PREMIUM Should Kenyan gel nail lovers be worried? What UK ban means Gel nail polish has become a routine beauty treatment for many Kenyan women. Beauty 17 min ago

Curing gel nails under a UV lamp: Gel nail polish has become a routine beauty treatment for many Kenyan women.

But a chemical used in some gel nail products has recently come under scrutiny, raising an important question for Kenyan consumers: are the gel products used in nail salons safe?

With nail bars sprouting across Nairobi and other cities, gel polish has become a routine beauty treatment for many Kenyan women — whether it costs as much as Sh5,000 or as little as Sh400.