UREA CREAMS FOR FACE AND BODY| DR DRAY
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- TODAY'S VIDEO IS ALL ABOUT UREA IN SKIN CARE AND WHY IT WORKS SO WELL FOR SO MANY THINGS.
Preservatives that are not urea:
Diazolidinyl urea
Imidazolidinyl urea
💜UREA PRODUCTS FOR FACE
First Aid Beauty ultra repair face moisturizer rstyle.me/n/de...
The Ordinary NMF rstyle.me/n/de...
Clinique Moisture Surge 72 hour rstyle.me/n/de...
Eucerin urea repair 5% face amzn.to/2RMEWAL
Numis Med 5% (vegan) amzn.to/2U9z1CM
Hada labo shrsl.com/1f02i
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La Roche Posay Iso-UREA MD Psoriasis amzn.to/2AXzdh8
Avene Akerat Smoothing Exfoliating Cream rstyle.me/n/de...
Eucerin Intensive repair lotion amzn.to/2Ubyikp
Eucerin Intensives 10% urea amzn.to/2AXT0Ng
Excipial hydrating healing lotion amzn.to/2DtxB0g
Cerave Psoriasis amzn.to/2T4oqsl
💜UREA PRODUCTS FOR FEET
Uree cream 30% amzn.to/2WbJYpa
Kerasal foot ointment amzn.to/2Dt7Wog
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I like these single skin care ingredient videos a lot.
Same!! Urea really helped with my eczema
Same! The shea butter video was great.
@@Selsmittenxo same
I owe Dr Dray a big thank you because these videos are a skincare game changer. I thought that good skincare was out of my reach, but thanks to Dr Dray I can buy cheaper products and still have a good thing.
Me too excellent. I thought urea was the pee of the horn toed bull of Montana.
Thank you for focusing on the less sexy and actually active ingredients that ppl can get at affordable prices. As a pharmacist, I have patients asking all the time for recommendations and I like giving them options for whole body care!
:)
Diana F-M ~ I have a great appreciation and respect for pharmacists, as I have had several in different cities and towns where I’ve lived over the years. Many go above and beyond what is expected. Thanks for everything you do and for how caring you are.
Tammy Woods you’re welcome, I love helping people and that is why I got into this profession.
@@DrDrayzday hi beautiful ! Can you tell me if urea is good for seb derm ? Are any of these products that you mentioned good and safe for seborrheic derm? Thank you for these amazing videos ! You really know your stuff :)
Thanks for highlighting one of the most underrated ingredients! I so happen to LOVE urea and other NMFs
Thanks for watching! Hope you are staying warm in this winter weather Ms Liah :)
Has anyone tried The Altruist Urea 10%? Developed by a dermatologist
@@DrDrayzday quick question how do you keep from having the white residue when using urea cream?
Most skincare geeks only talk about face skin products all the time but you, I love how you also educate people on how to take good care the skin all over the body! This is why I love you so much!!
Carel Sacramento can’t use urea on the face? Didn’t she say you can?
@@LittleSparklingStars I'm not talking about the product itself, I'm talking about Dr. Dray. 😊
Carel Sacramento ahh my bad. Had me worried there for a sec.
@@LittleSparklingStars all good. 😉
Dr. Dray: "Before we get in to the products, let's talk about ingredients to look for..."
Me: "Let's be real. I'm going to buy whatever you tell me to buy."
Lol!
Eucerin is such an underrated brand. I love the 5% urea skin replenishing night cream and the skin replenishing cream in the pot for general use on dry and scaly patches (I even use this on my face). I bought a few things from the range from Feel Unique here in the UK and got a great Black Friday discount. Thanks Dr. Dray, you are brilliant as usual. Many of us appreciate you!
thanks for watching
I just want to tell you that your videos have improved not only my skin but my life. I’m not one to get mushy but I really appreciate the way you scientifically explain skincare. I had bad adult acne for the last five years. I tried all the wrong solutions which left me feeling hopeless. I watched your videos and you educated me. My skin is finally consistently clear! Thank you so much!
