Cuticle Conditioners And Moisturizers

These products are helpful to maintain the suppleness of the cuticle. This is important because the cuticle is a barrier against infection. Dried and cracked cuticles not only make the manicure difficult, but also can provide sites for entry of bacteria and fungus. These products typically contain good moisturizers or humectants such as urea, hyaluronic acid and its derivates, phospholipids, sodium PCA, glycerin, and others. The role of surfactants will be to assist penetration into the cuticle and make the cream or lotion more effective for its intended purpose.

Formula of cuticle conditioner with a neutral pH :

Ingredients	Weight %
Polyoxyethylene lanolin wax	7.5
Stearyl alcohol	6.0
Dewaxed lanolin	2.0
Mineral oil	15.0
Decyl oleate	4.0
Isopropyl palmitate	2.0
Propyl paraben	0.10
Deionized water (qs)	100.0
Methyl paraben	0.10
Glycerin	5.0
Special oat flour	2.0
Quaternium 15	0.10

Procedure :

Weight oil phase ingredients 1 through 7; begin heating and stirring. Heat to 70 to 730C. Weigh water phase ingredients 8 through 11 and begin heating and stirring. Heat to 70 to 730C and add the water phase to the oil phase. Both should be 70 to 730C. Cool to 400C and add ingredient 12. Fill at 25 to 300C.