The more dangerous the lamp for manicure

Many are ready for the eternal manicure to a much more terrifying acts than to put your hands under the UV lamp. But the worm of doubt gnaws still: what if it is harmful.

Of large doses of UV skin is only suffering, and the sun, we need in small amounts. And if harm tanning salons have long been proven whether this does not mean that with manicure need to be careful? After all, in the salons use lamps with ultraviolet radiation to both dry the gel varnish quickly as possible, which will long hold on the nails.

In fact, there is something to fear: the lamp for manicure emit mostly ultraviolet radiation type A, which causes rapid aging of the skin, and in high doses leads to cancer. Even if the manicurist tells you that the lamp had LED, it does not matter - the UV-A rays are still are.

Good news: from the lamps for nails harmful radiation is so small that it will hardly be able to spoil health.

American Foundation for Borje skin cancer considers that the intensity and time of exposure lamp for manicure and tanning lamps should not be compared: with drying nail minimal risk

But just in case, apply sunscreen on your hands for 20 minutes before will come to the salon to paint nails.

And remember that skin cancer - it's not something that is dangerous manicure. Much higher risk of contracting hepatitis B through contaminated instruments. On how not to pick up anything extra in the beauty salon, has Layfhaker I wrote. Read on and do not forget about health in the pursuit of beauty.