Ingredient Focus: Botanical Oils Effective nail nourishing ingredients

Do you know botanical oils? Naturally rich in rich in fatty acids, nutrients, and essential minerals, They contain plant-based ingredients with powerful active compounds that are full of benefits for nails as well as skin. Discover how Manucurist incorporates them into its nail and hand care formulas.

Often used in cosmetic formulations, natural oils offer a variety of benefits for the skin, nails, and hair. These oils are mainly known for their moisturizing properties due to their high concentration of fatty acids and omegas 3, 6, and 9, which are the main components of the skin’s lipid barrier. Fatty acids help maintain an even skin tone. Likewise, they smooth the nail plate by eliminating irregularities while forming a protective barrier to prevent transepidermal water loss and retain hydration. Goodbye dry and brittle nails.

Botanical oils are also rich in vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that all contribute to providing strength and growth while boosting keratin production, which is the main component of nails and hair. Vitamins like vitamin E, naturally present in botanical oils, act as antioxidants, helping to protect against oxidative stress and damage caused by internal or external factors encountered daily.

Rich in fatty acids, nutrients, and essential minerals, botanical oils are also powerful antioxidants. 

These incredible plant-based oils help maintain the health and overall appearance of the skin and nails, while contributing to the formation of their protective barrier for enhanced strength and growth.

Learn more about the use of these oils found in Manucurist care formulas, to ensure the health of nails and hands. To complete your routine, you can also choose an organic nail polish, formulated in the Green™ bio-sourced spirit.

Ideal for soothing and repairing dry and dehydrated skin, sweet almond oil is rich in vitamins and minerals such as zinc, which strengthens the nail surface, provides an antifungal action, and promotes healthy growth by boosting the production of keratin. Additionally, its potassium content allows optimal circulation of various nutrients within the keratin layers, essential for deeply nourishing and strengthening nails. Sweet almond oil is notably found in Active Glow, Huile Verte, and Eau Dissolvante Green™.

Sunflower oil is rich in omega-6 fatty acids, also called linoleic acid, which helps nourish and hydrate the skin. It also protects against damage caused by free radicals thanks to its high concentration of vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant. Finally, sunflower oil contains anti-inflammatory properties that make it the ideal ally for sensitive skin. Used on nails, it provides strength and protection against dryness and breakage.

It can be found in the Baume Rose for hands, lips, and nails, the Hand Creams, and the Base 5.5.

This oil comes from the nut of the Bancoulier tree (also called Kukui or candle tree), originating from Hawaii. It is the same tree that produces the flowers traditionally used for Hawaiian leis, meant to bring renewal, protection, and illumination to those who wear them. This oil offers a variety of benefits: it is anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, softening, soothing, ultra-hydrating, and even prevents transepidermal dehydration. Manucurist uses this active ingredient in the highly appreciated Huile Verte to soothe and soften cuticles as well as protect nail fibers. 

The seeds of the passion fruit are the source of this precious oil, which offers a variety of benefits for nails and hair. It is particularly rich in linoleic acid (omega-6) and oleic acids (omega-9), which help nourish without clogging pores. It is also highly concentrated in antioxidants such as vitamin C and flavonoids, a group of plant compounds found in vegetables, seeds, fruits, tea, and certain herbs. These antioxidants protect nail fibers and skin cells from external aggressions by providing strength and longevity. Passion fruit oil is also valued for its anti-inflammatory, nourishing, brightening, and regenerative properties. It is found in Huile Verte to form a protective barrier on the nails by surrounding the cuticle skin, protecting them from external aggressions, and locking in nail hydration. 

Extracted from the baobab tree, nicknamed “the tree of life” due to its more than 300 vital uses of its bark and fruit, baobab oil is packed with vitamins and omega-3s that provide hydration, protection, and regeneration to the skin and nails. This oil is widely used in the beauty world: it treats eczema and dandruff, reduces brown spots, fights damage caused by free radicals, boosts collagen, and improves skin barrier functions. It is found in the Huile verte to strengthen the nail’s keratin fibers and repair dry and damaged nails thanks to its high concentration of proteins and calcium.

Rich in both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, walnut oil has anti-inflammatory properties and is known to revitalize the skin and nail fibers, leaving them nourished and hydrated. It is notably found in the formula of the Huile Verte. 

Rich in iron, vitamin C, and containing 9 essential amino acids, this oil repairs damage caused by external aggressions and strengthens nail fibers while deeply nourishing and improving the appearance of fine lines. Find Moringa oil in the Base Lissante, which is specially designed to even out the nail surface and smooth imperfections by adding a slight Rose tint. 

Known for its high concentration of fatty acids, coconut oil hydrates as well as nourishes the skin and the keratin fibers of the nail by strengthening the hydrolipidic barrier. It also has antimicrobial and antioxidant properties that protect against damage caused by free radicals and infections. Coconut oil is found in the Green Oil, the Soaps, and the Rose Balm.

In addition to giving a gentle Rose scent to the products, Amande oil brightens and soothes the skin, evens and tones the complexion, protects against bacteria, and improves skin elasticity thanks to its high concentration of vitamin C. Find it in the Soaps, the Hand Creams, and the Rose Balm. 

Rich in omega-6 which helps maintain the hydrolipidic barrier of nails and skin, rapeseed oil is found in the formulas of Hand Creams for its nourishing action. 

Recently gone viral thanks to a TikTok trend that involves coating nails with it to strengthen and nourish them, olive oil is highly concentrated in vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant, and fatty acids like oleic acid, linoleic acid, and palmitic acid which act as nourishing agents to prevent breakage and promote nail growth. It is found in the Artisanal Soap which provides all the necessary nutrition to avoid drying out hands and nails after washing. 

Rich in vitamins and possessing anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, castor oil is used to prevent and repair brittle nails and dry cuticles. It also acts on nail injuries and treats white spots caused by insufficient vitamin intake. Castor oil is found in the Green Flash™ Remover Water which removes Green Flash™ semi-permanent polish in just 1 minute without a drill and without damaging the nail.