“Can I Use Sunscreen To Protect MY Skin During Gel Manicures?”
While everyone recommends using sunscreen to protect the skin during gel manicures, this isn’t a viable solution. The easiest way to understand this is to think about when you would apply the sunscreen. If you put it on before going to the nail salon, would the sunscreen withstand acetone and hand washing? How much sunscreen left is a guess. If you put it on right before your polish was applied, you would have to wait 20 minutes, as per the instructions on the bottle. Suns
"Will Getting Gel Manicures Damage My Skin?"
Well, that's easy enough to answer - of course it will! How can I be so sure you ask? Because the nail lamps (BOTH - LED & UV nail lamps) emit UVA radiation in order to dry the gel polish. It's a fact UVA radiation exposure prematurely ages our skin. Whether this exposure is "a lot" or " a little", it will still damage your skin. There is no way around this unless you protect your skin while it is under the nail lamp. YouVeeShield does this easily, inexpensively & effectiv
"Are LED Nail Lamps Safer Than UV Nail Lamps?"
Nail technicians, media and doctors are still telling people LED nail lamps are safer than UV nail lamps. Many nail salons even tell customers LED nail lamps do not emit UVA radiation. It's important that you realize the LED nail lamps do emit UVA radiation because UVA radiation causes premature aging. Who wants to get a beauty treatment that causes premature aging??? Doug Schoon, internationally recognized scientist and Co-Chair of the Nail Manufacturer's Council had this