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No salon manicure is complete without a dash of cuticle oil, which is why it should be a central part of your home manicure too. The best cuticle oils are formulated with deep nourishing emollients that penetrate the skin instantly. They soothe rough cuticles through their emollient and moisturizing properties. These cuticle serums and oils contain renowned moisturizers like jojoba oil, almond oil, and argan oil, each filled with vitamins and essential fatty acids. They trigger a repair of the damaged skin to make the cuticles look and feel healthier.
In addition to restoring moisture, the best cuticle oils also offer powerful antiseptic and antifungal properties to help prevent the spread of bacteria while speeding up skin healing. Cuticle oil benefits your nails as well as your cuticles thanks to their fortifying formulas that are fortified with nail strengthening ingredients like vitamin B5, vitamin E, and keratin to help fight weak, brittle nails and promote regrowth. Remember, healthy cuticles are essential for healthy nails, and cuticle oils create an optimal environment for your nails to thrive in. For nail biters, frequent use of a cuticle serum or oil can also help break your habit, as the emollient and smoothing effect on the cuticle curbs the urge to bite, pick, and pull.
From traditional serums and polishes to innovative pen and rollerball designs, scroll on to discover the best cuticle oils to rejuvenate and transform your skin.
CND Essentials solar oil care stick
Perfect for on the go, the CND Essentials Solar Oil Care Pen wraps your skin in conditioning vitamin E oil to moisturize, repair, and soften dry, stubborn cuticles. The practical pen design also ensures precise, controlled and direct application on your skin for optimal results.
CND Essentials solar oil care stick
$ 13
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Sally Hansen Cuticle Rehab Oil
Developed for extremely dry, rough and overworked cuticles, Sally Hansen Cuticle Rehab Oil combines intensely moisturizing oils such as safflower, sesame and avocado oils to nourish, repair and save your nails. It also gives a floral jasmine and rose scent to create a pampering aromatherapy moment.
Sally Hansen Cuticle Rehab Oil
$ 12
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Essie apricot cuticle oil
Essie Apricot Cuticle Oil contains a rejuvenating blend of cottonseed and soybean oils that nourishes and locks in moisture. It softens dry cuticles and prevents future dryness from interfering with your manicure. You can also use this moisturizing formula to aid in removing your cuticle at home by dosing it on your overgrown cuticles to loosen them.
Essie apricot cuticle oil
$ 9
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Seche state keratin infused cuticle oil
Seche Condition Keratin Infused Cuticle Oil nourishes rough cuticles and brittle nails with its nourishing formula and infuses your nails with protein-rich keratin, which helps repair and strengthen your nails and skin. This deeply nourishing cuticle oil not only supports and cares for the health of your nails, but also covers your skin with rich, long-lasting and soothing moisture.
Seche state keratin infused cuticle oil
$ 10
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Sundays Cs.01 – Healing Cuticle Serum
The Sundays Cs.01 – Healing Cuticle Serum with antiseptic properties and moisturizing properties penetrates deeply into the skin to heal and repair dry, cracked cuticles while removing harmful bacteria. This luxurious formula is a viable anti-nail bite solution and is enriched with wound-healing myrrh oil, moisturizing jojoba oil and a nourishing, skin-softening blend of vitamins A, D and E.
Sundays Cs.01 – Healing Cuticle Serum
$ 20
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Jinsoon honeysuckle + primrose cuticle oil
Combining the worlds of skin and nail care with its ultra-nourishing formula, Jinsoon Honeysuckle + Primrose Cuticle Oil is a naturally derived cuticle oil that contains 20 facial-quality ingredients to revive and restore moisture and softness in dry, cracked and damaged cuticles. The mixture of honeysuckle and primrose is quickly absorbed by the skin, strengthens brittle nails and has antiseptic properties.
