Generic name: urea
Dosage form: gel, applicator
Drug class:Topical emollients

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 22, 2021.

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DESCRIPTION:

Urea 50 Applicator contains a keratolytic solution, which is a gentle, yet potent, tissue softener for nails and dry rough skin. Urea 50 Applicator contains 50% urea along with acrylates copolymer, carbomer, cetyl alcohol, disodium EDTA, dl-alphatocopheryl acetate, glycerin, lactic acid, linoleic acid, mineral oil, PEG-6, polysorbate 60, purified water, sodium hydroxide solution, stearic acid, titanium dioxide, zinc undecylenate.

Urea is a diamide of carbonic acid with the following chemical structure:

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY:

Urea gently dissolves the intercellular matrix, which results in loosening the horny layer of skin while shedding scaly skin at regular intervals, which then softens the hyperkeratotic areas. Urea also hydrates and gently dissolves the intercellular matrix of the nail plate, which can result in the softening and eventual debridement of the nail plate.