Gel manicures changed the nail game with their chip-free, high-shine finish and, over the past decade, have become a staple of beauty maintenance for many. But their rise hasn’t come without ...

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 ...

Toxic topcoat? Beginning Sept. 1, the European Union has banned an ingredient commonly found in gel nail polish. The banned substance, TPO (trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide), gives nails an ...

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Nails are an important part of my personal self-care routine — and like lots of others, I feel my most put together when I have clean cuticles and a fresh set. Though I typically prefer to have my ...

In early September 2025, social media posts claimed that European regulators were going after gel nail polish. Some posts, such as this one on Instagram (archived), claimed they were banning a "key ...