Choosing the right light therapy lamp - CE Medical Device

To choose the right light therapy lamp , it is essential to follow certain principles and in particular ensure that it has all the standards and certifications required for optimal reliability, efficiency and safety.

The word “light therapy” is governed by European directive 93/42 CEE on medical devices.

A light therapy lamp is therefore considered, according to this directive, as an active therapeutic device intended to act on the internal biological clock of the person using it: it is therefore a class I device.

It helps effectively combat winter blues, seasonal depression or any other kind of desynchronization of the biological clock (jet lag, night work, sleep disorders, etc.).

A good light therapy lamp must therefore have certain standards and certifications:

CE Medical Device Standard

The CE Medical Device standard ensures that the manufacturer's products meet all the necessary prerequisites to be able to enter the class of medical devices having a real effect on the body.

This CE Medical Device approval is awarded by an independent organization which reviews, tests and validates all the characteristics of the products submitted to it.

Be careful, it is very common to see many irregularities, especially on the internet!

Despite controls by competent organizations in all European countries, there is still an offer on the internet of products calling themselves "light therapy lamps" without having authorization.

These lamps without medical approval can sometimes prove to be very dangerous: UV emissions which are particularly harmful to the eye, flickering, insufficient power requiring the face to be positioned less than 10 cm from the lamp, etc.

To choose your lamp carefully, trust the French leader in light therapy, Dayvia!