"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Regular nail polish will always be a mainstay for me, but I also don’t see myself breaking up with gel ...

A typical salon manicure involves drying freshly painted nails under a lamp that emits ultraviolet-A (UV-A) rays -- a spectrum of light long linked to skin cancers. But a new study suggests that the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I know this might sound crazy coming from a beauty writer, but I truly dread going to the nail salon.

Many nail salons use ultraviolet lamps, which utilize the same hazardous rays as tanning beds to dry nail polish. But a new study suggests that it would take multiple manicures for these lamps to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study showed exposure to UV lights used in gel manicures can damage skin cell DNA. The study's authors said their findings do not prove gel manicures lead to cancer. Cancer risk from gel ...

Regular nail polish will always be a mainstay for me, but I also don’t see myself breaking up with gel manicures anytime soon. Once cured, the versatility and durability of gel polishes are second to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The ultraviolet lamps used in some nail salons to dry and cure nail polish deliver the same hazardous rays as tanning beds, but it would take many manicures to actually ...

Regular nail polish will always be a mainstay for me, but I also don’t see myself breaking up with gel manicures anytime soon. Once cured, the versatility and durability of gel polishes are second to ...