A Gel Nail Polish Ingredient Was Just Banned — These 5 Others May Harm Your Reproductive Health

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Across the pond in the UK, the European Union announced a total ban on one of the key ingredients in gel nail polish recently. Trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide, or TPO, enables the hardening of gel and hybrid polishes when placed under UV light. Their choice reflected concerns about its impact on reproductive healthcare, and they labeled

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