Cream with urea - a remedy to combat dryness and flaking

How does urea work in cosmetics?

Urea is used to improve the condition of dry skin. Getting on its surface as part of a cream for the face, hands or feet, urea draws water from the deep layers and “locks” it in the upper keratinized layer. As a result, peeling and a feeling of tightness disappear, the texture on the face and hands is smoothed, and wrinkles are reduced. And the feet get rid of rough “crust” and corns.

This component also serves as a conductor for other ingredients deep into the tissues - it helps the absorption of moisturizing, nourishing and regenerating substances.

Product Types and Features

The following types of medicinal and cosmetic products are distinguished:

• softening;
• intensive;
• cream talc;
• regenerating;
• protective.

Regenerating

The product is designed specifically for healing microdamages and restoring wounds at injection sites. Has a hemostatic and restorative effect. The regenerating complex serves for rapid healing and restoration of tissue functions.

It contains the following components:

• allantoin – skin regeneration;
• sea ​​buckthorn oil – bactericidal, wound-healing effect;
• hardwood wax and resin – protective and sealing effect;
• sage oil – wound healing and antibacterial effect;
• bergenia extract – heals and disinfects;
• vitamin complex (includes vitamins E, A, F) – heals and stabilizes metabolic processes;
• peppermint oil – removes unpleasant sensations from damaged areas.

Video review of the regenerating cream:

Protective

The product is recommended for people with cracked and dry skin. Suitable for preventing the development of infection. The product has an antibacterial and moisture-retaining effect.

There is also accelerated healing of cracks and damage, elimination of dry skin . Active components have a positive effect on the epidermis, stabilizing recovery processes.

The composition of the protective agent includes:

• tea tree oil – eliminates bacteria;
• mint oil, lemon oil – stimulate the natural protective functions of the skin;
• urea – fills with moisture, moisturizes and gives elasticity;
• undecylenic acid – softening and antifungal effect;
• vitamins E, A – stabilize metabolic processes.

Emollient

The product is used to soften dry skin and eliminate cracks on the feet. The cream improves cell renewal, provides intensive nutrition and strengthens weakened epidermis.

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The composition of the emollient includes:

• urea – intensively fills with moisture;
• glycerin – softens rough areas;
• allantoin – restores and moisturizes;
• extracts of calendula, mint – stimulate the skin’s defenses;
• sage and farnesol - prevent infection;
• castor bean extract - restores;
• coconut and avocado oils – make the skin elastic and moisturize;
• vitamins E, A, F – normalize metabolic processes in the epidermis.

Intensive

The product is intended to eliminate calluses and intensively soften the skin. Thanks to its enhanced composition, the product has a double effect - getting rid of corns and active nutrition.

The Intensive product contains the following components:

• urea – increases elasticity, fills the skin with necessary moisture;
• uric acid – softens rough epidermis;
• Avocado and olive oils – moisturize and soften;
• Jojoba oil – prevents the formation of new corns;
• vitamin complex (includes vitamins E, A, F) – ensures stabilization of metabolic processes.

Cream talc

Designed for areas prone to diaper rash: in interdigital and skin folds, in the crotch area and under the breasts. Thanks to the selected composition, chafed and inflamed skin is soothed.

The composition of cream talc includes the following components:

• tea tree oil – antibacterial effect;
• zinc – intensive drying of diaper rash;
• lemon oil - restores and brightens;
• allantoin – moisturizes and protects the skin;
• menthol – cools and gives freshness.

Instructions for using the cream are included with each package. It is quite simple - cream is applied to cleaned areas and gradually rubbed in with light movements. Apply twice a day with an interval of 6 hours.

Contraindication: product intolerance, allergy to components.

Warning! Avoid contact with eyes.

The price of a cosmetic product is about 200 rubles.

What other components are included in urea creams for the face and other parts of the body?

• To solve the problem of dryness,
  add hyaluronic acid, glycerin, allantoin, and iris extract.
• To improve the elasticity of the skin,
  include collagen, shea butter, olive oil, vitamins A (retinol) and E (tocopherol).
• to soften dead skin cells
  .
• For rejuvenation
  use:

• lecithin – helps accelerate cell regeneration;
• algae extract, which tightens the skin;
• snail mucin – stimulates the production of your own collagen and elastin.

• To relieve inflammatory processes,
  chamomile and calendula extracts and lavender oil are added.

Which Diaderm cream to choose?

For the best effect, use creams for their intended purpose:

• Regenerating cream - promotes deep restoration of the epidermis, making the healing process faster. Universal - suitable for both legs and the whole body. It should be applied to injection sites, damaged areas of the skin - scratches, abrasions, cracks.
• Softening cream - quickly copes with rough areas of the skin. Prevents the occurrence of calluses and keratinization. Nourishes the skin with lipids, promotes moisture retention and reduces hyperkeratosis.
• Protective cream - designed to protect wounds from infection. It also has a softening effect. Indispensable for treating diabetic feet - the cream envelops, creating protection against microbes and softening dry areas.
• Intensive cream - designed specifically for the treatment of “diabetic foot”. The product is effective for severely dry skin of the legs, areas with cracks and ulcers.

The Diaderm line also includes talc cream for the treatment of diaper rash, hand and nail cream.

The cost of Diaderm creams is low - on average 150-200 rubles per tube.

How to use urea cream?

Care products with this substance are used 1-2 times a day. It is best to apply it to damp, warm skin - this ensures easier penetration of other ingredients into the deeper layers.

The opinion that cream for feet and other parts of the body containing urea should be used in some special way arose due to the following situation. There are products with a high (40–50%) content of this component. It is intended for medicinal purposes - getting rid of fungus, affecting spots and rashes with psoriasis, eczema, neurodermatitis. Such ointments are prescribed by a doctor, they are applied exclusively to damaged areas, and the time of use is limited to 2–4 weeks.

