Marisa Garshick, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist and an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Cornell-New York Presbyterian Medical Center. Jan Arnold is the co-founder and style ...
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 ...
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have a new warning to those who indulge in gel manicures at the nail salon. In a study published this week, researchers link ultraviolet lamps, ...
When you want your nail polish to stay put for weeks, getting a gel manicure is usually a solid option. Gel polish is typically “cured” by ultraviolet (UV) light, which helps the formula quickly dry ...
A board-certified dermatologist said doctors still don't know the risks UV lamps used for gel manicures pose. Gel manicures only expose the skin to UV light for a short time, but frequent exposure may ...
Cancer risk associated with UV nail lamps appears low, even as researchers asserted that supporting evidence is mostly of low quality. That's according to a systematic review published in the European ...
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 cause damage, suggests a new ...
As someone who is evangelical about the necessity of sunscreen to the point of always having the 'truck driver sun damage' Google Image tab open on my phone in case I need to fight my corner, I love ...
Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. For a lot of us, breaking free from the fortnightly ritual of visiting a nail salon can feel like an ...