Aporkalypse_Sow t1_j53x5el wrote on January 20, 2023 at 5:28 AM

Reply to comment by S0ulSage in Researchers at UC San Diego found that a single 20 minute session under a UV-light nail polish dryer results in cell death for 20-30% of exposed cells. The UV emissions also damaged DNA and caused cellular mutations. by bog_witch

So then they need to study short term cumulative effects. Which I'm sure they will, but they first had to get a baseline on potential damage. The alarming part was that some of the damage would not heal. Which could mean that repeated use could add up.

Smoking one cigarette won't give you cancer, but keep subjecting your lungs to it and you increase your odds. The question is whether or not you want to risk finger cancer for fancy nails.