There are very few research onGel nail polish, mainly because each beauty salon applies this technique in a different way.
However, dermatologists suggest that you should be careful to protect your health before deciding to use gel nail polish.
Dr. Chris Adigun, Doctor, Skin expert at Chapel Hill, North Caroline, once wrote instructions for the American Dermatology Association, affirmed:"We have enough reasons to advise patients to pay attention to their skin protection".
The risk of gel nail polish
Gel nail polish is designed to use LEDs that emit UVA rays, helping the paint dries quickly.While UVB rays can cause youburn(Like UVB from the sun), UVA is responsible for the aging process, skin lesions and cancer.
And although there are some studies on gel -like nail polish, it is not easy to determine whether they reflect it in fact.
Dr. Adigun explained:"The problem in understanding the risk of harmful to the health of gel nail polish is that there is no common standard when performing nail care techniques using gel paint in nail shops.".
What we really know about the riskskin cancerBased on the sun, not the LED lights are located at many distances compared to our hands, sometimes once a year, once a lifetime, 1 time/month or even every 2 weeksWhen going to manicure.
"At the nail salon, no one stands next to you and reminds me of 'it's all the time'.study", Dr. Adigun emphasized.
People haveRisk of skin cancerThe highest when making nails with gel paint
Once again, we cannot know for sure.But there are some factors that help predict the risk of skin cancer when using gel nail polish.
Genetic factors, skin pigmentation and history of cancer can all play a certain role.
The drug is another issue to pay attention and according to Dr. Adigun, this is a job that not many people think of.
Some types of chemotherapy or antibiotics you are using can make you easier to absorb UVA rays as well as their harm.
In addition, people who often go to manicure - many times to visit the nail salon each month - also face higher risk when exposed continuously with UVA.
While there is no way to make a firm limit for the use of gel nail polish, Dr. Joshua Zeichner, a skin doctor, a skin expert at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York advises gel nail polishersDo not replace the new gel regularly.
Use protective equipment
Among those who have carried skin protection equipment when using gel nail polish, there are some common popular techniques: Non -nail gloves and sunscreen.For Dr. Adigun, she recommends using no nail gloves:"I recommend covering the entire skin when making nails with gel paint, regardless of whether it is gloves, towels or anything, as long as you can protect your skin from UV rays."
She also revealed that there are too many issues to note in the use of sunscreen.First of all, many sunscreens need about 20 minutes to start working.But the fact that no one applied sunscreen and waited for 20 minutes to make a nail.
Second, the entire process of nail polish with gel paint (including massage, nail cutting ...) can interfere with the intention of applying sunscreen or even fading the protective layer that you have carefully appliedup from before.
Finally, and perhaps the most important: sunscreen is not approved to use if there is the presence of LED lights.
Dr. Adigun explained:"All sunscreens are tested under the similar light emitted from the sun. The amount of light emitted from UVA lights is much higher than from the sun.I don't know if applying sunscreen when making nails is protective effect. ".