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 ...

Last month, the European Union banned a popular gel manicure ingredient, trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO), ...

As someone who has been getting gel manicures every two weeks for the past 10 years, it's been an interesting month. In case ...

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 ...

ATLANTA - Get a popular gel manicure, and you are going to spend some time under a UV-nail polish dryer to cure the gel and harden the polish. The lamps harden the gel, so that the polish lasts longer ...

If you've ever opted for gel polish at the salon, you're probably used to drying your nails beneath a UV lamp. And perhaps you've found yourself waiting and wondering: How safe are these? Researchers ...

Dermatologists let us in on how to safely dry gel polish. There's nothing like the satisfaction of getting a fresh gel manicure. Less satisfying? Having to wait for your nails to dry and perhaps even ...

Gel nails refer to a manicure that uses a light-sensitive gel to alter the appearance of the nails. A UV nail lamp cures the gel to create a shiny, durable, quick-drying manicure. Manicures are ...

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