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The Truth About Gel Manicures -- Plus, Shellac, a New (Safer) Option {Lemondrop}
Jul 24th 2010 8:27PM Sigh.... UV LEDs are not necessarily safer.
UV LEDs still emit UV wavelengths. It just may be that depending on the quality of the LEDs the wavelength might be longer than 'true UVs' (so slightly less damaging) because the true short wavelength UV LEDs are far costlier to produce than near UV wavelengths.
It is more economical in terms of energy use, and doesn't emit heat as much but in no way are UV LEDs as safe as marketing people have made it seem.
Gel manicures are cured by a chemical reaction. It needs to be exposed to the correct wavelength. Regardless of how the wavelength is produced, old school bulb or LEDs it's still wavelength patterns that you are being exposed to.
You know those lights your dentist uses to cure fillings? Notice how they offer you goggles and they wear googles during use? That's UV LED and I'm pretty sure the nail salon LED lamps have higher number of LEDs in the array than those dentist curing things.
Ever had a garbage plate? {Slashfood}
May 20th 2008 8:18PM Yum. It looks disgusting, but it's good... and the hot sauce on the garbage plate isn't a typical bottled hot sauce stuff. It's Western, NY thing I guess. I've had to serve it working at Frontier Field and a vat of that sauce is not a pretty site.
Now I want a white hot. I heard a rumor that a bar in Brooklyn has garbage plates... I might have to venture out one of these days.
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