Urea cream 2%
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Urea cream 2%
A rich daily cream with 2% urea, made to help moisturise skin that feels dry or rough.
Key ingredients
What is inside, and why.
Urea
Part of the skin's own natural moisturising factor. In a cream it works as a humectant, drawing in water and helping the skin's outer layer hold on to it.
Why 2%
Low strengths of urea (about 2 to 10%) are used mainly to moisturise and support the skin barrier, while higher strengths soften thick, scaly skin. At 2%, this cream sits at the gentle, moisturising end.
How to use
A few seconds of your routine.
01Step 1
Apply a thin layer to clean skin once or twice a day, ideally soon after washing while the skin is still slightly damp.
Step 2
Smooth it in until absorbed, focusing on dry or rough areas. Avoid the eyes, lips and broken or irritated skin.
Step 3
Use it every day; studies measured results after 2 to 4 weeks of regular use. Stop if redness or stinging persists.
What the research says
Studies on these ingredients.
Urea in Dermatology: A Review of its Emollient, Moisturizing, Keratolytic, Skin Barrier Enhancing and Antimicrobial Properties
Describes urea as part of the skin's natural moisturising factor and reports that low concentrations (2 to 10%) are used to moisturise and support the skin barrier, with side effects that are generally mild.
Limits: A narrative review; several authors have ties to a company that sells urea products.
Read the studyTopical urea in skincare: A review
Concludes that urea at 10% or less acts mainly as a moisturiser, while higher concentrations loosen scaly skin.
Limits: A single-author review of earlier studies.
Read the studyA double-blind comparison of two creams containing urea as the active ingredient. Assessment of efficacy and side-effects by non-invasive techniques and a clinical scoring scheme
In 45 volunteers with dry skin, both a 3% and a 10% urea cream used for 3 weeks improved skin hydration and reduced scaling without signs of irritation.
Limits: Small, short forearm study; 3% is the closest strength to 2% that has been tested.
Read the studyThese studies tested urea in other creams, not LARSA's Urea cream 2% itself.
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