Thanks! Glad to hear!
I love that you focus 100% on scientifically based information. I have learned so much from you Dr. Dray. I can’t thank you enough for teaching us so much!
You are so wonderful!!😘❤️🌹🌷🌹❤️🤗
Happy Monday!
I love when you make videos on ingredients I learn so much thank you 😊
Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I'm a very, very fair skinned redhead with a multitude of skin problems. The more fundamental, the more simple, the more basic I can get with my skincare, the better my skin. 💛
Kerasal foot ointment is the best foot cream I've ever used. I look like I've had a weekly pedicure as long as I keep using it. It's as close to a "miracle" skin care product as you can get
Agree!
Dr Dray, I'm a pharmacist and I didn't know how wonderful urea is in skincare! Watching your channel is teaching me a lot - it's not only improving my personal skincare quest, but it's also helping me make better recommendations at work. Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and being so generous with your time. There are thousands like me that truly appreciate you!
thanks for watching!
Hi Andrea, I am always astonished how well you are organised and can do all these researches every day, making a video, editing it while still working and helping people, doing gym, meeting up with your mom, cooking...and all this in one single day...! i can barely do a single thing! How many hours do you sleep per day?
I am pretty familiar with the ingredients at baseline, so i dont have to put much research in and i know the literature already. Sometimes if i have a CME article I am reading for work or go to an interesting talk it inspires me to do a video off of the topic, so it is sort of like a double win as far as the time input.
She's amazing and inspires a lot of people!
She is amazing!
Eucerin has literally transformed my skin❤️
My favorite moisturizer! Thanks for explaining the details on the magic behind the scenes 😍
it is a good one :) Hope you are having a great week Ms Julie!
which one did you use?
4:22 low concentration: moisture
High: exfoliate
15:00 10-25% mild exfoliation
Face: 5%
It’s nice to be “sexy,” but I would much rather be smart! I have had a dermatologist since my teen years, and while she is wonderful, there is a limit to how many questions I can ask. I can watch you for hours! Thank you for the information!
I would love to see more of your vegan recipes. I naturally like vegan food, but I am always hungry again within a couple hours. Also, sunscreen and skincare for those of us with extremely sensitive skin.
Also, your mom is adorable!!!!
I have dry skin in the winter and my husband is prediabitic I am adding this video to my favorites for the list. I am doing well with with just the double cleans method at night and moisturize from straight out of the shower. That is self has helped my skin stay pretty "hydrated". I didn't realize this but your page became my unintentional New Years resolution. Revamping my skin care and not wasting my money on expensive "sexy" stuff and using sun screen daily.
I am wearing make up less frequently now but still have fun on the weekends with it. I also do cosplay a few times a year at conventions so I am using my weekend make up sessions as a trial and error for the best way to apply sunscreen and make up. I have used an tinted sunscreen that actually make and amazing foundation with me I only need an under eye concealer because the one awful blemish I have is dark circles in my under eyes. Your use of mineral oil is spot on make up remover and no more wipes except when traveling and that's only if I can't get s small sample sizes of the products I have for traveling. I might just use left over medicane bottles and put the oils and cleansers in. Thoughts on that?
i find transferring products to smaller bottles can sort of be a pain and a mess
Where have you been all my life!? Seriously! You know ev-ery-thing! Thank you for helping us.
I just love listening to your logic. You are literally my “cleanse the pallet” from listening to other UA-camr’s, or even the news. You can talk about anything, I don’t even care what the topic is because you value truth, detail, facts, logic 👻 and results. If it’s coming out of your mouth, it is of high value information. So refreshing!
