Who writes Nail Product Lab

Nail Product Lab is an independent comparison site for professional nail products sold in the United States: builder gels, rubber bases, gel nail polish, primers, UV LED lamps, e-files, polygel, drill bits, and dust collectors.

The site is owned by working nail technicians. We buy and use the products we rank. We are not a store, a salon chain, or a lab.

Each comparison is capped at five products, with strengths, limits, and an indicative U.S. price when we could verify one. Rankings cover all 50 states. We are not a local guide for one city.

How we work

No brand pays to appear or to move up a ranking. Some outbound links may earn a commission if you buy through them. That does not buy a position. Our methodology and transparency pages explain the scoring and our affiliate disclosure.

Who this is for

Licensed nail technicians, salon and suite owners, and trained techs who buy professional products in the United States. Copy is written to read on a phone between clients.