Three light settings: Full Spectrum, 10,000 Blue-Lux™, or Both at the same time.
Blue-Lux™ Light Therapy bulb patent-pending (2 bulbs)
10,000 Lux Output
Full Spectrum 98 C.R.I. 6500 Kelvin (2 bulbs)
State-of-the-art Electronic Ballast providing quiet, flicker-free usage with lower E.M.F. fields
Radio and Electric frequency shielding to reduce E.M.F. fields
Special 93% reflective white powder coating—no paint off-gassing.
Manufactured with UL approval
Comes with 6 foot cord
5 year limited warranty on light box. 2 year limited warranty on light bulb.
Dimensions: 24" x 12" x 5 1/2" / 14 lb.
Instructions and warranty information included with each unit.

The Blue-Lux™ Difference

(1) Blue-Lux™ technology combines a specific wave length in the Blue Spectrum with high intensity to produce a faster and stronger response to light than all other 10,000 lux and Full Spectrum Light Boxes.

2) Blue-Lux™ technology can be found in all Sun-A-Lux® Light Boxes and even in our Glad Light™ Desk Lamps to fulfill all your different light therapy needs.

3) Blue-Lux™ technology has also made all our light boxes more powerful and easier to use. In years past it took 1 –2 hours of light therapy to produce the same affects as 15 minutes of the new Blue-Lux™ Technology.

4) With typical light therapy products, a person typically has to sit within 2 feet of the source for light therapy for a period of 30 minutes to 2 hours. With the new Blue-Lux technology, we have incorporated it into the 10,000 light therapy units bulbs so one simply has to be in the room to benefit. For instance, if you were in a 10 x 10 room you’d receive the benefits simply from walking around the room. No longer does one need to sit directly in from of the light therapy source to receive the benefits. This new technology has been introduced into the Glad Light™ Desk Lamp Combo.

5) Blue-Lux™ Light between 420 – 480 nm has been found to significantly reduce melatonin levels which affects winter blues and winter depression. Sun-A-Lux is proud to announce a new patent pending light bulb that incorporates a bulb that is rich in 420 – 480 nm Blue Light color into its 10,000 Blue-Lux™ bulb, hence the Combo. The new Sun-A-Lux combo bulb combines white light and blue light.

One now can receive the benefits of a reading lamp and a light therapy source in one convenient package.

Light from the sun supplies the energy needed by every living thing on earth. Amazingly, there is still ongoing debate about what precisely sunlight and other sources are made of. Is it a wave? Or a particle? Or both? Surely it would be reasonable to say that light is a nutrient that is just as important to health as air, water, and food. Poor quality light may be just as harmful as poor-quality food, water, or air.

Most of the lighting in homes, schools, stores, and business locations is of poor quality. Most manufactured lighting causes irritability in students, lower production amongst workers, reduced absorption of calcium(leading to brittle bones), and can contribute to Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) and the more common, "winter blues".

Light from the sun is 'full-spectrum'. Normal light bulbs and fluorescent tubes are not - they produce an overabundance of light in the yellow and orange spectrum. The glare from typical artificial light sources is irritating. Artificial light can make people sluggish and more prone to error. Recent improvements in technology have allowed for the manufacture of good-quality artificial light using full-spectrum fluorescent and high-spectrum bulbs.

How Does It Work?

There are two primary factors in the rating of full-spectrum lighting. The first in Color Rendering Index(CRI), and the second is Kelvin Heat Rating. CRI designates the proportions of each color contained in the light. Natural outdoor light has a CRI of 100 and a Kelvin rating of 7500 degrees Kelvin. In the lighting industry, 5000 degrees Kelvin and 90 CRI(or higher) is considered full spectrum. Standard cool white fluorescent tubes have a CRI of 68; warm white fluorescent is 56 CRI, and standard incandescent bulbs have a CRI of 40.
Under natural light, or full-spectrum that adequately duplicates natural light, people feel better overall. When you have better visual acuity, you can work more productively, with less error and fatigue. When Data Control Company of Kansas City, USA, redesigned their facility using full spectrum light they experienced an annual savings of $235,000 because of reduced errors in data entry by employees. When the US Postal service fitted its Reno, NV, facility with full spectrum lighting, their energy savings were immediately $50,000 per year. But what they did not expect was that postal worker productivity rose so quickly and so greatly that they estimated that improved productivity alone was worth nearly $500,000 per year, $200,000 more than the cost of the new lights in that sprawling facility.

A well-documented study by Pacific Gas and Electric Company demonstrated that there is a distinct correlation between occupant productivity and daylighted buildings. The study demonstrated increased retail sales(average 40%) and better school test performance(typically 10-20%) when occupants were exposed to daylight. The study examined 3 different school districts in California, Washington State, and Colorado. Even though climate, building design, curriculum, and teaching methods differed widely, the results from daylighted rooms were consistant. For the retail sales study, 108 stores operated by a chain retailer were examined. The design and operation of the stores was nearly identical, with the exception that two-thirds of the stores had sky-lights, and one-third did not. Skylights boosted sales by almost 40%.

What About Seasonal Affective Disorder? Many people feel mildly depressed at times during winter months, but some people have more severe symptoms: feeling down all the time, low energy day-after-day, problems with sleep and appetite, difficulty functioning at work or even in the home. When these symptoms occur during the autumn and winter season and typically go away in the spring, it is often called Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD). As many as 35 million Americans may suffer from SAD, with a much greater concentration living in Northern sections of the country. Light therapy, also called photo-therapy, can help 60 to 80% of SAD sufferers. As little as 30 minutes per day sitting near a "light box" can result in significant improvements. Some report dramatic improvements in attitude, energy, and sleep patterns after as few as 3 or 4 days of daily exposure to this strong light source. There are several overlapping theories as to how light therapy helps victims of SAD, but in August of 2001, Neuroscientists at Jefferson Medical College clarified that wavelengths of blue light had the highest potential to cause changes in melatonin levels in the blood. Melatonin is believed to be a key regulator of circadian rhythms, or biological clock.

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