Does your cuticle take a while to soften? This recipe will make your life much easier! Discover how to make homemade cuticle softener, without spending almost anything
Anyone who does their nails at home has already realized that the cuticles need to be soft to be pulled apart and then removed with pliers, right? The problem is that this process can take a while if you don’t have a cuticle softener to help.
In fact, if you don’t wait for the cuticle to be properly softened before starting to work with it, the chances of leaving the finish on your nails chipped or injuring yourself are not much greater. What did you already know?
Now, if you don’t have a cuticle softener at home and don’t want to wait for the time it takes for the cuticle to soften in water, know that we have a quick and cheap recipe that can solve your problem.
As you will see, making homemade cuticle softener is very simple and, to be honest, you only need a few products that you should already have at home. The recipe, in fact, yields enough to apply to hands and feet and should be discarded if left over. As it does not contain preservatives, homemade cuticle softener is perishable.
What takes?
1 tablespoon sugar (crystal or refined)
1 tablespoon of body moisturizer of your choice
3 drops of almond oil or extra virgin olive oil
How to make homemade cuticle softener?
In a container, mix all the ingredients and stir until a homogeneous paste forms. That simple.
How to use the product?
When applying, you just need to apply the product to the cuticle region and massage the area, in a circular fashion, for 5 minutes. Then, you must remove the homemade cuticle softener with cold water and push the cuticles with the spatula. If necessary, remove the remainder of the deeper cuticle with pliers.
So, did you like the idea? If you try our recipe at home, be sure to tell us in the comments what the end result was, okay?
Now, speaking of cuticles, a good softener won’t do any good if your pliers aren’t sharpened, right? In the next article you will learn how to solve this problem once and for all: How to sharpen cuticle pliers at home.
Source: A Little Bit of Everything, Bia Jacamine