And those creams with urea, which can be bought not in a pharmacy, but in a cosmetics store, contain much less of this ingredient. Up to 25% of this substance is added to exfoliating products for feet and hands. Moisturizing face creams contain up to 10 percent urea (to combat serious age-related problems), but most often - from 1 to 5%. Therefore, they can be used in the most ordinary way.

Cream for corns - for the face?

The July episode of the TV show “Live Healthy” became a real discovery for us when Elena Malysheva said that ARAVIA Professional corns cream should be applied to the face.
Foot cream with urea is the best face cream!
– said the presenter, also calling the Super Moisture cream her personal secret and superpower. According to Malysheva, dividing the products into different areas of influence - for the face, hands and feet - is a smart marketing move. No more.

We decided to ask the manufacturer itself - ARAVIA Professional - whether it is possible to use the cream, as the TV presenter advises.

Here's what the experts said:

“Super Moisture Foot Cream for Corns contains urea (10%), glycerin, allantoin, sunflower oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, salicylic acid and menthol.

The formulation was developed as a moisturizer for foot skin care. Accordingly, the ingredients included in the composition are effective in combating dry, rough skin of the feet and hyperkeratosis.

The cream has not been tested on the face. We cannot guarantee safety if the cream is used inappropriately. Therefore, the company has no right to give recommendations other than those indicated on the packaging of the cream and in the description on the official website.”

Whether to follow Elena Malysheva’s life hack is up to you. We do not dispute the opinion of the star doctor, which the manufacturer himself does not do.

But why use heel cream when Aravia Professional’s assortment includes excellent moisturizers designed directly for the face:
Moisture Protector Cream.
Moisture Protector cream contains a complex of vitamins, polysaccharides and microelements from seaweed. It provides prolonged hydration and prevents moisture loss. Regular use of the cream normalizes the process of keratinization and regeneration of the skin, increases its elasticity and protects against the appearance of fine wrinkles.

Price: 990 rub.

Hydratant Fluid Cream.
Moisturizing fluid is suitable for caring for oily and combination skin. It contains a prebiotic that restores the balance of beneficial microflora, protects the skin from bacteria and inflammation. Shea butter and amino acids included in the composition regulate the rate of sebaceous secretion and prevent the appearance of comedones.

Regular use of the cream evens out the structure of the skin, making it smooth and velvety.

Price: 890 rub.

If Elena Malysheva has finally convinced you, Super Moisture corns cream can be ordered in our online store. A 550 ml jar will cost you only 740 rubles.

Do not penetrate and are still useful

And now about components with high molecular weight that cannot penetrate the skin. Are they useless?!

For clarity, let's look at the situation using examples.

Sunscreen filters zinc oxide and titanium dioxide lie like screens on the surface of the skin, while they protect both the epidermis and dermis from the damaging effects of sunlight. However, even Elena Malysheva does not deny this.

Let's take another example - high molecular weight hyaluronic acid . The molecule is large and cannot penetrate the skin. But she:

• moisturizes the stratum corneum, which is also necessary,
• relieves inflammatory reactions,
• eliminates skin irritation and redness.

Almost any good cream contains components that help strengthen the epidermal barrier, help retain moisture and thus ensure normal hydration of the epidermis and dermis.

I gave just a couple of examples to clearly explain - some cosmetic ingredients do not need to penetrate into the deep layers of the skin to have a positive effect on the condition of the epidermis and dermis.

And a number of ingredients should not penetrate there at all.

In addition, there is also:

• antioxidants,
• prebiotics,
• components that have anti-inflammatory,
• soothing
• or sebum-regulating effect.

But according to Elena Malysheva, apparently they are all useless and this is pure marketing.

DIA Ultradem

This drug has a good effect in combating skin problems in patients with diabetes. The components in the product help stop the changes that are characteristic of this disease. They are used to prevent skin sensitivity and heal damage.

This product contains the following components:

• wheat germ;
• glycerol;
• superoxide dismutase.

Foot cream for diabetes is distinguished by its effective effect, so it can be applied to skin, even if it is highly sensitive.

Possible diseases in diabetics

A large amount of sugar in the human body during diabetes leads to the development of concomitant diseases of the skin of the feet. Such an ailment requires effective and comprehensive treatment, which will be prescribed by the doctor himself.

If you do not start timely treatment of the lesion, then as a result a person may experience the following serious complications:

• abscesses;
• osteomyelitis;
• necrotic processes;
• purulent arthritis;
• osteoarthropathy;
• phlegmon.

In the most dangerous situations, the patient has a high risk of developing gangrene, which will lead to amputation of the affected leg. But this can be easily avoided if you pay attention to your health and start proper treatment.

The disease actively develops against the background of increased blood sugar and problems with the production of insulin in the body. Even the smallest wounds, abrasions and cracks on the feet can lead to such damage. With diabetes, the patient experiences the following symptoms in the legs:

• too dry skin;
• there are problems with blood flow in the vessels;
• the foot is damaged;
• in the lower part of the leg the sensitivity of the skin is greatly reduced;
• there is severe itching in the mortar and a burning sensation;
• you feel goosebumps;
• local body temperature increases

Properties of drugs for diabetes

A good cream against diabetic foot should have a regenerating and hypoallergenic effect. Doctors advise using products with the following properties:

• provide the required amount of minerals and beneficial components;
• have an antifungal effect;
• fight bacterial infection;
• help improve blood circulation in the foot;
• increase overall tone;
• activate metabolic processes;
• improve blood circulation in the capillary area;
• have an antioxidant effect.

The main task of external medications for diabetes is to provide nutrition, hydration and protection from infectious and fungal processes, and eliminate inflammation.