Jinsoon honeysuckle + primrose cuticle oil
$ 35
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OPI ProSpa nail & cuticle oil
The OPI ProSpa Nail & Cuticle Oil is a reparative treatment for cuticles and nails and strengthens your nails with its intensely moisturizing formula, which is enriched with vitamin-rich castor oil, capuaçu butter and sunflower oil. Perfect for hands and feet, this premium cuticle oil not only promotes softer cuticles and stronger nails, but also supports a healthy environment for regrowth and repair.
OPI ProSpa nail and cuticle oil
$ 16
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Deborah Lippmann cuticle oil
The Deborah Lippmann cuticle oil is easy to recognize thanks to its clear violet color and envelops your nails and cuticles with coconut oil and jojoba oil with rich moisture. This premium cuticle oil is filled with skin-healthy vitamins and minerals and softens, nourishes, heals and protects your cuticles from future dryness and damage without leaving any greasy or sticky residue.
Deborah Lippmann cuticle oil
$ 20
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L’Occitane Nail and Cuticle Shea Oil
Formulated with a nourishing blend of shea butter, castor oil and almond oil, L’Occitane Nail and Cuticle Shea Oil penetrates deeply to heal, soften and strengthen your cuticles and prevent future damage and dehydration. This premium formula is also equipped with a brush applicator, which enables controlled, precise and smooth application.
L’Occitane Nail and Cuticle Shea Oil
$ 20
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Elon cuticle essential oil with almond oil extract
The Elon Essential Cuticle Oil with Almond Oil Extract uses strengthening and nourishing ingredients such as vitamin B5 and almond oil and covers your cuticles with rich, lasting moisture that also initiates healing and repair. These ingredients come together to soften and moisturize your cuticles. This creates an optimal environment in which your nails become stronger and healthier.
Elon cuticle essential oil with almond oil extract
$ 12
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French Curl Nail & Cuticle Oil
With a unique rollerball applicator, the French Curl Nail & Cuticle Oil effortlessly coats your cuticles with a nutrient-rich blend of argan, pomegranate, hemp and tamanu oils that have a symbiotic effect, deeply moisturize and nourish dry, overworked skin at the same time deliver an anti-inflammatory and antifungal treatment. It also contains a blend of rosemary and rose geranium essential oils to stimulate nail growth.
French Curl Nail & Cuticle Oil
$ 22
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Maccibelle cuticle oil
The Maccibelle Cuticle Oil is available in seven fragrances and uses the power of natural ingredients that soothe, moisturize, strengthen and support the elastin of the skin to remove dry, damaged and rough cuticles. The fast-absorbing, residue-free, and antioxidant-rich formula treats your nails with the same DC to ensure stronger, healthier nails.
Maccibelle cuticle oil
$ 7
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Cuccio Natural Milk & Honey Cuticle Revitalizing Oil
The Cuccio Natural Milk & Honey Cuticle Revitalizing Oil is light and profound and transforms dry, brittle, cracked cuticles and nails with the help of a conditioning and skin-softening mixture of lactic acid-rich milk and of course antiseptic honey. It also works hard to strengthen the moisture barrier and prevent future dryness, so you can enjoy smoother and healthier cuticles and nails.
Cuccio Natural Milk & Honey Cuticle Revitalizing Oil
$ 10
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Tenoverten The Rose Oil Nourishing cuticle oil
Tenoverten The Rose Oil Nourishing Cuticle Oil is made from 100% natural ingredients and uses the nourishing, healing and strengthening properties of rose petal oil and other powerful ingredients to repair, moisturize and soften dry, rough cuticles. This premium formula with a dirt-free rollerball applicator tip uses a revitalizing blend of jojoba, argan, pomegranate, sweet almond and hemp seed oils to maintain hydration and deliver a healthy dose of essential fatty acids as well as vitamins B and E to create healthier cuticles. It was also found to promote nail growth thanks to horsetail extract, which infuses brittle nails with silica and other fortifying nutrients.
Tenoverten The Rose Oil Nourishing cuticle oil
$ 26
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