This nail tutorial features a minty ombre set adorned with matching nail charms. **Products Used:** - E-File - Gelly Tips Starter Kit Stiletto Medium - Clear Poly gel from the Green kit - G-gelly betw ...

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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 ...

The European Union has officially banned the use of Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide (TPO), a chemical compound widely used in gel nail polishes as a photoinitiator. Studies have shown that ...

If you're not a fan of filing like me — I literally cringe when a nail technician at a salon whips a file out — or if you want your nails to stay as healthy as possible in general, take notes. You ...

“TPO, or trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide, is a key ingredient found in many gel products, especially top coats,” celebrity manicurist Michelle Class explains. TPO is not present in normal, ...

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A primary component contained in gel nail polish, commonly used worldwide, including Kenya, has officially been banned by health authorities, barely a year after it was classified as a cancer-causing ...

On 1 September 2025, trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO), an ingredient commonly found in nail gel formulas, was banned for use in products made and placed within the EU cosmetics market.