Chemist Confessions
#88: Can Urea Replace Your AHAs?
Mar 4, 2024 · 25 min · Episode 87 · 36.7 MBExplicit
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Urea has surprisingly been creeping up the ranks in skincare ingredient awareness. This oldie but a goodie has actually been looked at for some time and been compared to some of the greats like glycerin. Uniquely, urea at lower percentages serves as a hydration ingredient but at higher concentrations acts as a keratolytic similar to AHAs. So you have to wonder, can urea replace our AHAs?
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