Cuticle oils, creams and lotions are designed to moisturize, exfoliate and address a variety of cosmetic conditions of the skin in the finger nail area (i.e. dry skin or hangnails). These products serve one or more of three main functions: 1) to exfoliate living skin, 2) to remove dead skin from the nail plate, and/or 3) to condition and moisturize living skin in the finger nail area. The ingredients typically used in this category have a long history of safe use. The difference between products lies in their unique combination of these well known and understood substances. Exfoliators Cuticle area exfoliators generally contain common chemical exfoliating ingredients such as alpha hydroxy acids ("AHAs") (i.e. lactic, glycolic, maleic, and citric acids), in a quantity sufficient to gently exfoliate the skin in the finger nail area.