Abstract: The described embodiments of the present invention include a nail coating composition substantially free to totally free of aromatic solvents, ketones, and formaldehyde-containing resins. Instead, the nail coating composition of the instant invention may include the following nitrocellulose, maleic-modified rosin based resin and polyester resin as film forming polymers; sucrose acetate isobutyrate, butyl benzyl phthalate, and glyceryl tribenzoate as plasticizers; at least one vitamin; at least one UV blocking agent; at least one protein; at least one moisturizer; at least one smoothing agent; at least one adhesion promoter; at least one antifungal/antimicrobial agent; and a mixture of solvents. The solvents in the nail coating composition are aliphatic solvents; cycloaliphatic solvents or combinations thereof.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention, including a treatment for cuticles or other skin tissue comprising a mixture of soy oil, rice bran oil, jojoba oil, and an effective amount an antifungal/antimicrobial agent is disclosed. In addition, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a treatment for cuticles or other skin tissue comprising a mixture of soy oil, rice bran oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil, primrose oil, juniper oil, grapefruit oil, chamomile oil, lavender oil with an effective amount of an antifungal/antimicrobial agent is described.