For many people, dry and peeling cuticles are inevitable especially during winter. But it pays to be prepared by making your own essential cuticle cream to keep your cuticles well moisturized and shiny, so they have no chance of becoming unsightly!
Make your own essential oil – infused cuticle cream for healthy cuticles! Before we move on to the recipe, let’s first look at how essential oils help cuticles:
Why Use Essential Oils?
Essential oils are liquid extracts made from plants. They are obtained by crushing or steaming plant material using special machinery to release their aroma compounds which collect to form a highly concentrated oil. What makes essential oils so good to be used in this cuticle cream?
They are moisturizing. Certain essential oils are highly moisturizing and attract moisture to skin cells. These plump up dry and dehydrated skin cells, making them look hydrated and healthy. These essential oils include lavender, geranium, jasmine, rose and myrrh, among others.
They are healing. Essential oils are well known for their therapeutic healing properties. These properties are useful in treating cuticle wounds which ae common in many people. They happen when dry cuticles peel off and you pluck them, causing it to bleed and form a wound. Essential oils have wound healing properties that speed up the rate at which healing takes place.
They help regenerate skin cells. Inelastic and dehydrated skin is prone to peeling and flaking. Essential oils help regenerate skin cells and repair them, helping promote skin elasticity and moisturization.
They are antiseptic. Some cuticle wounds can become infected with pus especially when they are many and open to germs. Essential oils have powerful antiseptic properties that fight off germs and keep the wound disinfected.
7 Best Essential Oils for Healthy Nails & Cuticles
- Myrrh
- Lavender
- Geranium
- Neroli
- Lemon
- Rose
- Jasmine
DIY Essential Oil Cuticle Cream
Below is a simple essential oil cuticle cream recipe to help you maintain healthy and nourished cuticles (and nails!).
What you need
- 1 oz shea butter
- 1 oz beeswax pastilles
- 5 drops myrrh oil
- 8 drops lavender oil
- Small heatproof bowl
- Saucepan
- 2 oz glass jar
Method
- Measure out the shea butter and beeswax pastilles and place it in a small heatproof bowl.
- Now get a saucepan, add ¼ cup water in it and place it on the stove top. Heat it over a medium low flame.
- Rest the small heatproof bowl in the saucepan but don’t let the water go into it.
- Let the shea butter and beeswax pastilles gently melt down to liquid form.
- Once melted, remove from heat and let it cool off for about 2 minutes near an open window.
- Then add the essential oils and stir well with a chopstick.
- Pour the mixture into a 2 oz glass jar and let it set in the refrigerator for about 15 – 25 minutes.
- That’s it! Your essential oil cuticle cream is ready!
- To use, get a tiny amount and rub onto your cuticles to keep them shiny and moisturized.
Note: If you’re new to essential oils, please take a look at Caution and Safety when Using Essential Oils
