--- description: Find out why Epres ePhD Bond Repair Nail Treatment is on TIME's list of 2025's best inventions. title: Epres ePhD Bond Repair Nail Treatment: The Best Inventions of 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36ac6fcbcfb63210/6998ca331500fb7e58aa6a1a/epres-ePhD-nail-bonding-treatment-TIME-best-inventions-2025.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 09, 2025 # Epres ePhD Bond Repair Nail Treatment Keratin rejuvenator by [Jessica Klein](/author/jessica-klein/) ## Jessica Klein Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy Epres Repeated polishing weakens fingernails by breaking down their keratin. But most nail-strengthening products on the market only work superficially, “like a landlord…painting over damage,” says Epres founder and doctor of materials science Eric Pressly. Pressly cofounded cult hair repair brand Olaplex a decade ago, and went on to launch Epres in 2022 based on his dozens of bond repair patents. The company’s new treatment uses just two ingredients—a synthetic form of ethyl acetate (found in fermenting fruits and vegetables) and the emollient diethylhexyl maleate—to repair the broken cross-linked bonds in nails, rebuilding them from within. **B** **uy Now:** Epres ePhD Bond Repair Nail Treatmenton [Amazon](https://amzn.to/4mRUsFh "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Epres ePhD Bond Repair Nail Treatment: The Best Inventions of 2025 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318253/epres-ephd-bond-repair-nail-treatment/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318253/epres-ephd-bond-repair-nail-treatment/"},"headline":"Epres ePhD Bond Repair Nail Treatment","datePublished":"2025-10-09T11:00:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:46.720Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318253/epres-ephd-bond-repair-nail-treatment/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","Best Inventions 2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36ac6fcbcfb63210/6998ca331500fb7e58aa6a1a/epres-ePhD-nail-bonding-treatment-TIME-best-inventions-2025.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jessica Klein","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jessica-klein/"}],"creator":"Jessica Klein","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36ac6fcbcfb63210/6998ca331500fb7e58aa6a1a/epres-ePhD-nail-bonding-treatment-TIME-best-inventions-2025.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318253/epres-ephd-bond-repair-nail-treatment/","name":"Epres ePhD Bond Repair Nail Treatment"}}]}] ```