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UreaRepair Original 10% Urea Cream

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Urea Repair Original 10% Urea Cream

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What does the product description say?

"Designed to help relive instances of very dry, itchy or scaly skin areas, the intensive 10% Urea cream is enriched with both Urea and Lactate to enhance the skin's ability to bind and retain moisture."

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WIMJ summary for moisturizing

This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": sodium lactate.

When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: urea

Ingredient	Effectiveness	Concentration	Irritancy
sodium lactate	HIGH
urea	HIGH
isopropyl palmitate	LOW

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Promise	Can it deliver?
Moisturizing

Total Promises Fulfilled score: 100/100.

Potential irritants

IRRITANCY

MEDIUM

Ingredient	Irritancy	Skin Benefit
isopropyl palmitate
sodium lactate
alcohol

Ingredients by volume

Ingredient	Estimated concentration
urea Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations	10% Declared
water Plain old water	40% - 60%
unknown The ingredient is not recognized	TBC
paraffin Prevents water loss from the skin surface and thickens the product consistency	7.9% - 11.9%
isopropyl palmitate Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a thicker product consistency	4.2% - 6.4%
microcrystalline wax Used to create a thicker product consistency	2.7% - 4%
sodium lactate Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is often used to adjust the pH level of the product	1.9% - 2.8%
magnesium stearate Used to create a nice product texture	1.1% - 1.6%
alcohol Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties	0.4% - 0.9%
benzyl alcohol A preservative. Can be used to mask unpleasant smell. Can be irritating	0.1% - 0.45%
magnesium sulfate Used to create a thicker product consistency	0.1% - 0.35%
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