New research shows that UV-nail polish dryers, typically used to cure gel manicures, can cause DNA damage in your hands. UV rays are known to cause skin cancer at high exposures, but very little Photosensitivity is common in people with lupus: 40% to 70% of people with lupus will find that their disease is made worse by exposure to UV rays from sunlight or artificial light. Although the sun emits much larger amounts of UV radiation than indoor light, most people—especially those with lupus—tend to spend more time indoors, where Gel manicures are a rage and everyone seems to be in love with them. So it caused quite a stir when a study claimed that the chronic use of UV nail dryers used during a gel manicure can damage DNA and cause mutations in human cells, increasing the risk of skin cancer. Lets find out the truth behind these claims. 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, a new study shows. The nail dryers emit primarily UVA light — the same kind One of the more popular services at nail salons involves baking the paint onto the nail under an ultraviolet (UV) lamp – yes, the kind that emits the same aging and skin-damaging light that can Study finds UV nail dryers may put people at increased risk of skin cancer 05:25. Before Karolina Jasko won the Miss Illinois contest in 2018, getting gel manicures had been part of her beauty To the Editor: Recent media headlines have highlighted safety concerns regarding skin cancer risk and ultraviolet (UV) lamps used to cure artificial nail acrylics.1,2 We also read with great interest a recently published article by Markova and Weinstock refuting this risk.3 Lamps that emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation are standard in some nail salons to speed-dry regular manicures and to set gel manicures. These lamps can be called UV lamps or LED lamps and both emit UV radiation, predominantly UVA rays which have been linked to increased risk of skin cancer. We have good evidence of the level of risk from the sun Well, both of the lamps emit UV radiation, LED lamps just emit narrow wavelengths that target certain photoinitiators in the nail polish so they cure specific products really quick. On the other side, UV lamps emit a broader wavelength to hit all the photoinitiators thus allowing the lamp to cure any type of nail polish which takes a bit longer. What we know about gel nail polish dryers and skin cancer. A recent study published in Nature Communications says that frequent use of UV nail dryers can damage DNA and cause cell death in human hands, potentially increasing the risk of skin cancer due to chronic and repeated UV exposure. UV-induced DNA damage proliferates and doesn’t get kNUpaL.