Energy Efficient Infrared Nail Dryer. You won't need to worry about turning this gel nail polish UV light on or off, as it comes with an automatic sensor. Simply place your hand under the lamp and it turns on. Remove your hand and the lamp turns off. The unit uses a total of 18 UV/LED lights beads at 54 watts to set your gel polish and leave
UV light is used in shellac nails to help cure the polish. This process helps to set the polish and increase its longevity. However, too much exposure to UV light can cause the yellowing of the nails. If you notice that your shellac nails are starting to yellow, we recommend reducing the amount of time you spend under the UV light.
Instead, it is cured using ultraviolet light. This is typically done with a UV lamp, but some gels can be cured with an LED lamp. UV lamps can cure a layer of gel polish in 90 to 120 seconds. LED lamps are much faster and can cure a layer in 30 to 45 seconds. UV light is crucial to the curing process.
Score: 84/100. This polish, available in a wide range of shades, aims to give long-lasting, gel-like shine in a two-step system, without the use of a UV or LED lamp.