Cuticle Oil for Gel, BIAB & Acrylic Nails | Aftercare Guide
Cuticle oil is an important part of gel, BIAB and acrylic nail aftercare. Learn how daily use can help condition...
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Unicorn Lab began with one idea: cuticle oil should feel beautiful, perform beautifully, and be something people actually want to use every day.
Since 2017, Unicorn Lab has helped reshape the cuticle oil experience in Australia — from shimmer nail serums to one of the country’s most extensive scented cuticle oil libraries.
First To Market
Before Unicorn Lab launched, cuticle oil was often treated as a salon afterthought — offered in basic brush bottles, limited scents, or generic formulas that didn’t always suit modern nail care routines.
As an internationally trained nail educator, Unicorn Lab’s founder saw a gap between professional technique and product design. Nail clients needed something easy to use, enjoyable to apply, and practical enough to become part of their daily routine.
Unicorn Lab helped introduce a more intentional approach to cuticle oil in Australia, combining lightweight nail serum formulations, scent-led self-care, refillable options, and salon-ready retail formats for both professionals and everyday customers.
The Dropper Difference
In 2017, Unicorn Lab introduced professional glass dropper cuticle oil bottles to the Australian nail care market, helping shift cuticle oil from a basic aftercare product into a more hygienic, elevated nail care ritual.
The dropper format was designed to support cleaner application, better control, and a more premium salon retail experience. Instead of traditional brush-in-bottle packaging, Unicorn Lab focused on a format that felt intentional for both nail professionals and everyday customers.
This helped shape the foundation of Unicorn Lab’s modern cuticle oil system — lightweight nail serum formulations, refillable options, and scent-led routines designed to be used consistently.
Behind The Magic
For 9 years, Unicorn Lab has helped move cuticle oil from basic aftercare into a scented, refillable, salon-ready nail care system designed for both professionals and everyday routines.
Before 2017
The Unicorn Oil Revolution
Unicorn Lab helped introduce shimmer into professional cuticle oil in Australia, showing that salon aftercare could be both functional and visually exciting.
Professional glass droppers created a cleaner, more controlled way to apply cuticle oil, helping turn a basic bottle into a premium salon retail product.
With 70+ scent options, Unicorn Lab built one of Australia’s most extensive scented cuticle oil libraries, giving clients more reasons to use their oil consistently.
Magnetic-close packaging, scent menus and refill options helped transform cuticle oil into a more memorable, sensory nail care experience.
Unicorn Lab prioritises full ingredient transparency, INCI clarity and education-led product descriptions so customers can make informed choices.
2017 Media Debut
This early media feature captures the moment Unicorn Lab introduced shimmer cuticle oil and professional dropper packaging to the Australian nail industry — before it became widely recognised.
Meet the Formulator
“Long before ‘Clean Beauty’ became a global trend, I was investigating the nail industry’s biggest misconceptions.”
My focus has always been on nail education, sharing insights through early YouTube videos that analysed raw ingredient chemistry and exposed misleading practices.
In 2019, I explained in my YouTube video why gel powder was a scam.
As an internationally trained educator, I’ve always believed that knowledge empowers both professionals and clients. Unicorn Lab was not born from a marketing plan designed for profit — it was born from a passion to bring something new into the industry.
It emerged from over a decade of research into why traditional nail care products often fell short, and the drive to innovate a fresh approach to nail care.
Our History
From a lab experiment to a sell-out product overnight, Unicorn Oil has come a long way.
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The Unicorn Oil System
Unicorn Oil is a 12-free, non-greasy cuticle oil crafted with organic Jojoba, Moroccan Argan oil, Fractionated Coconut Oil (FCO), and Vitamin E to support hydrated, conditioned skin around the nail.
Finished with signature fragrances and cosmetic-grade shimmer, the formula balances performance with sensory appeal — making daily nail care feel easier, more enjoyable, and more consistent.
Australian Made cuticle oil, developed from years of hands-on nail industry experience.
Designed for everyday customers, salons, wholesale, black label and private label pathways.
Built around lightweight oils including FCO, Jojoba, Argan and Vitamin E.
Signature fragrance development designed to make nail care something people want to use.
Explore Unicorn Lab
Whether you're building your daily routine or creating a salon-ready retail range, explore Unicorn Lab’s cuticle oil system, scent library and professional tools.
Lab Secrets
Old School Roots, New School Science
Check out our Lab Secrets section to reas about everything you wish you knew earlier about nail care. From MMA, to Gel Powder - we've been advocatuing for ingredient transparency since we booked our first nail clients to our tables.
It's not just a rebrand; it's our legacy.
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