OMG! New Study Finds UV Dryers For Manicures Can Lead To Cancer-Causing Cell Mutations!
20.01.2023 - 23:17
/ perezhilton.com
Attention anyone who gets their nails done on the reg!
As you may know, gel manicures have become a staple in nail salons — and many people’s beauty routines — for years now. The gel polish tends to last longer and is more durable than regular polish. Not to mention the fact it dries A LOT faster, all thanks to the ultraviolet light lamps required to cure the gel. Instead of waiting for a gel nail polish to air dry, the ultraviolet light basically activates the chemicals inside the product, causing it to harden and give all of those benefits of a long-lasting manicure.
Sounds great, right? It means less time having to worry about your nails chipping, breaking, or peeling off in less than a week after dropping a ton of cash to get them done. Who wouldn’t want that?!
Related: This Woman Developed HPV-Related Nail Cancer After Getting A Manicure!
However, the manicure is not all that it’s cracked up to be! Why is that? Well, it turns out a new study found that the UV nail polish dryers required for that type of manicure can cause cells to die and lead to cancer-causing mutations in cells.
WHAT?!?
According to a study published in Nature Communications on Tuesday, the researchers discovered that doing just one 20-minute session under the UV dryers led to 20 to 30 percent cell death. And when they did three consecutive 20-minute sessions exposed to the light, it resulted in 65 to 70 percent of cell death. The remaining cells ended up with mutations that are usually seen in skin cancer. Yikes! Ludmil Alexandrov, the study author and a bioengineering professor at University of California San Diego, explained in a statement to Phys.org:
The study authors also found that those who developed rare cancers in their fingers often got
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