Wooo! As a very dry, eczema prone skin gal, Urea is my absolutely most favourite ingredient in moisturizers! The only thing that makes me feel like my skin has had a big drink of water. So glad you put it in a spotlight! 🤗 👏
The Eucerin urea stuff is great, I’m a big fan and always repurchasing. Never been satisfied with Clinique moisturizers. The Hada Labo perfect gel I found quite disappointing too, didn’t feel as moisturizing and I don’t get on with too much silicones especially on my face. They inevitably pill and feel suffocating. But the Hada-Labo premium lotion then Eucerin urea lotion on the face followed by Vaseline as an occlusive is my go to! Its getting me through hard water, freezing winter high heating combo I’m in right now 🥵🥶😤
A local Singaporean brand (ICM Pharma) makes a super cheap and very effective moisturizer with 10% urea. I use it on my face with no ill effects! Highly recommend to anyone who is in Southeast Asia.
What's the name of the brand?
@@vister6757 ICM Pharma ig
Someone import one for me 😂
@@vister6757 aqurea moisturiser
@@sweetflakes Is the Aqurea Moisturizing Cream unscented?
Hi Dr Dray! I just realized I’ve been following your channel for about a year. I’ve been hooked ever since I stumbled across the Walgreens video. I’ve become a more informed consumer thanks to your channel!
It seems that with skincare products often you are paying for either pretty packaging or the name brand. This got me thinking, what about a video specific to discussing ingredients based on their price point? What factors make skincare ingredients more or less expensive? What ingredients might justify a higher price point based on its cost?
marketing and consumer demands makes things expensive
Would love to see a video on ingredient costs!
I need to try the Eucerin "Replenishing Face Cream" that you've recommended. I purchased a heavier version called "Rich Replenishing Face Cream" with 5% urea and ceramides, but it's super-duper greasy, probably one of the greasiest moisturizers that I've ever tried. :)
I love how excited you get when talking about ingredients. You are one of the best on You Tube.
One of your best videos to-date Dr Dray, if I you allow me to say so, as your explanations were particularly thourough and clear. Thank you ever so much for sharing your knowledge with us and even thinking about us Europeans when you recommend one particular product. Now I know why my dermatologist recommended the Eucerin body mosturizer for my atopic dermatitis. Thanks to your explanations, I am now really aware of how urea works and why it prevents me from scratching my skin off after each shower. I can now take a very short shower daily using a urea-containing Eucerin wash lotion and then apply the Eucerin body mosturizer ! What a change in my life ! No endless scratching session after each contact with water. No anguish at the simple idea of taking a shower !
I was intending to buy a Eurerin face mosturizer but now, thanks to you, I will refrain as I suffer from rosacea.
Thanks again for your time and dedication. Have a nice week.
Thanks!
Oh my gosh, I LOVE THIS VIDEO! Urea is so overlooked by the beauty community. Seems people and companies have forgotten this incredible humectant/exfoliant. Even Dr. Kligman stated, "it sometimes happens in the enthusiastic search for new therapeutic agents that some old stand-by has been overlooked, whose luster has worn off, but which none the less may have some useful application in moments when the miracle drugs falter. In the world of topical therapy, urea is such a drug".
very true
You are the absolute best dermatologist and UA-camr! THANK YOU for breaking down ingredients, recommending products that will ACTUALLY work & are AFFORDABLE for the average person 🙏🏼 You are able to guide people to see through marketing tactics and understand in depth what can help them & what can harm them. Truly no one compares! you have helped me extensively with all of my skin concerns! I initially found you a few years ago at the beginning of my adult hormonal acne journey & have learned about so much more along the way! I love how in depth and detail you go into your topics. You break down scientific concepts into terms that people can understand so well. Because of you, I am passionate in dermatology. I trust you, your product recommendations and opinions. Thank you for all, Dr. Dray. Please continue your phenomenal work
In Australia we have an excellent product for both face and body and it's fragrance free - Hamilton Urederm Cream 10% Urea - I bought some today and it was only $8
Thank you for pointing out an ingredient in the first aid beauty moisturizer that could be problematic. I can’t use the moisturizer and I never understood why. It looks like a simple ingredient list at a glance and it’s intended for sensitive skin. I do have a fragrance allergy.
