NuFACE Trinity+ Review, Pros, Cons and What to Know
Medically reviewed by
4 independent reviewers
Andrew Conrad Barile, PT, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) | Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) | CEO and Founder, Xtreem Pulse LLC
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Dr. Andrew Conrad Barile is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the CEO and Founder of Xtreem Pulse LLC, the engineering company behind PureLift. He earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Daemen College and is a licensed physical therapist.
He brings over two decades of clinical and entrepreneurial experience across physical therapy, craniosacral therapy and medical device innovation, built on a working knowledge of human anatomy and muscle physiology.
For PureLift LAB he reviews how current is delivered across all ten levels, from sub-sensory nanocurrent and skin-level microcurrent to motor-level EMS, and how the Infuse pass fits into the same ten-minute routine.
Bertica M. Rubio, M.D.
Board-Certified Physician, Dartmouth Medical School | Medical Director, Antiaging Regenerative Medicine Clinic
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Dr. Bertica M. Rubio is a board-certified physician and Medical Director of the Antiaging Regenerative Medicine Clinic in Redlands, California. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from Dartmouth Medical School and completed her pediatrics residency at UC Irvine Medical Center.
With decades of clinical experience, she specialises in age management medicine, regenerative medicine, wound healing and growth factor therapies, and her practice integrates evidence-based medical science with advanced aesthetic treatment.
For PureLift LAB she reviews articles for medical accuracy across the whole dial, from the gentle nanocurrent and microcurrent settings through to muscle-level EMS and the Infuse pass.
Daniel Grinberg, MD, FACS
Board-Certified Otolaryngologist | Head and Neck Surgeon | Fellow, American College of Surgeons | Mount Sinai
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Daniel Grinberg, MD, FACS is a board-certified otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon at ENT and Allergy Associates in West Nyack, New York. He earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
He completed his otolaryngology residency at New York University Medical Center, serves as Assistant Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and is a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Otolaryngology.
For PureLift LAB he brings a wider clinical lens, connecting at-home facial stimulation from microcurrent to EMS to the anatomy underneath, with the same rigour we apply to every device specification.
Prof. Dr. med. Ivo Buschmann
Chair of Angiology, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg | Clinic Director, University Clinic for Angiology
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Prof. Dr. med. Ivo Buschmann is Chair of Angiology at the Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane and Clinic Director of the University Clinic for Angiology at the Brandenburg University Hospital.
He trained at the University of Hamburg, was a Max Planck Society Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, and held senior consultant posts at the Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin before his appointment as Chair in 2016.
One of Europe's leading authorities on arteriogenesis, with over 150 peer-reviewed publications and US and EU patents, he reviews for PureLift LAB how the evidence on electrical stimulation is read and where its limits lie.
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NuFACE is the most recognised name in microcurrent, and the Trinity+ at $395 is the device most people picture when they think of a facial toning tool.
This review covers what you actually get, such as:
- The output figure and where we found it
- What microcurrent genuinely does at that level
- The gel, which is a recurring cost
- The facial layer it does not reach
and many more!
We sell a competing device, so every figure is sourced and the limits run in both directions.
Key Points:
Trinity+ is $395 and delivers 170 to 200 microamps.
NuFACE does not print that figure on its own product pages, so it comes from FDA clearance record K201906.
That level works on skin and stays below the point where a facial muscle contracts.
The activator gel starts at $35 and is described as an essential step, so it is a subscription in practice.
Attachments extend it to red light and eye work, at extra cost.
What it is
The Trinity+ is a handheld microcurrent device with two spherical electrodes, delivering low-level current to the face through a conductive gel.
NuFACE has been in this category longer than almost anyone, and the brand recognition is earned rather than bought, which matters when you are choosing between unfamiliar names.
It is made in Mexico, holds FDA clearance record K201906, and the Trinity+ Complete set is $595.
The output figure
Trinity+ delivers between 170 and 200 microamps.
NuFACE does not publish that number on its own product pages, so it comes from the FDA clearance documentation rather than from the brand.
That places it at the lower end of the microcurrent category, below FOREO BEAR 2 at 680 microamps, Therabody TheraFace PRO at 500 and ZIIP Halo at 309.
Lower is not automatically worse for skin-level work, and it does mean a buyer comparing devices needs the number, and NuFACE is not the one supplying it.
What microcurrent does at that level
Current measured in millionths of an amp reaches skin cells rather than the nerves that drive muscle.
Laboratory work shows defined small currents change how skin cells behave, and small facial studies report smoother texture and softer lines with regular use (Saniee 2012).
What you feel is a mild tingle or nothing at all, which is the design rather than a fault.
The claims that stretch further, a lifted jawline or a reshaped contour, describe the muscle layer, and 170 to 200 microamps is well below the motor threshold where that work happens (Ward 2009).
The gel, and the real cost
NuFACE sells its own activator gels from $35 a bottle and positions the gel as an essential step in the routine rather than an option.
A device that requires the manufacturer's own medium has attached a recurring charge to the purchase for as long as you own it, so add twelve months of gel to the $395 before comparing against anything.
That is not unique to NuFACE, since FOREO's serum is $59 and ZIIP's gels run to $130, and it is a real difference against devices that work with any water-based serum.
Attachments and the Complete set
The Trinity+ takes attachments, including a red-light head and a smaller applicator for the eye area, which extends what one handle covers.
The Trinity+ Complete at $595 bundles those, and at that price the comparison set changes, since $595 buys a device with both current and light rather than one with current alone.
Red light through an attachment is not the same as red light integrated into the working head, and the attachment approach means swapping mid-routine.
Who it suits
If your concerns are texture, dullness and fine lines, all of which live in the skin, this is a well-made device from an established brand and a reasonable buy.
If you value a familiar name with a long track record and an established community, that is a legitimate reason to choose it over a device you have never heard of.
If your concern is a softening jawline, that change lives in the muscle layer and this device does not reach it at any setting.
The declared comparison
We make PureLift, so treat this as an interested party's account and check the figures yourself.
PureLift Face is $499 against $395, publishes 7 mA at 500 ohms under FDA record K190269, and runs nanocurrent at level 1, microcurrent at level 2, EMS from level 3 to 10 and an Infuse pass carrying Infusion and iontophoresis.
Seven milliamps is 7,000 microamps, so against 170 to 200 the gap is roughly thirty-five to forty times, and what matters about it is which side of the motor threshold each device sits on.
PureLift also works with any water-based serum, so there is no gel subscription, and a bottle of Activator Serum ships with the device.
Against that, PureLift Face has no light and no attachments, so a Trinity+ Complete does something Face does not.
No randomised trial has compared these two devices, so this rests on published specifications rather than a measured result.
The verdict
A solid, well-supported microcurrent device from the brand that built the category, doing skin-level work properly.
Ask NuFACE to print the output figure on the product page, budget for the gel, and buy something else if muscle is what you are after.
Competitor prices and specifications verified in September 2026 against each brand's own website and, where the brand publishes no figure, its FDA clearance documents.
Two related questions come up often alongside this one, and we have answered both in full: FOREO and NuFACE compared, and Myolift and NuFACE compared.