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Nail Care Kit with Essential Oils
This Mother’s Day, give the special women in your life a nail care kit made with essential oils!
Your nail care kit could include any of the following items:
- Nail clippers
- Nail files and/or nail buffers
- Wooden cuticle sticks
- Homemade Foot Scrub
- Nail polish
- Cotton balls
- Q-tips
- Homemade Nail Polish Remover (see recipe below)
- Homemade Nail Strengthening Serum (see recipe below)
- Cute sandals
- Soft microfiber washcloth or towel
Nail Polish Remover with Essential Oils
Time: 2 minutes active | Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
- 5 drops lemon essential oil
- 3 drops orange essential oil
- 3 drops grapefruit essential oil
- White vinegar or rubbing alcohol
- 2 oz. Glass Bottle with Black Lid
Instructions:
- Add essential oil(s) to the glass bottle. Fill the remainder of the bottle with white vinegar or rubbing alcohol. Screw the lid on, and shake to combine.
- To use, simply dab some polish remover on a cotton ball. Rub over nail polish to remove.
Nail Strengthening Serum with Essential Oils
Time: 2 minutes active | Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
- 25–30 drops of essential oil (The following oils help strengthen nails: lemon, frankincense, myrrh, Invigorating Blend, eucalyptus, lavender, grapefruit, and rosemary essential oil)
- Fractionated coconut oil
- 2 oz. Glass Bottle with Black Lid
Instructions:
- Add essential oil(s) to the glass bottle. Fill the remainder of the bottle with fractionated coconut oil. Screw the lid on, and shake to combine.
- To use, simply dab some of the serum on a cotton ball or washcloth, and rub over nails to soften cuticles and strengthen nails.
Source: Modern Essentials, Sixth Edition, p. 277
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