I have a very not sexy moisturizer with high concentration urea that is sticky and unpleasant to use on dry skin, but when used on wet skin directly after shower, makes my skin so amazingly silky soft and keeps the hydration for a really long time. So I love it now, post dr Dray shower wisdom. Loathed it before. ☀️
:)
What is it called?
What is it called? Would love to try it.
Did you get it by prescription?
Plz share the name of this moisturizer
You look so naturally beautiful! Once a week I binge watch your videos for hours and my skincare routine is so much better and healthier now. Thank you!
I feel educated. :p Really interesting ingredient and I love the plan for talking about the non-sexy, proven skincare basics.
:)
I have to tell you that using products with urea and using a homemade face mask with colloidal oatmeal (thanks for that video) have made such a difference in my skin for hydration and balancing out the skin. Thank you for sharing cost-effective ways to help rebalance an impaired skin barrier. You are the best.
glad to hear
Ohhh!!! Can't wait to listen to this. Have been using the Kerasal foot cream since you posted the pedicure video! Thanks!! Have an awesome day Dr. Dray 😊
Happy Monday!
@@DrDrayzday
Can we use urea face cream if we r using retinol ?
Hi! I keep repeat myself I love this kind of video. Researching ingredients on your own without the associated knowledge can be ambiguous. You explain the product very well. The vocabulary you use allows us to understand the essential and that's what's important to us. Keep up the good work! I really appreciate it! Sulfur, Urea, what's next?
Thanks for watching!
Thank you, Dr. Dray, for your dedication to educating us! I'm looking forward to more of the single ingredient skin-care ingredient videos. I've used urea creams on my feet for several years now, the stronger ones like 40% that I've found on Amazon, and I haven't had any of the trouble with dryness or cracking that I did in the past, as long as I apply it regularly at least a couple times a week.
Urea is the bomb! Eucerin’s Urea, HA & Sheabutter moisturiser (Hyalurea face cream) worked wonders for me. I tried so many creams including Clinique 72hr moisture surge,, the Ordinary and many others. This one got rid of my winter eczema, itching pulling feeling and dehydration that- No eczema and dryness this year, no having to reapply my moisturiser 4 times a day-- even in the Alps.
You’re a human encyclopedia of knowledge. My skin and I thank you for sharing.
You have a wonderful gift of being able to explain things in a way that's easy to understand. Thank you Dr Dray! Happy Monday!! 😊
Because she cares and wants to help us rather than exploit us. That's why.
Good video! Now I see why kerasil is better for feet than just cereve sa cream. You mentioned about using urea for nails. Could you use the body urea? I am a 72 year old female that has dry and ridgy nails. I have not used nail polish for several months to try and make my nails better and have been rubbing cereve healing ointment onto my nails and cuticles but my nails are still dry and ridgy. I’m going to try and use cream with urea and see if that works better could I use kerasil for my finger nails? Also I wanted to ask if it is ok to buff your nails to remove the ridges and make them a bit shiner and healthy looking? Thanks Brenda...you are so knowledgeable!
Thank you so much for your continued help to your viewers in sorting through all the plethora of ingredients that we're bombarded with in skincare. I can't tell you how much I've learned from you & have been able to pass along your advice to family & friends as well as directing them to your channel for them to learn more themselves. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊♥️🌻
Thanks for watching!
This is a brilliant idea!! That I personally am excited and looking forward to , listening to you speak on products that you have knowledge on, experience and will recommend.
You made my Monday! Happy Monday! 🙂🍁
Thanks Ms Shari! Happy Monday!
You are an amazing educator. I am a registered nurse and can appreciate this in so many ways! 😊
Thank you for this valuable information. My dermatologist never mentioned urea to me and I have severe psoriasis that even the biologics and other injectables just help a little bit. Time to look for a new derm. Take care, Ginny 😘😘😘
Im looking to use more products with urea in them. Products that are good and also affordable! Thank you for recommending products that this non profit therapist can afford! I absolutely love your “no nonsense” attitude about skin care. I don’t need my skin care products to be “sexy”, just my skin will do! I tend to have dry/dehydrated skin.
thanks for watching!
