Urea isn’t the sexiest skin care ingredient out there, but it’s definitely useful — it’s been a mainstay in body lotions and foot creams for years. If you have rough patches, stubborn dryness or ...

Urea skin care might not sound super sexy, but there’s a reason the inconspicuous ingredient is seeing a real resurgence. We’re no strangers to breaking down beauty trends or testing out that skin ...

This e-learning module gives an overview of the carbon-13 urea breath test (13 C-UBT) for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. It describes a robust test for the diagnosis of gastric H. pylori ...

If you’ve examined ingredients in your moisturizer, you’ve probably noticed urea listed — then wondered what exactly that is. Because while other similarly hydrating elements have risen in popularity, ...

This story first appeared on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, in The Strategist Beauty Brief, a weekly newsletter in which our beauty writers share their must-tries, can-skips, and can’t-live-withouts.

There’s a moment from junior high seared into my memory, when another kid asked me why I had “all those red bumps on my arms.” It was something that until then I had barely noticed; after his comment, ...