Hand and Nail Care 2025

Hello everyone! Today I wanted to do a up to date hand and nail care blog post. It has been years since I did an update and there has been some changes in the hand and nail care that I have been using. I thought it would be a great time to do this seeing how the winter/ cold months are here and that is when we all get dry cracked hands and no one wants that. 

Above is an over view of the products that I use, it really is not that much now day I just like to keep it simple, kind of other then using two different cuticle oils and balms. 

Let's take a closer look at each item and some details. 

First we will start off with an oldie but a goodie, or a classic. The CND Solar Oil I have been using this for many years I think since 2017. When I was in nail tech school my teacher told me about this cuticle oil, that it is very good, it will keep your nails from peeling, and keep your cuticles nice and moisturized. When I first started using this I do agree that my nail did not peel at all, then over the years for some reason they stated to peel, just a little at the tips of the nails again. 

I still use cuticle oil twice a day in the morning and at night on the cuticles and under the nails, and on the weekend sometimes for a little extra moisture I use cuticle oil three time, work tend to dry out my hand, so on the weekend I try to give them a little more TLC. 

One of the main ingredients is Jojoba Oil and Sweet Almond oil (shown in the photo above) which is suppose to be good for keeping your nails/ cuticles moisturized.

CND Solar Oil Ulta for $15.25 USD for 0.5Oz  

Next we have another cuticle oil that I have been trying out this year (I started to try this one back in February.) Using two cuticle is not necessary, I just use two because I wanted to give this one a try. As you can see from the photo above this is a Hawaiian brand that was really the main reason I wanted to give this a try. 

This cuticle oil is has very simple ingredients Jojoba, two Hawaiian oils; Kukui Nut and Mono'i Oil, along with Vitamin E oil. This also in my option is more of a dryer oil then CND's. This oil does moisturize will and also has no scent (my oil had no scent, the website says it is suppose to, maybe they forgot that in the one I got?)

As stared above I have been trying this cuticle oil since February, I do like it but I don't love it as much and CND Solar Oil. I was kind of thinking and hoping that the Kapa Nui oil had a Hawaiian scent to it, but the bottle I have has no smell to it. I am unsure if I would repurchase this cuticle oil or just stick to my beloved CND Solar Oil.

Kapa Nui 100-organic-cuticle-oil Kapa Nui.com for $13.50 or $16.00 USD for 0.5Oz

Just a side note I do really like the flat brush that it comes with it makes it easy to get under the nails. 

Third we have another cuticle item the Unicorn Magic- Lemon Deluxe Cuticle Rescue. If you have been following/ reading this blog for some time you will know this the trials and tribulations 
that I have had with finding a replacement for my beloved Nail Butter (me being overly dramatic) and after that long journey, I can say I think I found a cuticle balm that I love again.

Unicorn Magic- Lemon Deluxe Cuticle Rescue has a very similar texture to Nail Butter a very whipped texture it is lemon scented, on the website their is a lot of scent that you can pick from, I choose to pick that same scent as Nail Butter. 

As for ingredients (shown above) it has a lot of good organic ingredients, the two ingredients that I found were similar where the lanolin (which comes from sheep's wool) and bees wax. If you don't like products with animal by products their is a vegan option as well.

Unicorn Magic is from a small shop on Etsy, which is great to support a small business. The owner Sarah makes a lot of body care that seem to be very good. the two items that I tried I really love and highly recommend this shop! 

Unicorn Magic- Lemon Deluxe Cuticle Rescue They have a few different scents in this formula and sizes. 0.5oz $8.50, 1oz $12.50, and 2oz $20.

I personally this that the 0.5oz is fine, due to the organic ingredients this only has a shelf life of one year and a little goes a long way, you only need a small amount on each nail. At first I did use this two times a day morning and night, then after a month I just use this a night. 

Next we have another alternative the Unicorn Magic- Aloha- Deluxe Vegan Cuticle. This one doesn't have a whipped texture it has more of a balm texture like the Burts Bee's Cuticle Balm, it still has the organic ingredients just not as many as the deluxe one. The Vegan option comes in a lot of different scents and unscented. I just had to pick the Aloha scent, this has a fruity scent to it, actually not what I expected I figured it would have a coconut scent, this still does have a nice scent to it. 

Between the two formulas if your cuticles are very dry I would go with the Deluxe Cuticle Rescue it seems to be the best for that. They are both very good and I would recommend either one. 

I use this one just on the weekends as a second scent option and once again to give it a try, you do not need both.  

Unicorn Magic- deluxe-vegan-cuticle-balm They have a lot of different scents in the formula. Same price and sizes as the deluxe, this one has a 4oz option for $26.

Now on to the lotions for the hands, we have the Aveeno Daily Moisturizing body lotion. This is a very basic body lotion that I love to use on my hands. It has prebiotic oats that are good for moisturizing the skin. I think this lotion is a little thick and sticky, which I don't mind on the hand I just don't care for it on the body. I use this lotion year round on my hand in the morning and I feel like it does a good job with helping your hand not be dry. Also with this being fragrance free and have the oats in it I think this is great for sensitive skin, like mine. 

