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While there’s nothing better than a killer manicure, if your natural nails and hands aren’t in shape, it doesn’t matter what kind of nail art you’re rocking. Your nails are never going to be Instagram-ready. Finally get your digits in check with the best cuticle care around, including nourishing oils, hydrating balms and softening creams. And it’s not just about what your nails look like. Cuticle products can help strengthen and shine your nails, smoothing out your cuticles and making them more manageable. Because when your cuticles are dry, they’re susceptible to hangnails and maybe even an infection.
Keep one of these cuticle products in your bathroom or near your bed—anywhere you spend a few minutes doing some self-care. You don’t have to spend a ton of time. Just rub one of these onto your nails and into your cuticles and you’ll see them change right before your eyes. Soon, you’ll be ready to show off your new mani.
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Essie Apricot Cuticle Oil
Massage this oil onto your nails twice a day to allow the cottonseed and soybean oils to work their magic. Cuticles are softer and less prone to breakage.
$9 at Essie
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Blossom Cuticle Oil Rose
This flower-infused oil isn’t just pretty. It also helps increase circulation to the nail bed and stimulate nail growth—a must for dry, cracked nails.
$7 at Target
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Deborah Lippmann The Cure – Nail Cuticle Repair Cream Treatment
There’s a reason this vitamin-enriched cream has almost five stars on Sephora’s website. Fans love the way it soothes and repairs rough cuticles all while being free of parabens, sulfates and phthalates.
$24 at Sephora
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Sally Hansen Nail Treatment Cuticle Massage Cream
This affordable apricot oil-infused cream is a great option to keep in your bag or desk for an extra shot of moisture throughout the day.
$4.29 at Target
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Burt’s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream
Burt’s Bees fans love the brand’s lip balm and body lotion, so it makes total sense the lemon-infused cuticle cream would be stellar, as well.
$6.29 at Amazon
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Clinique Deep Comfort Hand & Cuticle Cream
This restorative cream promises to help boost skin’s ability to retain moisture, as well as hydrate cuticles, for up to 12 hours.
$24 at Nordstrom
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Yes To Coconut Hydrate & Restore Protecting Hand & Cuticle Cream
Not only does this lotion smell like a vacation, but it also softens hands and cuticles thanks to passion fruit and shea butter.
$5.69 at Amazon
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Philosophy Hands Of Hope Hand and Cuticle Cream
Moisturize dry hands and rough cuticles with this blend of shea butter and natural oils.
$10 at Ulta
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Dior Crème Abricot Nail Cream
This luxe salve has been around since 1963! Fans love the way it conditions cuticles and helps strengthen nails, all in a chic container.
$28 at Nordstrom
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L’Occitane Shea Nourishing Nail & Cuticle Oil
This handy pen makes it super easy to moisturize your cuticles on the go. A whopping 30 percent of shea oil helps this cream penetrate and nourish nails.
$19 at L’Occitane
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Kosette Cuticle Oil Push Pen
This unique pen features a ceramic tip made of stone that helps buff dead skin cells from nail beds and cuticles, while releasing an oil blend of lavender and apricot kernel at the same time. It’s really a two-in-one.
$12 at Urban Outfitters
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