Energy-saving light bulbs might be good for the environment but they can fry your skin, a new study claims.
Researchers at Stony Brook University in New York State examined the impact of the efficient compact fluorescent bulbs – or CFL bulbs – on human skin cells prompted by a similar study undertaken in Europe.
They discovered that healthy skin exposed to light from the environmentally-friendly globes – which use a quarter of the energy of ordinary bulbs to produce the same amount of light – experienced the same kind of damage that is found with ultraviolet (UV) radiation.