By the time summer hits, most of us have quietly given up on whatever we promised ourselves in January. The routine slipped, the gadget is in a drawer, and the low hum of I was supposed to feel better than this by now is back. The good news is that mid-year is the easiest time to course correct.
If you are not familiar, BON CHARGE is a wellness tech company built on a simple idea: modern life strips away the natural light, rhythm, and recovery signals our bodies are wired for, and the right tools help restore them. Think red light therapy, blue light blocking, infrared, and PEMF, all grounded in research rather than wishful thinking. With a Scientific Advisory Board that includes names like Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, they have become one of the most trusted names in the space. They are also running their biggest sale of the year right now. They are also running their biggest sale of the year right now: 25% off sitewide through July, no code needed
Full disclosure, we are fans. We have been testing their devices for years and keep coming back, which is exactly why we feel okay being picky here. This is not a catalog. It is the shortlist: what we would put in our own carts, what is worth it only if it solves a problem you actually have, and what we would skip.
Here Is How We Would Shop It
Start here: the Red Light Face Mask
If you buy one thing, make it this. It is the one with a payoff you can actually see, not the kind you have to take on faith. When our editor wore it five nights a week for a few months, her injector was the one who asked what she had been doing differently. We later had a doctor break down why it works, and the short version is that the wavelengths are the real, scientifically-backed ones, not marketing dressed up as science.
It runs 630nm red light to work the surface where fine lines and dullness live, plus 850nm near-infrared that goes deeper to support recovery. Ten to twenty minutes, cordless, contours to your face, eye holes so you can watch your show through it.
Buy it if you are tired of skincare that asks for faith instead of giving proof. At 25% off, it costs less than a couple of facials and keeps working long after those would have faded. SHOP HERE
The full body upgrade: the Red Light Therapy Blanket
This is one of the most impressive wellness devices we have tested, full stop. Most red light therapy means standing in front of a panel like a houseplant under a grow light. The blanket lets you lie down instead, wrapping the same clinically backed wavelengths, 660nm and 850nm, around your whole body at once.
The clever part is that it does not stay a blanket. It detaches into two separate red light mats, so you can target one area, share it with someone, or set it up however your space allows. Our editor’s version is a post shower wrap up before bed, plug in, pick a mode, unwind. It also folds down small, which matters when your wellness space is the foot of your bed.
Buy it if you want full body recovery and skin benefits in one device. The sale brings a tool like this down to around what you would spend on a spa day, except you own it and can use it every night. SHOP HERE
For your hair: the Red Light Cap
Thinning hair is the wellness concern nobody likes to say out loud, which is exactly why this one moves. The Cap uses 650nm red light to energize follicles and support thicker, fuller looking hair, and it is FDA-registered, which is not a phrase you get to use about most hair products. Ten minutes a day, hands free, so you can wear it while you get on with your morning.
The science here keeps getting more interesting. There is ongoing research and a growing body of conversation around how red light therapy supports the scalp, helping strengthen follicles to boost hair thickness and density over time. It is the same wavelength logic we have written about before, now in a form you can wear around the house. Unisex, comfortable, and the kind of thing you wish you had started six months ago.
Buy it if you have noticed more scalp than you would like, or you just want fuller hair without a clinic appointment. At $449 it is an investment, so the sale is the moment to do it. SHOP HERE
The serious recovery pick: the Infrared PEMF Mat Max
This is the grown up of the lineup. The PEMF Mat Max stacks far infrared heat, PEMF, red light, and near infrared into one mat, so it supports skin, recovery, and deep relaxation in a single lie down. It includes a crystal layer (amethyst, onyx, tourmaline and quartz/silica) that warms during use. Tourmaline is known to emit far‑infrared when heated, and the crystal layer is included to enhance the grounding, calming feel of the experience.It is the closest thing to a full reset you can keep in a closet.
It is not an impulse buy, and we would not pretend otherwise. But it is not just for people who train hard. Low frequency PEMF settings have been studied for their ability to nudge the body out of fight or flight and into a calmer, rest and digest state, the kind of shift linked to lower stress, easier sleep, and a quieter mind. The Mat’s settings map to different brainwave frequencies, Delta for deep sleep, the Schumann resonance for grounding, Alpha for calm, Beta for focus, so it works to wind you down at night or center you in the middle of a chaotic day, not just to recover from a workout.
Buy it if recovery is non negotiable for you and you want the most complete tool in the range. A sale this size on a device at this tier does not come around often. SHOP HERE
Want the whole ritual in one go? The Beauty Sleep Kit
If you would rather not piece it together, the Beauty Sleep Kit is the one stop shop, bundling the Red Light Face Mask and Red Light Toothbrush for the evening ritual, plus blue light blocking glasses and a blackout sleep mask for the actual sleep. Bundle pricing plus the sale makes it the best value way in if you want to cover several bases at once. SHOP HERE
The ultimate splurge: the Infrared PEMF Sauna Dome
If the Mat Max is the serious pick, the Infrared Sauna Dome is the dream. This is the one you climb inside, an actual infrared sauna for your home, no membership, no lock in, no leaving the house. It brings together everything the brand does best under one dome: far infrared heat that climbs up to a genuine sweat, PEMF with the same gemstone layer and brainwave settings, plus 660nm red and 850nm near infrared light, all wrapped around your whole body at once.
The difference from the Mat is the sweat. The Dome delivers a real sauna session, the kind that loosens tight muscles, supports your body’s natural detox, and leaves you with that wrung out, deeply relaxed calm afterward, then layers recovery and skin benefits on top. It sets up in minutes, heats up fast, and folds away when you are done.
If you are already paying for a weekly infrared sauna session, this is the swap that pays for itself. Those studio visits add up fast over a year, and the Dome hands you the same sweat on your own schedule, at home, in your robe, no booking required.
Buy it if you have wanted a home sauna and want it to do far more than sweat. It is the biggest investment here by a distance, which is exactly why a sale is the time to consider it. SHOP HERE
What makes it all work better
The tech does the heavy lifting, but the free stuff around it matters just as much. Morning sunlight on your face within an hour of waking sets your circadian rhythm so everything else, sleep, energy, recovery, has a foundation to build on. A few minutes of slow breathing before bed shifts you out of fight or flight faster than any gadget. Consistent sleep and wake times, less late night scrolling, water before coffee. None of it costs a thing, and it is what turns a red light session from a nice ritual into results you actually notice.
What we’d skip
Not everything trending is worth your money. Skip the single use gadgets that go viral, get used twice, and live out their days in a drawer. Skip anything that leans harder on celebrity endorsements than on actual research, if the only proof is a famous face, that is a red flag, not a reason to buy. And skip the urge to buy the whole category at once. The fastest way to fall off a new routine is to start with five things instead of one. Look past the marketing to the studies behind a product, buy the one tool that solves a problem you actually have, and build from there.
We do not say this about most wellness tech, but we have tested these tools ourselves for years, not for a week long trial, and they have earned their place in our routines. That is the whole reason we feel good pointing you toward them.
So if this is the summer you finally get serious about feeling better, do not overthink it. It is 25% off sitewide, but only through July.
Start with the mask. Thank yourself in a month.
[Shop the BON CHARGE Mid-Year Sale here.]
All material on The Chalkboard Mag is provided for educational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider for any questions you have regarding a medical condition, and before undertaking any diet, exercise, or other health related programs. This story is brought to you in partnership with BON CHARGE.
