I am a student taking a Pharmacy Technician course and today one of our compounds was 10% Urea with menthol 1/2% in cream base. My question is what is it used for?
Response To Urea Cream by: Nanette from Skin-Remedies.com
Hello,
Although we do not use menthol in any of our creams we do use urea throughout all of our creams, shampoos and washes and for very good reasons. Much of the reasons are contained in our website but I will list them here for you.
In a clinical study, urea has been proven to heal serious wounds and burns without any scarring. Further studies have shown tremendous anti-bacterial and anti-septic qualities which is critical in preventing skin infections.
Urea has an antipruritic (anti-itching) effect that has a very rapid effect on problematic red itchy skin rashes and even the common mosquito bite. A large number of studies have confirmed the beneficial effect of urea creams for many of the skin problems people face today. Evidence shows that urea cream is useful for all degrees of dry skin.
If the skin is very dry and scaly, a large amount of the cream is taken up by the horny layer. Urea may produce a temporary minor sting due to hypo-osmolarity (intense penetration) of the cream and not because it is irritating to the skin.
Urea is much more than just a moisturizer because unlike other creams and lotions, it has many different beneficial effects on the skin: it not only acts as an extraordinary therapeutic agent for skin disorders, but also attracts moisture to the skin while at the same time preventing water loss in the skin layers.
As research studies show, urea replenishes the water content of the skin because it binds hydrogen and attracts moisture to the skin in a way that no mineral oil or glycerine-based lotions or creams can. In the many years of laboratory studies researchers discovered that, unlike just about all other types of moisturizers that contain high levels of pore clogging mineral oil that simply sits on the top layers of the skin and do nothing to improve, urea actually increases the water-binding capacity of the skin by opening the 7 skin layers for hydrogen bonding, which then attracts moisture to dry skin cells.
This is great information that is documented extensively....please feel free to use it for your own studies and pass it on too!
Warm Regards, Nanette
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Urea Cream For Oily Skin by: Anonymous
Can I use cream with 10% urea if I have oily and acne-prone skin? My dermatologist recommended it when I developed rashes on my skin. Thank you.
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Response To: Urea Cream by: Nanette From Skin-Remedies.com
Hello,
Urea is very beneficial for oily, acne prone skin and rashes and here's why. An all natural, urea based cream helps to unpack sticky, damaged cells, excess oil, trapped dead cells and debris 7 layers deep. It relieves inflammation and redness from rashes as well as provides anti itch properties and anti bacterial protection.
Further, urea is a strong ?humectant? and actually binds water below the surface of the epidermis, right down to the stratus corneum. This is the skin building layer allowing your sensitive skin to unpack damaged cells and repair from ?the bottom up?.
Please feel free to contact me with any further questions you may have.
