UV Fingernail Lamps Summary
Resource Information & Links
FDA Existing Assessment
Dowdy Sayre
Dowdy Sayre indicated that—even for the worst case lamp that was evaluated—30 minutes of daily exposure to this lamp was below the occupational exposure limits for UV radiation.
Photobiological safety evaluation of UV nail lamps – PubMed (nih.gov)
Sayre Presentation May 1, 2012
Cleveland Clinic
Can Ultraviolet Nail Salon Lamps Give You Skin Cancer? – Cleveland Clinic
Nail Lamp Presentation May 1, 2012
Radtech UV &EB Publications
New Studies Examine Safety of UV Curing for Fingernail Coatings
Electromagnetic Spectrum

Other Miscellaneous References
Microsoft Word – UV Nail Gel Review Final.docx (uvledsource.org)
Safety of LED nail lamps – Harvard Health
Are UV & LED nail lamps safe? – Scratch Magazine
Are Gel Manicures Safe? UV Exposure, Skin Cancer Risk To Consider (today.com)
Is the UV Lamp for Gel Manicures Dangerous? (instyle.com)
Manicures, UV Drying Lamps, and Skin Cancer Risks (health.com)
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