We’ve discussed being conscious of sun safety as it applies to things like over-exposure on the arm you rest on the driver’s side window or even through the windshield of your car, exposure in tanning salons, which has been all over the news lately, and even wearing hats on a regular basis. But, per the New York Times article this week, comes a new point of diligence: nail salons.
Picture the polish dryers so prevalent in virtually every salon; don’t they look like little tanning beds for your fingers? Well, there’s a similarity. Apparently, they emit “similar amounts of UV radiation per meter squared, studies show. And like tanning beds, they emit predominantly UVA rays, which penetrate the skin most deeply.”
There are no definitive studies on exact correlation to skin cancer cases, but the advice given is smart: Consider air-drying (indoors.)
Tags: awareness, NY Times, Prevention, Skin Cancer, tanning