The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances

2 teaspoons lemon juice

¼ teaspoon sodium hydroxide (available at most home improvement stores)

Yield:

4 ounces

This blend was inspired by my all-time favorite, Burt’s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme, but with
added mild cuticle dissolvers. One batch will last you at least six months.

Warm the soy wax in a pan and add the oil and other ingredients. Thoroughly blend and transfer
to a pump bottle.

Green Cuticle Oil

½ ounce rape seed oil

½ ounce sweet almond oil

3 drops lavender essential oil

3 drops chamomile essential oil

3 drops tea tree essential oil

Yield:

4 ounces

This makes a three-month supply of moisturizing and mildly antiseptic oil. It can be massaged into
nails morning and night to prevent them from peeling and breaking.

Simply blend all ingredients in a pump bottle. You can use an old bottle from eye or face serum,
but make sure to wash and rinse it well to prevent any leftover product from messing up your
efforts.

Hand Rescue Cream

½ ounce beeswax

Juice of one freshly squeezed lemon

1 tablespoon sweet almond oil

5 drops lemon essential oil

2 drops lavender essential oil

Yield:

5 ounces