Love these focus on specific ingredients videos, especially this one as my skin loves urea and the best products for my dehydrated skin always contain urea. Love the Hado Labo gold and the Ordinary NMF...they work beautifully and you don't need much to get real results.
I love your videos of individual ingredients. So helpful when trying to buy skincare based on evidence rather than hype.
Appreciate your willingness to share! My skin is so improved since I found your channel!
😊❤
I am so interested in ingredients that aren’t sexy, yet actually work. It sounds like a urea product for my scalp psoriasis would be nice
Just searched eucerin urea products in my local online store, gonna try the eucerin urea shampoo too for psoriasis on my scalp. 😏
Cerave was bought by L’Oréal so I’m not surprised they’re doing weird things now
:)
I really don’t know why all the brands are being bought by these shitty companies like L’Oreal and Estée Lauder. It’s sad . They just destroy the good ones
Really ☹️
@@PM-gy4dn true . So far for loreal shampoo and conditiner are good . the rest tried before and discont their use . their no 1 ingridient in moisturiser Heavy fragrance
Has anyone noticed a difference in the CeraVe products since the change?
My dermatologist gave me a cream containing urea and glycolic acid for boils and it’s marks on my butt, it goes by the name “XERINA” here in India.
Honestly I have no idea where my skin would be at without your channel. I for sure would be trying my best to read up on case studies and researching... the reality is that I have dyslexia and my uni reading takes me long enough as it is. Thank you so much Dr.Dray
I would like to say thanks for going toward the simple, I have use Sulfa for year (I am from the Caribbean); Like you I do not believer a product needs to be expensive to work. Thanks also for thinking about budget, I rarely watch beauty channel on UA-cam because most of the recommended products are more than my food budget. i have purchased a few of the items you recommend and love them all.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the expert advice you give. My skin has improved noticeably since I started a simple basic regimen of very few but very affective products for my unique skin issues. No more eye cream and no more concealer! Again, thank you so much!
Thanks for watching!
Bonnie Marie can you share that helped you and you dont use eye cream and concealer anymore?
As a diabetic I absolutely love this video. Could you please list the two versions of Urea that are preservatives so that I have them for reference. Thank you so much 💖🇦🇺
I was getting a wart breakout on my hands and realized i picked it up at yoga studio with my hands being on the floor and holding weights etc. I was also told my hands were ultra dry and the virus gets in cracked skin. They gave me eucerin 10% urea omggggg it healed for the first time in years my cracked feet and hands!! I now use it on my face too i love it!!! Looking for haircare now with urea!
So interested in this topic!!! One of my favorite hyaluronic acids that works so well for me (Hada Labo premium) sadly broke my mom out terribly because she’s allergic to Urea! But it works amazing for me.
I like the hada labo, but allergies are possible. Sorry your mom did not get along well w/ it
Julia, have you tried the normal Hada Labo lotion (not Premium) and if so, have you noticed any difference between both?
The Hada Labo premium lotion is my favorite.
Hada labo premium lotion is my absolute favorite! I tried other moisturizers and lotions but I always come back to this one!
Is that the one in the gold bottle?
This was such an informative video, I just got a urea cream yesterday for my dry-ass dehydrated-ass skin :)
What did you buy?? I get confused with so many products on the shelves
@@denasharpe2393 honestly i don't remember anymore as its been so long but what has really helped my skin is just have a very gentle cleanser and a very basic moisturizer, nothing too fancy. The products I use are all Finnish brands so they're probably not available in other countries, sorry I can't recommend them 🥺
I never thought I would be so mesmerized by a video about urea! Watched it twice. Can't help but love you! I wish there were more educators with your passion for what they do, Dr Dray ❤️❤️❤️
thanks for watching!
