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Gel nail polish has become the new trend. Walking in town, you will meet a number of women flaunting their long gel-polished nails in all colors. Gel polish always looks nice and has advantages such as its longevity. However, maintaining gel polish is not as easy. Here are some of the disadvantages of gel nail polish.
1. Experts say that after applying gel polish, you will require 6 weeks for your nails to recover if you want go to back to the normal nail polish.
2. In some instances, cases of infections might arise if the gel polish is not properly applied. The risks are however rare but can cause a lot of damage.
3. Gel nail polish is expensive. By this I mean that, you will require a specialist to apply the polish and you will also need to go back to the specialist to remove it. This may cost almost sh 3000, while the normal polish will require less than sh 500 to do the whole process.
4. Experts also believe that the use of UV gel might be harmful to your skin and that constant applying might lead to skin cancer.
5. Constant applying of gel nail polish, that is, more than six times in a row can completely damage your nails as you will be depriving your nails natural light for healthy growth of nails.
6. There’s also the risk of your nails breaking because they grow too long which in most cases, might be very painful.
