Ingredients Lab: Urea

Urea is one of skincare’s most effective ingredients for hydrating and smoothing the skin. It helps to soften, exfoliate and restore comfort, improving texture and appearance with consistent use. Understanding what urea is and how to include it in your routine can make a visible difference to rough or dry skin.

What Is Urea in Skin Care? 

In skincare, urea is used to replace what the skin naturally loses. It works as a humectant, attracting and holding moisture, and as a gentle exfoliant, helping dead cells shed from the surface. This combination makes urea for skin ideal for improving texture and hydration while keeping the skin feeling soft and comfortable.

How Urea Works 

• Draws moisture into the outer layers of the skin 
• Helps the skin retain hydration for longer 
• Softens rough or thickened areas 
• Gently exfoliates to smooth the surface 
• Supports the barrier to reduce dryness and flakiness 

Together, these actions show why urea in skin care is known as one of the most effective ingredients for restoring softness, comfort and a healthy glow. 

Benefits of Urea for Skin 

Urea provides visible improvements for many skin types and concerns. Some of the main urea skin benefits include: 

• Smoothing texture by softening dry or rough skin 
• Boosting hydration to relieve tightness or discomfort 
• Supporting exfoliation to reduce flakiness and scaling 
• Strengthening the skin barrier for long-lasting moisture 
• Improving suppleness and restoring comfort 

These benefits make urea good for the skin, especially for those with dryness, uneven texture or sensitivity. 

Product support: AMELIORATE Transforming Body Lotion combines urea with the LaH6 Hydration Complex to smooth, soften and hydrate rough, dry or bumpy skin. 

How to Use Urea 

Urea can be used daily as part of a regular skincare routine. To get the best results, apply it correctly and support it with hydration. 

Start gradually – Use once a day and increase as your skin adjusts.

Apply to clean, dry skin – Focus on areas prone to dryness or roughness.

Follow with moisture – Use a rich cream or lotion to lock in hydration.

Use sun protection – Always apply SPF during the day to keep skin healthy. 

Product support: AMELIORATE Smoothing Body Exfoliant combines urea with gentle exfoliating particles to refine texture and prepare skin for moisture. 

Why AMELIORATE Uses Urea 

At the core of AMELIORATE’s skincare science is the LaH6 Hydration Complex, which combines urea with five other key ingredients: lactic acid, sodium lactate, serine, allantoin and hydrolysed milk protein. 

Together, these ingredients hydrate, exfoliate and protect the skin barrier, leaving it feeling smoother, softer and more comfortable. Urea plays a key role by helping the skin attract and retain moisture while improving texture and resilience. 

Product support: AMELIORATE Transforming Body Cream delivers long-lasting hydration and smoothness with urea and the LaH6 Hydration Complex for visibly renewed skin. 

The AMELIORATE Difference 

AMELIORATE was created to transform the look and feel of dry, rough and bumpy skin, with urea at the heart of that mission. Each formula is designed to gently renew the skin while maintaining deep hydration and comfort. 

By combining dermatological science with clinically proven results, AMELIORATE’s urea skincare visibly improves texture, tone and softness. With consistent use, skin feels smoother, looks healthier and stays comfortably hydrated all day long.