Thank you for existing!!!!! You really helped me with acne problems and other skin problems when I couldn t go to pay a dermatologist
So glad this was done. I have seen the ingredient a lot but did not know how it was used in skin care. Thanks Dr Dray for continuing to provide your expertise. I also like the single skin care ingredient videos. Please do more.
Outstanding! I fail to understand the "thumbs down" responses though. Come on! It was all terrific content. Just checked my Amlactin Ultra Smoothing cream on my night stand. Alas, no urea. Still my favorite!
Thank you very much for this video, dear Andrea! I have been wanting to find out more about urea, and it really seems like such an under advertised ingredient with stellar track record. Will definitely incorporate it more into my routine now that I know more about it. Thank you so much for these lessons of skin care ingredients, they are absolutely invaluable. You look beautiful and glowing! Have a lovely Monday 💜💜💜😊😊😊
Happy Monday!
Thanks for this incredibly informative video, Dr. Dray! My question re: Urea is if there is anything we should avoid using it with. Since it is a penetration enhancer, it’s obviously great for things like ceramides (and maybe antioxidants?), but is it problematic when used alongside retinoids for instance? Does the penetrative effect still happen when you are layering a urea product with other products? And are there any other ingredients that urea renders useless (or vice versa) due to issues like PH, formula stability, etc. Thanks again, Dr. Dray!
I love stories about unsung heroes. Thank you!
such an underrrated ingredient and i really hope it gains more popularity. the good urea face products are usually rather pricey compared to other stuff focused on more hyped actives
Dr.Dray thank you for all of your skincare advice and breaking down ingredients,I have learned so much since I started watching your channel!
I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on skincare products but it wasn’t until I tried a 40% urea gel from Amazon for under $20 that my skin actually changed.
May I ask what brand you purchased, and did you get the kind with 2% salicylic acid? I would love to purchase some to try out. Thank you!
@@jewelsbarbie the brand is Gilden Tree in a green tube and it was the only one I found that didn’t have irritating tea tree oil in it. It does have salicylic acid.
@@Jessa32 wonderful; I will order that one! Thank you so much for replying ❤️
@@jewelsbarbie hope it works for you!
In Canada we have a brand called uremol. I use the 20% uremol on my feet and for the KP on my arms and find it very helpful. Thanks again for providing us with straightforward and scientifically based info. It really helps when navigating the skin care world!! 🤗
Same!! It's miraculous stuff!
@Jana Rae @TheShadowBee Where do you buy it? I'm going on vacation up there soon. :)
@@1foreverhopeful I just checked the packaging, and I think the one I use is actually called Dermal therapy (I think I've tried Uremol a while ago though, not sure if I liked it as much). I manage to find urea creams at pretty much every pharmacy I visit, so just check any that might be in your way! The ones I'm familiar with are Jean-Coutu, Familiprix, Pharmaprix, and Brunet. I think you're pretty sure to find something at any one of these, unless it's a really small store. I live in Québec though, I'm not sure how it is in other provinces.
@@TheShadowBee Thank you! I'm going to Whistler BC will be on the look out. Hope to visit Quebec someday.
@@1foreverhopeful I haven't been yet, but BC is my dream destination :) hope you have a blast there!
What a great enthusiastic video Doc! Thank you. My 83 year old mother had used urea from her dermatologist to reduce age spots. Sun damage. One day I was helping her with her makeup and noticed her skin felt thick and hide-like. I recommended she get back to her Doc. It was not a nice effect.
Thanks for watching :)
I've tried moisturizer with urea bc of this video. Totally love UREA! It helps my dehydrated skin (bc of tretinoin) to be well hydrated and moisturized. My skin looks healthy and feels so smooth.
