Cuccio Naturale Revitalizing Cuticle Oil – Duo Pack – Pomegranate & Fig – 73ml (2.5oz) and 10ml Roll-on

My go-to cuticle oil is Bliss Kiss’ Simply Pure Fragrance-Free (which is primarily jojoba oil). I am highly sensitive to scent and many botanical based ingredients, it seems everything makes me itch. I went through a lot of icky trial and error until I finally found Bliss Kiss but I kept seeing Cuccio recommend by nail experts I trust. So decided to give it try, hesitantly, because it has parfum and Red 17 as ingredients. When this arrived I was pleased to see it’s made in the USA and I was really stoked about the option of a rollerball application. But the trend these days is for packaging to tell you all the ingredients a formula *doesn’t* have; Cuccio’s box is absent of any of that info. Their website offers scant details either.You get quite a lot of product (nearly 3 ounces) for a pretty reasonable price point. I initially tested this on my inner arm. And waited. And, well, shockingly wasn’t a total red and itching mess. (I don’t know exactly which ingredients I react to, it’s a relatively new phenomena and I’m still in denial about it. But usually within 10 minutes of using a product, my nose and eyelids start twitching/feeling ‘active’, I get a flush, and then itch). I did have a mild reaction to this but it’s not severe enough that I won’t keep trying.The oil is thinner than I was expecting, but not runny— it absorbs very quickly. The scent is… well, frankly, absolutely lovely. Very light, not saccharine or cloying. Spring-like, a good mix of fruity+floral (I admit I don’t detect any fig here whatsoever; I eat figs and this fragrance doesn’t remind me of them at all). The rollerball application is even better than I’d hoped. It’s a game changer in terms of less mess/accidentally over-applying; the ball is a bit larger than your cuticle area… so you end up with product a bit outside the immediate nail bed. The only time I wouldn’t be a fan of the rollerball is on the occasions I wear a certain polish where oils atop the finish dull a specific effect. In those cases it’s nice there’s an eyedropper so you can do a targeted brush application.Ultimately I have not fully converted from my BK brand and will only use this in the daytime. I tend to do my most thorough hand treatments right before bed and as I always fall asleep with my hands very near or even on my face, the scent, as nice as it is, is still just a tad too much for me. At the end of the day (literally) I still prefer to remain scent-free. I can still recommend this because it’s is pretty mild, the oil feels very good, and the volume vs price seems fair… though I notice the main ingredients here are Safflower and Sunflower oil. Those oils are neither pricey nor at all uncommon in less expensive cuticle products. So the price point is likely more a reflection of the upgraded packaging, rollerball option, and fragrance factor.

My clients enjoy cuticle oil after a nail service and the scent smells amazing too.

Bought this for my granddaughter’s Christmas stocking. Good Quality cuticle care.