THE CREAM — 5% Urea + 2% Panthenol Body Cream
Four actives. Thirty-four ingredients in all.
For skin that has gone past dry and into something you can feel through a shirt.
Five percent urea is the reason this works where a lotion does not. Urea both holds water and loosens the bonds between dead surface cells, so rough skin softens instead of simply being coated. Two percent panthenol calms the irritation that comes with dryness; hyaluronic acid and sodium PCA hold the moisture in place once it is there. Sunflower seed oil carries it, and a trace of lactic acid keeps the finish smooth.
It absorbs without weight and without grease. Shins, elbows, hands after a week of real work, the backs of the arms that go pebbled in winter. Made to sit under clothes and leave nothing on them.
What it does
- Soothes and softens rough skin
- 5% urea for deep, lasting hydration
- Panthenol calms dryness-related irritation
- Absorbs without weight or grease
What is in it
- Urea
At 5%, a humectant that also loosens the bonds between dead surface cells. Rough skin gets softer and holds water better. This is the workhorse.
- Panthenol
Pro-vitamin B5. Calms the irritation that comes with dryness and helps the barrier close behind it.
- Hyaluronic acid
Humectant; pulls water into the upper layers and holds it there, so skin reads plump rather than merely damp. Used here at multiple molecular weights so it works at more than one depth.
- Sodium PCA
Part of skin's own natural moisturising factor. Replaces what washing takes out, and keeps the hydration from evaporating off again.
- Sunflower seed oil (organic)
Sunflower seed oil (organic) + tocopherol (vitamin E) — replenishes what the scrub removes; leaves skin conditioned, not stripped
- Lactic Acid
A mild AHA assist, keeps the finish smooth
How to use
Apply to clean skin, focusing on rough or dry areas. Massage until fully absorbed. Daily, or as needed. Best on skin still slightly damp from the shower.
Urea at five percent isn't a moisturizer, it's a repair. Panthenol and hyaluronic acid ride along to keep it from reading clinical. Apply while the skin is still damp — shins, elbows, the backs of the arms, everywhere you've been ignoring since March.
