Professional manicure with gel polish is becoming an increasingly popular procedure.
But recently it became clear that such a procedure is considered far from the safest, even if all hygiene standards are observed.
It's all about the special drying lamps that are used to fix the gel coating.
This was stated by scientists from the United States, as reported by Komsomolskaya Pravda .
As the researchers reported, tests were conducted on human and rodent skin cell types. As a result, it turned out that 20-30 percent of cells die during a 20-minute session. If the effect is repeated twice, 70 percent of skin cells will die.
As experts noted, DNA will be damaged, and intracellular mutations will begin.
However, this version has not yet been fully confirmed. A large-scale study is needed to assess the risks of cancer development in people with different characteristics.
It is noted that a healthy alternative to ultraviolet radiation is LED lamps with light-emitting diodes.
