Turns out, you can be allergic to your gel manicure...
, there’s always an impressive array of manicure inspiration to be found. Yet, a potentially more worrying trend has been doing the rounds on social media of late, with users questioning if their favourite gel manicure is behind a buffet of allergic reactions.describing artificial nail allergies in the UK, as an “epidemic.”“It is really important that people know they can develop allergies from artificial nails.
“I regularly get gel or SNS nails done at a nail salon, both of which use the UV lamp to dry the polish. Apparently when nails aren’t kept under the lamp for long enough and aren’t dried properly, that’s when it can cause irritations.”“It came out of nowhere after I had a baby, so I assumed it was hormonal and related to giving birth” shares Anna. “It might be that having a baby disrupted my immune system making me more susceptible to allergies and eczema caused by the nails. Who knows.
Scroll on for the signs that your gel manicure is causing an allergic reaction, according to Dr Khorana.There’s a rash on your body “If you do use one, make sure that you use the recommended UV lamp for curing, and read the instructions carefully. Using the wrong lamp may mean that the gel polish does not cure properly, and this means an increased chance of allergy.”
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