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Gel manicures are out in most of Europe. The European Union this month banned a key chemical used in gel nail polish that makes manicures last longer. But why are such manicures and nail polish still ...
Forty percent of the text messages I’ve received over the last few days have been some variation of, “omg!! No more gel??” If you don’t know, this week the European Union announced a ban on TPO ...
Europe is known for being quite strict when it comes to regulations on beauty products. For example, they don’t allow any animal testing for cosmetics, there is a list of over 1,700 ingredients that ...
The European Union is now prohibiting the use of a key chemical ingredient in some gel nail polishes and other cosmetic products. The ban, which went into effect this week, targets the use of ...
The European Union will ban TPO in nail polishes from September 2025. TPO is a chemical used to harden gel manicures. The EU considers it a potential health risk based on animal studies. The ban ...
Kara Jillian Brown is the beauty editor of InStyle. She began her career at Well+Good, where she spent five years evolving from editorial intern to news writer to beauty writer. She earned a ...
The European Union has banned a key ingredient in gel nail polish, raising concerns that products used in salons in the UK and elsewhere may not be safe. From 1 September 2025, Norway, Switzerland, ...
The European Union has banned a chemical commonly found in gel nail polishes — TPO (trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide). Gel nail polish is preferred over regular polish by some since it has a ...
Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? A common ingredient found in many gel nail polishes was just banned by the ...
As Europe's ban on a common chemical in gel nail polish goes into effect, should you start skipping the salon? In May, the European Union instituted a ban on trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide ...