7 best lamps for drying gel polishes and nails

Practical and durable gel polish, always up-to-date bio-gel and fashionable colored gels cannot be fixed on the nails without a special lamp. These small, cute devices now "live" not only in beauty salons, but also at home for many craftsmen who want to do a beautiful manicure without extra costs. Let's talk about what kind of lamp for drying nails is better to buy.

Types of lamps for manicure

• classic UV lamps. Many believe that this type of drying is outdated. Indeed, they are bulky, they dry the varnish longer than other, more modern devices, and the bulbs need to be changed on average every six months. However, they also have advantages: such dryers are “omnivorous” (they will polymerise gels for building, gel varnishes, acrylics), are affordable and easy to clean. They are still good for beginning masters and home manicure.
• LED drying work at the expense of LEDs. Such lamps provide uniform polymerization. In addition, LEDs have a lifespan of 50,000 hours and are designed for at least 5 years of operation. However, the radiation spectrum of such lamps allows to dry not all types of materials. They are ideal for those masters who work only with gel varnish and biogel.
• LED + UV combine the advantages of the first two devices. This solution ensures fast and high-quality polymerization of any coatings for shellac and nails. But it must be remembered that UV elements in hybrid devices are also subject to frequent replacement, otherwise the drying efficiency may decrease.
• CCFL + LED. In them, the led elements are supplemented with a CCFL spiral tube emitting ultraviolet light. It is filled with gas, so it does not heat up, consumes very little electricity and practically does not wear out over time. Such devices are the most advanced, provide fast and effective drying of nails, without requiring replacement of consumables. But they are the most expensive.

The best manufacturers of lamps for drying nails

With the development of the nail service industry, the range of lamps for drying is becoming increasingly wider, and the devices themselves are becoming more and more productive. At the same time, today there is no need to give a lot of money for a good machine, even if we are talking about professional drying for the salon.

We divide all manufacturers of lamps for manicure into three groups:

• high-class professionals focused on status beauty salons. Basically, it is "Americans": OPI, Gelish, CND, Harmony etc. Their lamps for drying nails are expensive and prestigious. However, some of them work well only with the materials of their brand. On the whole, they do not compete with functional, efficient, "omnivorous" and inexpensive devices of Russian and Chinese production.
• "Middle", lamps which are relatively inexpensive and are suitable for both home and salon use. Basically, these are domestic or Russian-Chinese brands: JessNail, RuNail, Planet Nails, Polaris, Irisk. These also include the British brand. Solomeya. Their advantages are good quality, nice design and the possibility of warranty service. Such lamps for drying nails are most often chosen by beginners and small salons.
• Many Chinese manufacturers, whose products can be purchased on Aliexpress and similar sites. With the function of drying gel polishes cope well, but they are well, very cheap. However, among the Chinese lamps have their own brand leaders, beating all records in popularity: Sun / Sunuv and Diamond. They are reliable, efficient and affordable, have wide functionality, are purchased for both home and nail salons. They can be bought not only in China, but already in Russia, with warranty service.

Rating lamps for drying gel polish and nail extensions - TOP-7

So which nail dryer is best to choose?

Decide on the purpose of purchase. For the first steps in the gel manicure, it is enough to buy a “trial” cheap Chinese lamp, but be prepared that in the process of professional improvement it will have to be replaced with a higher-quality version. For a manicure at home, an inexpensive, 36 watt versatile lamp from Russian manufacturers will do. Well, a prestigious beauty salon can not do without high-quality equipment from the leaders of the beauty industry. Have a good choice!