WWW.HOMECAREPHYSICIANS.COM Nail Salon Lamps May Increase Skin Cancer Risk Nail salon dryers, which use ultraviolet light to speed the drying and hardening of nail polishes and gels, emit varying levels of radiation that can lead to risky skin damage in as few as eight visits to the manicurist. The nail dryers emit primarily UVA light — the same kind of ultraviolet light used in tanning beds — and are used to dry nail polish or to harden a gel manicure. Gel manicures are popular because they create long-lasting, shiny nails through a chemical gel that is painted on the nail in layers and cured under UV light after every coating. For most of the lamps tested, eight to 14 visits over 24 to 42 months would reach the threshold for DNA damage to the skin. See more:well.blogs.nytimes/2014/04/30/nail-salon-lamps-may-increase-skin-cancer-risk/?_php=true&_type=blogs&hpw&rref=health&_r=0
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 19:09:39 +0000
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