Frontier Organics — Tallow-Tips Hand & Cuticle Elixir (1 fl oz)

A nail and cuticle conditioning oil. Grass-fed tallow, jojoba, sweet almond, rosehip and calendula oils slow-blended with frankincense, lavender and lemon in a 1 oz dropper bottle. Built for the fingers that take the most damage — dishwashing, gardening, handwashing, typing, manicuring — and need more than a drugstore cuticle oil.

What it's for

• Brittle, peeling or splitting nails
• Dry, ragged cuticles and hangnails
• Post-manicure, post-gel and post-acrylic nail recovery
• Nail plate damage from shellac removal or filing
• Gardeners, mechanics, healthcare workers, chefs — anyone whose hands take a beating daily
• Postpartum nail changes
• Winter-dry hands and cracked thumb tips
• Nail technicians building a clean-ingredient service menu
• Anyone replacing drugstore cuticle oil that's 90% mineral oil and 10% synthetic fragrance

What's in it

• Grass-fed & finished beef tallow — slowly rendered from suet sourced from regenerative California ranches. Mirrors your skin's natural oils for deep cuticle hydration.
• Cold-pressed organic jojoba oil — molecularly closest plant oil to human sebum. Absorbs cleanly without greasy residue.
• Sweet almond oil — rich in vitamins A and E. Softens dry cuticles.
• Organic rosehip oil — rich in essential fatty acids for glossy, healthy-looking cuticles.
• Organic calendula oil — infused from marigold flowers; traditionally used to calm reactive skin around the nail.
• Vitamin E oil (mixed tocopherols) — natural antioxidant.
• Organic lavender, lemon, tea tree and frankincense essential oils — at skin-safe dilutions.

That's it. No mineral oil, no synthetic fragrance, no parabens, no preservatives, no petroleum.

How to use

1. Apply 1–2 drops to each cuticle with the dropper.
2. Massage into the cuticle, nail plate and surrounding skin for 20–30 seconds per finger.
3. Work any excess into palms, knuckles and the dry spot between thumb and forefinger.
4. Morning and night for the first 2–4 weeks, then 1–2 times daily as maintenance.
5. Reapply after handwashing, dishwashing or gardening.

What to expect

• Silky, medium-bodied oil that absorbs in 60–90 seconds — safe to apply before typing or handling paper
• Bright lemon opens; frankincense and lavender ground it; settles to a soft skin-scent within 10 minutes
• Softer cuticles and fewer hangnails within the first week; stronger, less brittle nails with 4–6 weeks of twice-daily use; noticeable improvement at 8–12 weeks (a full nail growth cycle)
• A 1 oz bottle lasts 3–4 months of twice-daily use

The craft

Hand-blended in small batches right here at our store in Modesto, California. Tallow and carrier oils are combined at low temperature to preserve fatty-acid integrity; essential oils go in last, drop by drop. Hand-filled in amber glass with a precision dropper. Shelf life 12+ months unopened, 9 months after opening.

Ingredients

Grass-fed beef tallow, cold-pressed organic jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, organic rosehip oil, organic calendula oil, vitamin E oil (mixed tocopherols), organic lavender essential oil, organic lemon essential oil, organic tea tree essential oil, organic frankincense essential oil.