Why HEMA & TPO Free Gel Has Become a Global Cosmetic Industry Benchmark

As members of the gel polish industry for more than ten years, we here at MANNFl get more excitement about the rise in emphasis of ingredient safety. Just years ago all we really discussed was gel color and finish – and really, that was that. These days, gel polish stands for so much more. Our clients all around America, throughout Europe and abroad want to know – they ask how and they ask why-what’s really in their bottles? What will the contents of this gel polish really do for my clients and for me? It is inspiring how settings have altered to be less about sheer function but more about the benefit. We find this new direction gives MANNFl cause to renovate our formulations-to take a position alongside a movement that is entirely concentrated upon well being instead of solely functionality. This drive prompted MANNFl to develop their very own, HEMA free and TPO free gel polish range, that MANNFl could honestly proudly say rivalled all other gels around globe!

Understanding What HEMA and TPO Mean for Everyday Users

Things he has to be educated of HEMA and TPO were once key ingredients of your gel polish products, where HEMA is an adherent monomer which help product stuck on your nails, and TPO which is a photoinitiator and helps product cured under UV/LED lights. All these elements seemed good in the beginning until you meet such client like this, the prolonged exposure of such compounds may cause clients allergic reaction or even sensitive issues to both HEMA and TPO. In fact, some manicurist from Mexico and Italy even suffer from inflammatory diseases after years of service! Beside the HEMA, TPO allergic client, there were salons in the US and Russia also started reporting of customers’ increasing needs for labelling on the product, as the global demand on ingredient labelling spreads from the food industry and skin care, and is gradually extending into the cosmetic products. The so called aware products movement and labelling on the market really reflects responsible production of mindful products in beauty.

The Science Behind Our Safer Formulation

The creation of our HEMA and TPO Free Gel Polish was far from easy to engineer. This meant we have had to revisit many of our formulations to find other ingredients which offer adhesion, strength and a good curing response, we worked extensively with many different monomers and photoinitiators skin-friendly to develop a gel that offers that gloss, and the staying power customers demand, but with zero sensitivity. With 13 years experience in high-end manufacturing and colour formulation, we know what we’re talking about, and in our laboratory environment and sterilised workspace, our teams spent months testing different formulations, with the simple motto that quality and safety would never be a compromise, from a gel that removed as easily as it cured and with no risk of skin sensitisation. Tested rigorously against a strict internal test process and endorsed positively by many of our distribution partners around Brazil, Poland, South Africa and further afield – Our free range line has certainly been well tried.

Why This Standard Matters for Wholesalers and Salons

So at wholesale, freegels with an HEMA level is no longer an available add-on option, they are a staple requirement. And there’s been an overt shift in purchasing habits in the last few years. Major retailers such as Amazon and Alibaba, who can see the data, are carrying products with clearly safer ingredients in their ranges because consumers are reading and researching. Even salons are seeing the benefits in offering clients a hypoallergenic service and differentiating from salons who continue to use outdated formulations, by establishing trust and gaining loyal customers. Our US distributor tells us that by removing all “skin irritations” with the use of our HEMA and TPO Free Gels, they receive far less complaints regarding reactions, while at the same time gaining more compliments about wear time and longevity – just as we thought, this is where we’re all going!

A Commitment That Goes Beyond Compliance

Here at MANNFl we don't want to meet the bare minimum and satisfy regulations in getting our products HEMA & TPO free, it is rather that we deeply care about the people who buy into the quality and innovation of our products. We're thinking about the hands of those who spend time working with gels day in and day out. We're considering sensitive skins of our customers who struggle to find an ideal polish. We consider our at home users who just love to be doing their nails and don't want to feel the dread. The health and well being of those people is something that we feel honored and compelled to remember in this drive for safe products against our skin and in fact against all of yours. It is also incredibly rewarding to be part of an industry which seeks to uphold the well being of the environment, and to become a point of reference for the same because of our products. If you'd like, give it a go with a test run of our HEMA and TPO free range and test drive how effective these formulas are. You won't regret falling for the charm of mild formulations for long lasting and brilliant nails!