Exposure to ultraviolet radiation is known to cause skin damage, including skin cancer. Now, new research has raised questions about the safety of nail dryers, which use UV light to dry and cure gel ...

Gel manicures changed the game for long-lasting, super-shiny nails, but since their rise in popularity in the mid-2000s, they've also endured their fair share of controversy, partly due to the UV ...

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A big question surrounding gel manicures is if the UV nail lamp used to cure the polish is safe for the skin. This topic has long been debated, with numerous studies over the last few decades ...

New research shows that UV-nail polish dryers, typically used to cure gel manicures, can cause DNA damage in your hands. UV rays are known to cause skin cancer at high exposures, but very little ...

Current evidence shows skin cancer risk from UV gel-drying lamps is low — but not zero. For those with repeated exposure, experts recommend using sunscreen. The gel nail polish ingredient ...

In case you missed it: A study published on the 17th of January found that radiation from UV nail lamps can damage DNA and cause irreversible mutations (a precursor to skin cancer) in human cells. “As ...

This engineer doesn’t use nail polish, but his wife does. And he deals with plenty of PCBs. What do these things have in common? Read on. A gel manicure is a coat of colored gel that looks deceptively ...

Gel manicures have become popular in the last 15 years, but how problematic is the ultraviolet light from the nail dryers used in the cosmetic treatments? Scientists caution that gel manicures, which ...

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The UK has banned certain gel nail polishes. Here’s what you need to know about the potential dangers of a gel manicure.