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Urea
 

indication

  • 10% hydrate skin
  • 15% accelerate fibrin degradation
  • 20-30% are antipruritic, break down keratin, decrease the thickness of the stratum corneum and are used in scaling conditions such as ichthysosis
  • 40% are proteolytic and may be used to dissolve and peel dystrophic nails

[Patient Self Care, 2010]

pharmacology

As a humectant, urea draws water into the striatum corneum.