Is UV light for nails safe? UV lamps are used to quickly dry gel polish but how else do they affect the nails and skin? Inside, experts reveal all.

As it turns out, she uses UV gel nail polish. It’s much more durable than standard air-dry polishes, but it requires UV light to cure. [Becky] bought a lamp to use at home, but it’s very ...

Unlike regular gel nail polish, the Manicurist Green Flash Basic Kit cures polish using an LED lamp, rather than UV, which means there’s none of that unnerving aching sensation you get when your ...

But then I heard about this four-step Dazzle Dry manicure system, and it promises a five-minute drying time, two weeks of chip-free wear, and it removes as easily as normal nail polish.

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The $19 kit has saved me hundreds Maggie Horton is a shopping writer for PEOPLE with a background in print journalism and digital media.

Apply a thin layer of your chosen color of gel nail polish, starting from the base of the nail and sweeping up toward the tip ...

Between each coat, you cure the colour and set the polish by putting your nails under a special UV light. The difference between gel and shellac nail polish isn't going to blow your mind ...

While too much UV exposure can increase your risk for skin cancer, the risk from the UV and LED lamps used to set the polish is ... Will gel manicures ruin my nails? Nope. Gel manicures don ...