Thank you, Dr. Dray 😘
Urea shampoo did wonders for my psoriasis in my scalp. Nothing helped as much, I suffered for months and used the sebamed urea shampoo and got instant relief. Only thing is it has fragrance,so I'm going to try one of the products you mentioned here, thank you for the wonderfully informative videos!
great video! As someone that suffers from eczema I found this video super helpful. I loved it!!! I purchased the Kerasal foot ointment and really like it. Thank you Dr Dray!! 💜
Yet another excellent concise and informative video - I could listen to you all night! I'm in the UK and have been using Eucerin products for a long time (we actually sell it in our pharmacy) and it's such a shame that it gets by passed for the 'sexier' (and usually horrifically more expensive) products. I just found a forgotten tube of the NMF so tried it again, I put a few drops of Hemi-squalane in there (not sure if that was okay, but made it easier to apply) and really felt that my skin was 'happy'. Also got the gold jar of gel (Hada Labo) you spoke about in another video and used it on my damp face after cleansing with water .... I was so shocked at how plumped and hydrated I felt as I normally have to pat dry immediately to avoid that horrible taut feeling as soon as I use water. Oh I so wish you were practising here in the UK, you have no idea how hard it is to find a dermatologist.
Loved this video as always!! So very interesting!! Love knowing the ingredients that are in products, and what they do!! Thank you so much for a Wonderful video!! Please enjoy the rest of your Day!!!
Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for for this one Dr. Drey- I will most definitely try some of these products. I love when I have a little mini Dr. Dray splurge/haul and I but two or three jars of your recommended products- Relatively painless on the pocketbook.
Oh yes please carry on doing more of this type of content 😃. I used the Eucerin 10% for my scaly legs and KP, it was helpful in softening the skin. My Simple face moisturiser also has Urea in it. I look for it in my moisturisers whenever possible. Thanks for the video doc 👍 💜
Why I love Hada Labo so much...just bought a new one. I had researched the ingredient a while back and such great properties. Sadly the founder of the Ordinary has just recently passed away and I believe Sephora no longer carries the brand. Thanks as always for the info.
I had no idea! That is terrible
@@DrDrayzday Very sad. He was only 40 something and quite troubled. Este Lauder I believe has the helm.
You can by the Ordinary products from their site as well as Beautylish.
Request you to put some pictures of the products that you talk about in the videos, it is easier to follow up on the products
That would be handy but also a lot of work. I usually click on one of the links she posts underneath all her videos so I can look at the product from where ever she suggests and then go about finding it.
That would be extra work for her. I click on her links while she is talking about the product.
Why not simply click on the links she provides, it’s the same thing
Thanks Dr. Dray! I’m diabetic and need help maintaining healthy skin. My feet heal very slowly and need special care to avoid any breaks in my skin. Urea is an important ingredient in my foot cream. 💗
Could you use the Eucerin body lotion on your face?
I used it and it irritated my face.
Thank you so much for mentioning products that we in Europe can buy! I follow many influencers who only talk about products that can be bought in US and it's so frustrating! So THANK YOU and hope you will keep on mentioning products we can buy here in Europe as well
Can you share in what sequence we should add urea to our face routine. For example , should I apply after cleansing before retina or after? Thanks💛🌱
I had really bad eczema. A doctor suggested me an ointment with Urea BP 10% and I've used it twice a day for a week. After a week my eczema was gone. Since then I have never had issues with eczema. But I still sometimes use it instead of using a moisturiser. It works way better than a moisturiser for me.
Which ointment did you use?
Hi Dr. Dray, I didn’t watch this whole video before joyfully going to amazon and ordering 40% pursources urea cream for my diabetic feet and lower legs. It’s Working great for that, thank you . I also ordered 20% for my face and applied on 3 scaly spots. I’m 72 years old and am just now having old looking skin and am looking for help for that. Just Now I was watching you say to use milder strength for face. But if it doesn’t burn or anything, I plan to continue using 20% on my face. Love your videos.
Love these videos. They help so much, especially since my skin breaks out so easily. I have to watch what I put on my face.
Thanks for watching!
Do you have any recommendations for *shampoos or conditioners* with a beneficial urea percentage? The medicated shampoos sometimes dry and tangle my hair. I get itchy buildup on my scalp.
