UV dryer lamps in High Street nail salons could cause skin cancer, scientists warn - Daily Mail
UV dryer lamps in High Street nail salons could cause skin cancer, scientists warn - Daily Mail
Jan 29, 202347 secs
In a series of laboratory studies, they found a high proportion of skin cells repeatedly exposed to the light emitted by these lamps died.Writing in the journal Nature Communications, the study authors warned: ‘Our experimental results … strongly suggest that radiation emitted by UV nail polish dryers may cause cancers of the hand.’In a series of lab studies, they found a high proportion of skin cells repeatedly exposed to the light in these lamps diedUS influencer Kourtney Kardashian – Kim’s older sister –has said she does not use UV driers because they ‘can age the skin with brown spots and wrinkles’.A dangerous online trend has emerged which is glamorising the use of sunbeds years after they were banned in commercial premises because of links to skin cancerIts lead author Ludmil Alex-androv believes there is cause for concern, adding that before their work there was ‘zero molecular understanding of what these devices were doing to human cells’.