2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Many are ready to go to much more terrible deeds for an eternal manicure than sticking their hands under the influence of ultraviolet lamps. But the worm of doubt still gnaws: suddenly it is harmful.
The skin only suffers from high doses of ultraviolet radiation, and we need the sun in small quantities. And if the harm of tanning salons has long been proven, does this mean that you need to be more careful with manicure? After all, the salons use lamps with ultraviolet radiation in order to dry the gel polish as quickly as possible, which will stay on the nails for a long time.
In fact, there is something to be afraid of: manicure lamps emit mainly type A ultraviolet radiation, which causes rapid skin aging, and in high doses, leads to cancer. Even if the manicurist tells you that his lamp is LED, it doesn't matter - there will still be UV-A rays in it.
The good news is that there is so little harmful radiation from nail lamps that it is unlikely to spoil your health.
The American Foundation for the Fight Against Skin Cancer believes that the intensity and duration of exposure to a lamp for a manicure and a lamp for a tanning bed should not be compared: when drying nails, the risk is minimal. The Skin Cancer Foundation Official Position on UV light and Manicure Safety. …
But just in case, apply sunscreen on your hands 20 minutes before you come to the salon to paint your nails.
And remember that skin cancer is not at all what a manicure is dangerous for. The risk of contracting hepatitis through non-sterile instruments is much higher. Lifehacker has already written about how not to pick up anything superfluous in a beauty salon. Read on and don't forget about health in pursuit of beauty.
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