Danger: Dry Skin Season Ahead

News Canada, October 2000

Urea
The use of a cream containing urea is an excellent, cosmetically acceptable way to replace moisture loss. Urea is more effective in hydrating and exfoliating the scales seen with dry skin on the palms and soles than traditional lubricating preparations. Preparations with 10% urea (like Uremol 10, available at most pharmacies), remove scaling by disrupting the normal hydrogen bonds in epidermal proteins. The hydrating properties of urea also help relieve "winter itch."
- News Canada

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