Can't vouch for them personally, but Eucerin makes a urea shampoo and a leave-in scalp treatment. They don't list a urea percentage, but urea is second or third on the ingredient list. It's not part of Eucerin's US line (for some reason urea seems more popular overseas), but they're available from UK sellers who ship to the US (e.g. FeelUnique), Amazon UK, eBay, etc.
Hi Ana. If your scalp is itchy AND flakey, you may want to see a dermatologist. Mine told me my itch/dandruf was yeast gone wild. Yeast is naturally on our skin but if in excess, it's a problem. I was given a drying perscription "shampoo" which she told me to use like a treatment. That is, put it on your finger tips and masage it into the scalp only. Wait the perscribed time and rinse out. Then cleanse your strands with your favorite gentle shampoo. Condition ends as needed. This is working well for my scalp and my ultra fine, shoulder length color treated hair.
Uk version CeraVe SA smoothing cream contains 10% urea and (suspected) 0.5% SA
Can u please suggest something for dark knuckle,elbow and ankles please a routine for it ?
So I just started using the Vanicream Lite Lotion tonight. I’m obsessed with it, because I was looking for something very gentle with a great occlusive. But I must say, it has a smell similar to dried up saliva. Which reminds me of the older tolerance extreme Avéne cleanser, which I use to use on my face as a moisturizer years ago since it contained mineral oil, but no actual cleansing agents(before they changed the formula and added alcohol).
Dr. Dray,
What were the names of the ingredients used as preservatives that are not actually the active ingredient urea? I couldn't find them in the description. Love your videos, thank you!
they are there:
Diazolidinyl urea
Imidazolidinyl urea
Thank you for all the generosity in sharing your knowledge, I love your videos!
Hi Doc! First of all I want to thank you for making this helpful videos...just want to ask few things...
1. I have been using 10% urea moisturizer (brand is called URECARE) because my face became scaly and skin became elevated around the nose. forehead and nose became red only up to eyebrow level...didn't know if that was rosacea or Seborrheic Dermatitis...it disappeared after only 2days of using the said product.it stings a bit tho but is highly tolerable, that's how I bumped into your video, to know more about it.
2. Can i use it for a lifetime now? ( It is at 10%) because i love how it made my skin look "very hydrated"❤
Do you still use it?
dr dray is just amazing
i was took by the hyper of finding a moisturizer with ceramides since i do not find cerave products in my country...until i’ve watched this video and now i know exactly what to buy to help my skin barrier while taking roaccutane treatment
thanks you so much ❤️ 🙏
I love urea! I use the HL Gokujyun perfect gel with urea and can definitely feel a difference in the smoothness of my skin (I had to stop using the HL super plumping gel cream because the preservative started to break me out). I love how great you are at explaining ingredient usage.
urea is the best ingredient i have ever used for dry skin. i use uremol 10%, urisec 22%, eucerin 5% and 10%, and bio oil dry skin gel. i also have a 40% urea cream for its tissue softening effect. all are used for different purposes. my skin has never been in such good shape before. very impressed with this engredient .
Different purposes? How so? Where do you use each product/percentage?
Hello Dr. Dray, I'm currently following your nightly tretinoin routine that includes Neutrogena's Hydro-boost and Cerave moisturizer. Can Urea be used in conjunction with this routine or as a replacement for any of the steps?
I have been looking for information about urea for the face , and I can’t believe I found this video . ❤
Glad you did something on Urea, thank you! I’ve been using it on my body forever, it’s a very popular ingredient in German skincare with wide availability here. But I’ve got one question though: I have Rosacea type 1 on my cheeks, neck and décolleté, and I’d like to use this fabulous ingredient there, too. Is it advisable, or will it aggravate the condition even further? Thank you!
hey! Im from Germany too- what products would you recommend?
Galderma makes OTC Excipial cream in a 10% and 20% urea formulation that I sometimes recommend to patients.
i listed it down below