In this post I am trying to put together all articles from other sources regarding the safety of doing gel manicures with uv lamp. Will be updated whenever needed.
- LED Light Versus UV Lamp from the article “The Science of Gels”, posted on Nails Magazine website. Nice article to know deeper the science behind uv gel polish and LED/UV Lamps
- “Gel manicures raise questions about safety of the UV lamps used to dry the polish” from Washington Post. You can apply sunblock before doing the manicure but it’s rarely done by clients.
- “Do UV Nail Lamps Emit Unsafe Levels of Ultraviolet Light?”, a report from a study conducted to test some UV Lamps to see if UV Lamp is safe. The result shows UV nail lamps emit relatively low levels of UV light and these exposure levels are considered well within safe levels when they are used to perform UV artificial nail services in nail salons
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I have often wondered about those UV lamps — after all, despite makeup, Botox and the best cosmetics, “old lady hands” are still a dead giveaway of a woman’s age. Oh yeah, and skin cancer is bad, too… 😉
So my question is, do the new LED lights elimnate the UV risks, or are there other risks associated with the LED? Do the LED lights work just as well as the UV lights?
To answer your question, I put a link below about LED vs UV Lamp from Nails Magazine. LED and UV Lamp emits UV light with LED has shorter curing times.
And from a scientific study said UV lamps do not cause cancer (also can be read from the link).
http://www.nailsmag.com/article/91808/the-science-of-gels?Page=4
Hi, I think LED light also emits the same UV Light though in different way and in shorter time. From the expert (read the article), they stated that UV Lamps are safe. I assume the same for LED light.
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