What We Lost When the Incandescent Light Bulb was Banned: Infrared Light Producing Relaxation and Pleasure

Blue-rich LEDs induce a stress response that makes us miss the calming effect of incandescent light

Traditional incandescent light bulbs were banned in 2023 because they did not meet the US Department of Energy (DOE) 45 lumens per watt standard for light bulbs. Only 12% of the electrical energy they consumed produced visible light, the other 88% created invisible infrared wavelengths. They have now been replaced by blue-rich LED light bulbs which prod…