Many stretch marks fade over time, but they will not disappear completely. Vitamin A can improve stretch marks if used early when the skin is inflamed. Hyaluronic acid might help prevent the formation ...

Researchers at the University of Nottingham say they’ve come up with a new type of gel that can repair and rebuild tooth enamel — a potentially game-changing treatment, since dentistry today is ...

Scientists have developed a new gel that mimics the body’s natural processes to help teeth repair themselves. By guiding the growth of enamel-like minerals, this innovation could one day make dental ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? And there may be another reason to be concerned about your gel mani habit: a ...

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 ...

Many people love gel nail polish for its durability and shiny gloss, but a new ban in Europe may have left mani-pedi devotees with some not-so-pretty concerns. On Sept. 1, the European Union banned ...

Calling all gel manicure enthusiasts: The European Union recently announced a ban on a chemical named trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO), which is found in some gel nail polishes. The ban ...

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 ...

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 ...

Starting this week, gel polishes that contain a key chemical ingredient can no longer be used in the bloc’s 27 member countries. By Christine Hauser and Simar Bajaj Starting this week, many salons in ...