Benefits of urea
prevent skin dehydration
Your skin contains Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), which is made up of a mixture of substances including Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium PCA, and Lactic Acid, all of which work by binding water molecules to regulate moisture levels on the skin's surface.

Urea is hydrophilic, meaning "water loving," which gives urea its magical ability to absorb water molecules, leaving your skin plump and hydrated; dehydrated skin can be improved by up to 50% when applied topically.

While the application of emollients and occlusive ingredients coats your skin's surface to create instant hydration; they don't boost the skin's ability to form and retain moisture like urea does.

Urea allows your skin to absorb and retain water, increasing its ability to hold it in for a youthful glow.

The fountain of youth starts with keeping your skin hydrated, which is why we all need a little urea in our skincare routine.

Improves impaired barrier function
When applied topically, it increases the formation of filaggrin, an abundant protein in the skin that is important for hydration and enhanced barrier function.

A defect in the filaggrin gene damages the barrier, leading to water loss.

Natures Natural Exfoliator
The high proportion of urea in the formula becomes a natural keratolytic agent (exfoliating agent), breaks down the keratin bonds that bind skin cells together, removes rough, dry skin and stubborn cells, so that moisture can penetrate deep into the dermis and promote cell renewal, Sheds dead skin cells to help you glow from within.

It penetrates thick, scaly skin and is great for dry legs and soles and foot calluses; this, combined with its moisturizing properties, makes it an effective foot and body skin treatment.

In other words, your skin benefits from a double-whammy combination of hydrating and exfoliating at the same time, an extremely rare feature for skincare ingredients.

That's why we combined it with Lactic Acid to create a unique product: Magnificent Helichrysum with 2% Urea.

fight acne

Urea improves the health of the skin by metabolizing the antimicrobial peptide LL-37, which attacks acne-causing bacteria in the skin.

An in vitro study found that urea directly inhibits the yeast Malassezia, which is often the cause of fungal acne. (3)

possible anesthetic
Urea 40 works as a local anesthetic on your skin and has anti-itch properties that help reduce inflammation.

An effective antifungal treatment
When a thick layer of urea cream is applied along with other antifungal ingredients, the penetrating power of this clever ingredient absorbs incredibly well, helping to soften the skin around the nail to fight any stubborn fungal infections.

penetration enhancer
At concentrations of 10% and above, urea acts as a lipid barrier disruptor; it disrupts the hydrophilic components of the skin, thereby improving the delivery of molecules to the skin.

Studies have found that urea plays a vital role in increasing the permeability of certain skin care ingredients, by encouraging them to more easily penetrate the outer layers of the skin, serving as a vehicle for other performance ingredients.