed RebootindependentClaimed: 44 mW/cm2 at 6 inMeasured: 44 mW/cm2 at 6 in
The 6 in reading is in line with the marketed figure.
Source: GembaRed published third-party spectrometer data
13 more panels await an at-distance measurement.
Sauna: EMF at the seat
A low-EMF claim only counts as a milligauss figure measured where you sit. These units have a figure verified at the seated body position. The rest market a number from the heater, an unsourced figure, or a bare label, and stay capped until measured at the seat.
- HigherDose Infrared Sauna Blanket V4independentClaimed: 2.1 mG (brand)Measured: 2.1 mG at the seat
Verified at the body position by a named third party.
Source: Independent reviewers measured about 2.1 mG at chest level during a full-temperature session.
- Clearlight Premier IS-1independentClaimed: 0.8 mG (brand)Measured: 0.8 mG at the seat
Verified at the body position by a named third party.
Source: Independently tested below 0.8 mG at all positions; the only brand marketing that it cancels both EMF and ELF.
- Clearlight Sanctuary 1independentClaimed: 0.8 mG (brand)Measured: 0.8 mG at the seat
Verified at the body position by a named third party.
Source: Independently tested below 0.8 mG at all positions, the strongest published EMF posture in the catalog.
13 units await a seated-position figure (our Phase B EMF meter, starting with the Sunlighten position dispute).
PEMF: field at a usable distance
PEMF devices lead with a momentary peak in gauss, often read at the coil surface. The figure that matters is the field at a usable distance, captured with a peak-hold gaussmeter.
No PEMF field readings yet. This section fills in once our Phase B gaussmeter measurements land; the engine already credits a measured-at-distance figure over any peak headline.
13 devices await an at-distance field reading.
Measured figures are reported with their instrument, distance or position, and source. Informational only, not medical advice.