Today we’d like to introduce you to Barbara And Danielle Gomes.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Cuticle-B-Gone was invented and is helmed by an all-female executive team. Barbara Gomes, Cuticle-B-Gone’s inventor, created the nail care tool out of a need for a better way to care for her and her loved one’s nails. Barbara’s mother was a breast cancer survivor and was left with a lymphedema arm, which put her at high risk for infections. Unable to cut her mother’s painful hangnails and cuticles, Barbara filed them. While filing took care of the hangnails and cuticles, it damaged the nail in the process. Years later, when Barbara had grandchildren, she found that, again, filing was a much better option. She also discovered that filing her own cuticles created a much longer lasting and smoother manicure. However, the typical nail files that she used meant that damage to the nail was unavoidable.
After years of frustration, Barbara decided that it was time to revolutionize the nail care industry. Cuticle-B-Gone is a simple, yet effective, safer way to manicure your nails. Just say no to cutting your cuticles.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It hasn’t been a completely smooth road—more of a journey filled with some incredible wins and a few real challenges along the way.
In the beginning, our biggest hurdle was simply getting a prototype made. At the time, very few companies in the United States had the technology to produce what we needed. Our first prototype was 3D-printed by a small company in Brooklyn, and we literally cut out and glued the files onto it by hand. Later, we found a medical device manufacturer that could produce the tool itself, but they still couldn’t attach the file. So once again, we cut and glued them on ourselves.
Even with those limitations, the prototype worked well enough to prove the design and performance, which gave us the confidence to move forward with full manufacturing.
Now that we have the Cuticle-B-Gone tool on the market, our biggest challenge is education — helping people understand the risks of cutting their cuticles and showing them there’s a safer, better alternative. Cuticle-B-Gone represents a completely new way of doing things, and changing habits always takes time.
As you know, we’re big fans of Cuticle-B-Gone. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
Cuticle-B-Gone was created to change the way people think about cuticle care—completely!
CBG is best known for introducing a safer, smarter alternative to cutting cuticles. For decades, trimming cuticles has been treated as routine, but it can actually lead to irritation, infection, and long-term nail damage. Our mission is simple: protect the natural barrier your body gave you while still delivering clean, beautiful, salon-quality results.
Did you know that it’s illegal in several states to have your cuticles cut in a salon, including New York? What sets CBG apart is that we didn’t just make another nail tool, we created an entirely new method. Our design is purpose-built to gently manage and refine the cuticle area without cutting, tearing, or compromising skin health. It’s precise, effective, and designed with both safety and performance in mind.
CBG also approaches nail care from an educational standpoint. We believe people deserve to understand why something is better for them, not just be told to use it. That’s why awareness and prevention are at the heart of everything we do.
What we want readers to know most is this: healthy nails start with healthy cuticles. Our products are designed to protect what matters while making nail care easier, cleaner, and more modern. Cuticle-B-Gone isn’t just a tool, it’s a better way forward.
Where we are in life is often partly because of others. Who/what else deserves credit for how your story turned out?
The person who deserves the greatest credit is Agnes, our mother and grandmother, whose strength, resilience, and lived experience became the heart of everything Cuticle-B-Gone stands for.
Agnes was diagnosed with breast cancer in her late thirties, at a time when survival itself was uncertain. The aggressive treatment that saved her life also left her with severe lymphedema and significant nerve damage in one arm, making it completely unusable. Yet she never complained. She simply adapted, doing everything most people would need two arms for with one. She drove a stick-shift car without power steering, was an incredible baker, and remained one of the kindest, most resilient people you could ever meet.
Although she lived fully, her arm was extremely immunocompromised. She couldn’t bring scissors or clippers anywhere near her nails or cuticles. Even the smallest nick could lead to hospitalization and weeks of IV antibiotics.
Her need became our purpose. Her reality forced us to ask a simple but powerful question: why is cutting cuticles considered normal when it can be so dangerous? Through the creation of Cuticle-B-Gone, we realized that what began as a solution for her is something that benefits everyone. No one should have to risk their health for routine nail care.
Agnes wasn’t just our inspiration—she’s the reason we exist.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://cuticlebgone.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cuticlebgone/