You can find this at any store that sells Aveeno, I got this at Target. 

Lastly for the hands we have a winter staple the Aveeno Baby Balm. I have been using this for a some years now and I feel like this is a must if your hands are very dry in the winter. This is a very thick nighttime balm that is a little greasy but that is ok because you put this on at night. This is great for people with sensitive skin because it is meant for babies, really anyone can use this balm it doesn't matter. 

You can find this anywhere that sells Aveeno. I got this size at Walmart.  

This last item is just an extra item that I only use the weekends after I take off my nail polish and I would say is not a must the Dove Hot Cocoa Swirl Body Scrub. I have been using different kind of scrubs on my hands for years and due to my skin being very sensitive more so then ever, I came across this scent last year and I wanted to give it a try. This scrub smells so good like chocolate, it is a very gentle scrub, and on the label says that 1/4 moisturizing cream. 

As stated above I don't think this is a must use item just and extra thing to do once a week. I do feel like the Dove Hot Cocoa Swirl Body Scrub has made a difference in the softness of my hands. 

As of doing this post the Hot Cocoa Swirl scent is available at Target, this is a seasonal scent so you can only find this around Christmas time.  

Dove Hot Cocoa Swirl Body Scrub Target for $7.99.

Well this has been a long post, I hope it has been informative and will help you with your dry hands and cuticle this winter and beyond.

See you next time for more nail fun! 

Hand & Cuticle Care

Hello everyone! For this weeks post I wanted to do something a little different/ special to somewhat celebrate my birthday with all of you. This week I will be doing 2 post 1 about nail & cuticle care and the 2nd post about about nail care. As all of you know, their are more to nails than just painting them, you also need to take care of them as well. 
I have always found these kinds of posts interesting just to see what other people do and use for their nail care routine, so I thought I would share with all of you my nail, hand, and cuticle routines as well.

I just want to start off by saying this is just the routine that I do to take care of my hands and cuticles. It may not necessarily work for everyone,but feel free to give these products a try.

I will 1st start off with the product that I use before I paint my nails. After I take off my old nail polish I use this Premier Dead sea salt hand scrub. I just use a spoon full of the hand scrub and put it in my hands, rub my hands together, then take the small orange brush and rub the hand scrub on and under my nails, then rinse the hand scrub off with warm water and then dry my hands off. 

This hand scrub works well but is way too over priced. I bought this at the mall for $30, and it also came with body butter for $30 as well (that I didn't really like.). This is just way too much to spend on hand scrub and body butter. Unless you really like the product I do not recommend buying this due the price. Next time I will just be making my own hand scrub that will hopefully work just as well.

The next product that I sometimes use (I usually use this before I cut my nails) is the Sally Hansen Instant cuticle remover. The directions on the back tell you to squeeze on to the cuticles, wait 15 seconds, then gently push the cuticles back with a cuticle pusher. Then wash your hands with soap and water right away because it says on the box not to leave this product on for no longer than 1 minute. 

I do like this stuff, although at first I was unsure because it just seemed to make your cuticles feel really weird, so I was unsure if I was using it right (maybe I was not leaving it on long enough?) 
- Sally Hansen Instant cuticle remover cost $4.99. 

 Another cuticle product I absolutely love! Is the Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream. On the back of this product it says that this all natural, nourishes weak nails and softens dry cuticles. For this cuticle cream you just massage a little of this product into and around all of your nails.

As stated above I love this cuticle cream, it smells really good like lemonade and has the consistency of chap stick. I use this product every night and it really does work well. Before I  started to use this I had a problem with dry skin on the side of my nails (especially on the sides of my nails on my right hand.) Then, once I stared to use this around my nails every night, they became much better (I still sometimes have this problem, but not as much.) 

- Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream cost $5.99.

Last but not least is another product that I love, The Yes to Carrots Body Butter. This is another product that is supposed to be natural. This is a very thick lotion, that all you need is a small amount of. If you do end up using a little too much it can be a little greasy, but all you need to do is wipe some of it off and rub it in. The body butter does adsorb into your skin very well and if you use a small amount is not greasy.

This body butter works really well especially if you have dry skin. I use this body butter in the morning and at night after I apply the Burt's Bees cuticle cream. Sometimes due to where I live, in the winter months I use this lotion a little more just to help my hands from drying out and cracking. 

- The Yes to Carrots Body Butter cost $9.99.   


Also, the body butter and cuticle cream last me about a year, and the hand scrub and cuticle remover about 2 years. This is due to me only using a little at a time. A little goes a long way!  

Hope everyone enjoyed this hand and cuticle post and maybe even give these products a try for yourself. Also, don't forget to check out my post after this one on Nail care.