# Cuticle oil that softens cuticles

Source: HiveTried, https://hivetried.com/beauty/cuticle-oil/softens-cuticles/
Category: Beauty > Cuticle oil. Updated 2026-10-08. Based on 212 counted first-hand reports from Target shopper reviews, Sep 2017 to Oct 2026.

**Question:** Which cuticle oil softens cuticles?

**Short answer:** Cuccio Milk & Honey Cuticle Oil has the best record here: 28 of 29 shoppers said their cuticles got softer, and it is the one most reviewers weighed in on. Cuccio has no official Amazon listing, so the best pick sold on Amazon is Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream at 22 of 24, and that one is a cuticle cream in a tin, not an oil. Olive & June Cuticle Serum has the weakest record here at 17 of 24, with 25% calling it too expensive and 20% calling it hard to apply.

**What stands out:** Scent is a big part of the praise for Cuccio Milk & Honey Cuticle Oil (52% of its reviews), Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream (48%) and essie Apricot Cuticle Oil On A Roll (60%). Shoppers who tried CND SolarOil and Sally Hansen Vitamin E Nail & Cuticle Oil were likelier to say their nails looked nicer, at 40% and 38%.

## Ranking (buyers who said whether it worked)

| Rank | Product | Softer cuticles | Share | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuccio Milk & Honey Cuticle Oil | 28 of 29 | 97% | no |
| 2 | Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream | 22 of 24 | 92% | yes |
| 3 | CND SolarOil | 20 of 23 | 87% | yes |
| 4 | Sally Hansen Vitamin E Nail & Cuticle Oil | 18 of 21 | 86% | yes |
| 5 | Olive & June Cuticle Serum | 17 of 24 | 71% | yes |
| 6 | essie Apricot Cuticle Oil On A Roll | 7 of 9 | 78% | yes |

Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% Wilson confidence interval, so a product needs a high share and enough reports to rank high. An Amazon link is shown only when at least 60% say it works.

## Product notes

### 1. Cuccio Milk & Honey Cuticle Oil

Shoppers liked this one on two counts: 52% mention softer cuticles and 52% mention a nice scent. 28 of 29 said their cuticles got softer, and 1 said it did not. 15% call it good value.

- Praised for: Nice scent (53%), Nicer-looking nails (23%), Good value (15%)
- Reports counted: 40

### 2. Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream

This is a cuticle cream in a tin, not an oil. Even so, 22 of 24 shoppers said their cuticles got softer, and 48% mention a nice scent. The brand's own site agrees at 7 of 7, which we show but don't count.

- Praised for: Nice scent (48%), Nicer-looking nails (15%), Good value (10%)
- Reports counted: 40

### 3. CND SolarOil

Looks come up about as often as softness here: 40% say their nails looked nicer and 34% mention softer cuticles. 20 of 23 said their cuticles got softer. Complaints are small, with 6% calling it too expensive and 6% seeing no difference.

- Praised for: Nicer-looking nails (40%), Nice scent (29%), Absorbs well (14%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (6%)
- Reports counted: 35

### 4. Sally Hansen Vitamin E Nail & Cuticle Oil

A Vitamin E oil that 18 of 21 shoppers said softened their cuticles. 38% say their nails looked nicer and 16% call it easy to apply. The complaints are 8% who saw no difference and 5% who found it greasy.

- Praised for: Nicer-looking nails (38%), Easy to apply (16%), Absorbs well (11%)
- Complaints: Greasy (5%)
- Reports counted: 37

### 5. Olive & June Cuticle Serum

Opinions split on this serum. 17 of 24 said their cuticles got softer, and 30% call it easy to apply, yet 20% say it is hard to apply and 25% call it too expensive. The brand's own site shows 7 of 7, which we show but don't count.

- Praised for: Easy to apply (30%), Nicer-looking nails (15%), Good value (5%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (25%), Hard to apply (20%)
- Reports counted: 40

### 6. essie Apricot Cuticle Oil On A Roll

Fewer reviewers weighed in on this roll-on (9), which is why it ranks last even though 78% of them said it softened their cuticles. The praise is mostly about the smell (60%) and how easy it is to apply (40%), while 20% mention softer cuticles.

- Praised for: Nice scent (60%), Easy to apply (40%), Good value (10%)
- Complaints: Too expensive (10%)
- Reports counted: 20

## Questions

**Which cuticle oil softens cuticles?**

Cuccio Milk & Honey Cuticle Oil has the best record (28 of 29), followed by Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream (22 of 24) and CND SolarOil (20 of 23). Cuccio has no official Amazon listing, so the best pick sold on Amazon is Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream.

**Is Burt's Bees Lemon Butter a cuticle oil?**

No. It is a cuticle cream that comes in a tin, not an oil. It still earned 22 of 24 shoppers saying their cuticles got softer, and 48% of its reviews mention a nice scent.

**Is Olive & June Cuticle Serum worth the price?**

Shoppers are split. It has the weakest record here at 17 of 24, with 25% calling it too expensive. Application divides them too, as 30% call it easy to apply and 20% call it hard to apply.

**What should I expect from a cuticle oil?**

Shoppers reported softer, less dry cuticles, and some said their nails looked nicer. These are things reviewers said, not promises about what a product will do for your nails. The record is thin for essie Apricot Cuticle Oil On A Roll, where 9 shoppers said what happened. If a cuticle is red, swollen, painful or oozing, oil is not the fix, so show it to a doctor.

## Method

HiveTried counts first-hand reports only, drops reviews written for free products, shows brand-site reviews without counting them, and never accepts payment for placement. Full method: https://hivetried.com/how-we-count/