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Woman at a nail salon getting her nails filed
19 January 2023

Methyl Methacrylate: What to Know and How to Know if Your Local Nail Salon is Using this Harmful Chemical

Methyl methacrylate, otherwise known as MMA, is a bonding agent used in some artificial nail products making it set much faster and adhere stronger to the nail than other products.  

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