The Best Cuticle Oil Blend
Strengthen your nails and heal dry cuticles with a refillable cuticle oil pen.
Yield: 6 pens
Cost: $15
Equipment
- Small bowl
- Funnel
- 6 Refillable brush pen or 2-3 glass roller bottles
Materials
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil
- 10 drops carrot seed oil
- 25 drops vitamin E oil
- 5 drops myrrh essential oil
- 8 drops lemon essential oil
- 10 drops cypress essential oil
- Dried lavender flowers optional
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a small bowl and stir to mix through.
- Using a small funnel, transfer the mixture to a brush pen or roller bottle. If you like, add some dried lavender or heather flowers to the oil and give it a gentle shake.
- Apply to cuticles 2 or 3 times a day to strengthen nails and soothe cuticles. Store in a cool, dry place indefinitely.
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Notes
Don't feel like you have to use all of the oils listed in the recipe. Just use as many as you can, or swap them out for oils you already have on hand.
Your oil will stay fresh longer if you use amber bottles, but it isn't necessary. Just store your cuticle oil in a cool, dark place and keep it away from direct sunlight.
This blend would also make a great sugar scrub or hair mask, so feel free to make extra and use it later.
If making your own blend, make sure to use the same ratio of essential oil to carrier oil (ie. 15 drops of essential oil per ¼ cup carrier oil). That will keep the concentration of essential oil from getting too high and possibly causing a skin reaction. Even though they are from nature, essential oils are in an extremely concentrated form and should be diluted before using on the skin.