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.
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