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Nail & Cuticle Oil Pen

Healthy nails, everywhere you need them.

A dry oil for nails and cuticles in a twist-up pen. It nourishes and hydrates with apricot kernel oil and vitamin E, then absorbs in seconds, with no grease, no shine and no waiting around. The precise brush tip gives a clean, mess-free swipe, so you can top up your nails any time, anywhere.

Most nail oils leave your fingers slick for minutes. This one is a dry oil, a lightweight blend that sinks in fast and leaves no greasy residue or shine behind.

It feeds the nail and cuticle with nourishing apricot kernel oil and antioxidant vitamin E, helping keep them hydrated, flexible and protected from the water and chemicals that dry nails out. The twist-up pen dispenses just the right amount onto a fine brush, so application is precise and clean, whether it lives in your bag, on your desk or by the bed.

Why people love it

A dry oil that absorbs in seconds, with no greasy residue or shine
Nourishes nails and cuticles, helping prevent cracking, peeling and dryness
Keeps nails flexible, so they break and split less
Improves the appearance of nails, leaving them shinier and smoother
Helps limit the water absorption that leads to peeling, flaking and splitting
Works over gels and SNS to help prolong wear, or on bare nails
Mess-free twist pen that fits in your pocket, bag or desk drawer

Before the first use, twist the base of the pen until the oil works through to the brush tip. This takes a number of turns to prime.

Swipe the brush around the base of each nail and along the cuticle.
Massage the oil in with your fingertips.
Use daily, and reapply any time your nails feel dry, including after washing your hands.

After the first prime, you will only need a turn or two to load the brush each time. Because it is a dry oil, there is no waiting and nothing to wipe away.

What to expect

Straight away: Cuticles feel softer and nails look healthier and subtly glossy, with no greasy residue.

Over time: With daily use, less dryness, cracking and peeling, and nails that stay flexible and look healthier.

Cuticle Softener

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USA: USD $8.50, or free on orders USD $85+. Estimated 6–9 business days.
Everywhere else: AUD $16 on all orders. Estimated 6–9 business days.

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Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil

A lightweight, fast-absorbing oil rich in fatty acids and vitamins. It nourishes and softens nails and cuticles and helps keep them hydrated, all without any greasy feel.

FAQs

A dry oil is a lightweight oil that absorbs quickly and leaves no greasy residue or shine. You get all the nourishment of a nail oil without the slick fingers or the wait, so you can use it any time, even mid-day, and get straight back to what you were doing.

The cuticles and the skin around your nails are some of the first places to show dryness, and dry cuticles crack, peel and catch. Keeping them nourished, and the nail itself hydrated, is what keeps nails flexible rather than brittle. It is the simplest daily habit for healthier-looking nails.

Both. Swipe it around the cuticle and across the whole nail. The cuticle is where the skin needs nourishing, but the nail plate benefits just as much, because that is where hydration is held or lost.

Daily, and as often as you like beyond that. Reapply whenever your nails feel dry, especially after washing your hands, which is when nails lose the most moisture. Because it is a dry oil, topping up never leaves your hands greasy.

We will be honest here, because a lot of claims overstate this. Oil does not speed up how fast your nails grow. What it does is keep them hydrated and flexible, so they break, split and peel less. That means you hold onto length instead of losing it, and nails look healthier as they grow.

Yes. Used daily, it helps keep enhancements flexible and can prolong their wear by reducing lifting at the edges. It works just as well on bare natural nails.

No. Apply it after your polish has fully dried, or to bare nails, never underneath. Oil under polish stops the polish adhering properly, so it lifts and chips. Think of it as the last step, not the first.

No. This is a dry oil, so it absorbs in seconds and leaves no greasy film or shine, which is exactly what sets it apart from a traditional cuticle oil.

Yes. Every Kester Black product is vegan and cruelty-free.