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[quote=Anonymous]I am an adult whose nails are always done and I just wanted to clarify some info for other moms who may not be current on nails (a lot has changed in the last 5-10 years).
1) nail techs do not use uv lights to cure anymore. They can achieve this with LED lights, which are not harmful the way UV can be
2) regular gel, when applied and removed by a good nail tech, does not damage your nails. The tech should never file the top layer of nail bed before application. Some do, you should avoid this. 
3) older nail techs may still be working with acrylics but it’s not the best for the nail and kind of outdated. The more current extensions are gel x or builder nails. Gel x is soak off like gel, and you don’t mess with your nail bed to apply/remove, and there’s no fill-ins/upkeep. I’ve always thought acrylics look fake/tacky but the gel x look much more real/natural. 
4) there’s also all kinds of press on nail products that look way better than the lee press on nails of our youth. 
5) there is also dip. It’s your regular nail, dipped in a pot, hardens like gel. I have avoided this bc the color selection is more limited and I think dipping fingers into a communal pot of product is more ripe for bacteria than gel or regular polish, but people who like it are very happy. 
I have sons who aren’t into this so I can’t speak about age/appropriateness, but just wanted to lend info because other previous posters had some opinions based on outdated info.

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