Theronthe red light mask beats any cream she's used
Asked at 50 how she still looks the way she does, Theron's answer was red light — she puts a mask on the moment she walks off set, and says it's the only thing in two years she actually sees working.Theron says she lives in a red light mask — the only thing in two years she actually sees working.
Key takeaways
- Theron credits good genes, then names a red light mask as her favorite find of the last two years.
- She says she puts one on as soon as she walks off set and basically lives with it.
- She says she rates it above any lotion or cream because it's the one thing where she thinks she can see a difference.
In their words
“My favorite, favorite, find in the last two years: red light.”
“Basically, I live in a red light mask at all times.”
“I think it's the only thing I've done in the last two years that more than any lotion or cream ... I've been like, "Wow, I can actually see a difference."”
Context
Charlize Theron appeared on Will & Woody alongside Taron Egerton to promote Apex, the Netflix survival thriller released the same day. About four and a half minutes in, host Will McMahon passed on a question from his wife about how Theron, 50, still looks the way she does. The answer that came back was red light. A joke about the blood of a 19-year-old followed, and then she returned to the real one: she lives in a red light mask.
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Updated Sep 28, 2026