UV or Led nail lamp? - blog Semilac

Do you plan to buy your first nail lamp and you don't know what type to choose - Led or UV? Read our article.

Which lamp for gel polish nails is the best? There is no one obvious answer to this question. We recommend buying lamps from proven brands. This guarantees that the lamps are used both at home and in beauty salons. The best lamp for gel and gel polish nails is lamp with long life, that guarantee and has enough power to cure all the products that are in your collection.

Differences between Led and UV lamp

All currently available Semilac led nail lamps has dual led technology UV/LED. Our lamps have two type of light waves – led light and UV light which cure all Semilac gels and hybrids. This gives you the certainty that when you buy a Semilac lamp, you will cure every Semilac product in it. On the market you will also find standard UV nail lamps, mostly it is 36 watts lamp that require bulb replacement frequently, and LED lamps that have only one wavelength, so they will not cure every product. It will not cure UV gels, they only cure LED gels.

Type of light

You need to know that only UV light cures all products. As we mentioned above, we have two types of LED light and standard UV light. But don't worry, all our lamps are in dual light technology (365 nm + 405 nm) and will cure all Semilac hybrids and gel manicures.

Curing time

The biggest difference between LED nail lamp and UV lamp is the curing time. The curing time in LED lamps has been reduced by half. Lamps of the same power, e.g. 36 watts. will have the following curing times - LED lamp 30sec and UV bulb nail lamp 120sc for standard gel polish color.

Bulb life

Comparing the lifetime of bulbs, LED bulbs will last up to 50,000 hours, while standard UV bulbs are up to

Curing gel polishes

Standard curing time for Semilac gel polish colors is 30sec for the most popular 36W or 48W lamp. But there are colors that may require double curing time because they are high pigment. These are colors such as black, white, strong glitters, some neon and pastel colors. That is why it is important to check the curing time of each color, top, base coats on the product cart on our website.

What is the price for a good lamp

We recommend buying a nail lamp with a minimum power of 3 watt if you will use it regularly. It is also important that it has an ergonomic shape and fits on your desk. Also choose a proven brand. Such lamps mostly cost less than 40 euros. For example, our most popular NEW Semilac LED lamp cost 37 euros