6 DIY cuticle creams you can make in under a minute

1. Honey Apricot Beeswax Cuticle Cream

This recipe is from The Spa Week Blog.

Not only does honey help soften your cuticles, but it has antibacterial properties, which is great for protecting that sensitive area. Plus, apricot kernel oil helps improve your skin's elasticity, while the anti-inflammatory beeswax base helps protect your cuticles and heal any cracks.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 ounces beeswax pellets — Spa Week recommends Yaley’s 100% Yellow Beeswax Pellets (Amazon.com, starting at $4.52)
• 3 ounces apricot kernel oil (Organic food stores or SwansonVitamins.com, $8.39 for 16 ounces)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Disposable paper bowl and plastic spoon
• Mint tin or container (like an empty Altoids tin)

Directions:

1. Put beeswax pellets, apricot kernel oil and honey into a paper bowl.
2. Microwave for 15-second intervals until liquefied (soupy consistency), stir with plastic spoon if needed.
3. Bend the paper plate in half slightly so as to easily pour the liquid mixture into the mint tin.
4. Let sit until cool and solidified!

2. Jojoba and Almond Cuticle Oil

This recipe is from The Humble Bee and Me.

This cuticle oil is a breeze to whip up. The jojoba oil helps the vitamin E penetrate the skin, so it can really nourish, moisturize and heal your cuticles. Don't worry too much about the amounts — a little more or less of any ingredient will still work great!

Ingredients:

• 2 milliliters sweet almond oil
• 2 milliliters jojoba oil
• 1 milliliter rice bran oil
• 2 drops vitamin E oil
• 1 drop lavender essential oil
• 1 drop Roman chamomile essential oil

Directions:

1. Combine everything in a 5-milliliter glass bottle. Cap with a dropper top and a sealed lid.

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3. Coconut Lavender Cuticle Balm

This recipe is from Certified Health Coach Kelsey Albers of Ignite Nourish Thrive.

Coconut oil truly is a wonder ingredient — and it's great for soothing and healing cuticles. (Is there anything it can't do?)

Ingredients:

• Coconut oil
• Lavender essential oil, like Edens Garden 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil (Amazon.com, $6.25)

Directions:

1. To make this effective and super-simple cuticle cream, just add 1 drop of lavender oil to 2 tablespoons of melted coconut oil. That's it! Store the mixture in a small jar.

4. Coconut Aloe Cuticle Balm

This recipe is from IndianBeautySpot.com

Aloe vera is a wonder plant, and the gel is great for all kinds of things, from soothing burns to, yep, helping heal cracked cuticles and nourishing your nail beds.

Ingredients:
Coconut oil
Aloe vera gel, like this Aloe Vera Gel from Mountain Rose Herbs (MountainRoseHerbs.com, $5.25)

Directions:
Just mix 1 tablespoon each of coconut oil and aloe vera gel together and store it in a small container.

5. Cocoa Butter Cuticle Cream

This recipe is from Mother Earth Living.

Cocoa butter has rich emollient properties, and of course, it smells divine.

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon cocoa butter, grated
 (bulkapothecary.com, from $7.16)
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil

Directions:

1. Gently heat cocoa butter and coconut oil in a small pot until melted.
2. Stir well and pour into a clean dish or container. Allow to cool completely.

6. Lemon Olive Oil Cuticle Cream

This recipe is from YouTuber Cooking and Crafting

You could add a drop of lemon essential oil to this to make it smell extra lemony! The petroleum jelly will really help protect your cuticles, and the olive oil penetrates for great moisturizing benefits.

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons petroleum jelly
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions:

1. Put everything into a bowl, and whip it up! You can store this in any small container.

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