Editor’s Choice: SUNUV 48W UV LED Nail Dryer Light. This little LED nail lamp is perfect for flash curing gel nail polish. Although it was made with Kiara Sky gel nail tips in mind, it works for most gel nail polish and extension brands too. Keep in mind that this is just for flash curing; you’ll still need a UV lamp to get gel nail polish "UV light, or ultraviolet light, is the mostly invisible form of light that is present in sunlight, tanning lamps, and nail-polish lamps," he said. "LED light is a light source that is visible and Dry most of gel: and suitable for drying most UV-led gel nail polish, but please notice it can't dry the regular nail polish that no contain UV. Fast Dryer: 72W high power UV led nail lamp with 15pcs UV/LED double light source beads(365+405nm), So easy to dry the gel quickly and efficiently. You can clean it with a wipe. When choosing between a UV nail lamp and an LED nail lamp, consider the following factors: Curing Time. LED nail lamps cure gel polish faster than UV lamps. LED lamps take 30-60 seconds to cure each coat, while UV lamps take 2-3 minutes per coat. An LED nail lamp is the better option if you want a quick and efficient curing time. Lifespan. LED Answer. There are a wide variety of UV LED lights on the market at the moment and the differences between each of these lights is significant. This great variety of UV LED’s makes it impossible to answer this question adequately, but the fastest and most secure answer is that they will not cure all of the soft and hard gels on the market In another, more recent study , researchers tested the amount of UV-A emitted by 17 nail drying lamps in 16 salons. They found that the amount of UV-A exposure varies widely from lamp to lamp. But even with the highest-wattage lamps, the amount of UV radiation produced at a single visit to a nail salon did not appear to be a serious concern. Can you dry regular nail polish with a led light? When applying regular nail paint, an UV or LED lamp won’t help speed up drying. This will happen naturally when the liquid part of your nail polish evaporates because of volatile solvents upon coming in contact with air. In solar nail polish the lacquer contains tiny crystals that become chemically excited by UV radiation--also known as sunlight. When they're removed from light, the crystals more slowly calm down There is no such thing as a “LED lamp without UV”. LED is a type of lightbulb, like incandescent light bulbs (the old fashioned kind), and fluorescent light bulbs (the spiral kind). UV is the wavelength of light the bulbs emit (like all the colors of the visible light spectrum or infrared heat lamps). The LED nail lamps emit ultraviolet (UV Whether it is a UV or an LED, gel nail polish is set or cured with ultraviolet light. When clients receive gel services, they are exposed to harmful UV light from the sun, tanning beds, and other sources for five to ten minutes every couple of weeks. A CND Shellac lamp and a Nail Harmony 9G LED lamp cured the same color CND Shellac under the YOtslHD.