Nails
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Natural Additives Restore and Refresh

Add just the right zing to generic beauty products by blending them with essential oils and other natural that are tailored your clients’ unique needs.

by Staff
April 2, 1997
1 min to read


Add just the right zing to generic beauty products by blending them with essential oils and other natural that are tailored your clients’ unique needs. Ruth Gurry, owner of the Green Door Day Spa in Manchester. Vl., mixes essential— plant oils with the unscented products she uses in her manicures and pedicures to create a therapeutic, invigorating effect The keys to a stimulating pedicure, she says, are peppermint and rosemary, “Peppermint gives your client extra get-up-and-go,” she says, “while rosemary clears the mind, fights fatigue, and even aids digestion.” Gurry adds two drops of each to the products she uses at each step in the treatment: first in the pedicure bath, then mixed with the sea salt she uses as an exfoliant, and finally in the massage lotion.

Melissa Wakefield, owner of Melissa’s Hand & Foot Spa in Thunder Bay; Ontario, Canada, creates a deep-healing moisturizer by adding tea tree oil (derived from a tree found only in Australia, she says) to a commercial conditioning cream. Just 5-6 drops to a quarter-cup of cream works wonders on cuticles and skin, she says.


Subscribe to Our Newsletter

More Technique

Technique|Articles|May 11, 2026

Footlogix Powers Up Footcare with New Spiraleen+

Marine-exclusive antioxidants act as a natural biological shield for the feet to help protect skin, smooth cracks, hydrate roughness, calm inflammation and disrupt bacterial and fungal activity, leaving feet feeling softer, smoother, more hydrated and healthier.

Ad Loading...
Technique|Articles|Apr 22, 2025

What is a Medical Pedicure?

Nail technicians are embracing the Medical Pedicure as a service and placing it on their menus. But what is it? What training is required? Is it within our scope of practice as licensed nail technicians?

Ad Loading...
Wellness|Articles|Aug 28, 2023

What Are Neuromas?

When the weight of the body lands on a swollen nerve, it can be debilitating. Learn the symptoms and alert clients to this common problem that develops in the nerves of the foot.

Ad Loading...