SPONSORED: How to take care of dry skin conditions

All the products in the Eucerin UreaRepair PLUS range are clinically and dermatologically proven to be both highly effective on, and well tolerated by people with dry skin conditions associated with diseases such as diabetes.³

Thorough, regular care can significantly improve skin condition. The skin looks and feels better and the risk of infection decreases.

Caring for rough and dry body skin

Dry skin is caused by a breakdown in the skin’s barrier function which leads to the loss of moisture and water binding capacity due to a deficiency of moisturising factors. Therefore, dry skin needs a skincare routine that does not cause further deterioration of the skin barrier and replaces missing natural moisturising factors. 

Eucerin UreaRepair PLUS is an effective range of products that delivers both immediate and long-lasting relief for dry, very dry and rough skin.

All Eucerin UreaRepair PLUS products are formulated with a unique combination of ingredients:

• Urea and other Natural Moisturising Factors (NMFs) to improve skin’s water-binding capacity and increase its moisture content

• Ceramide and other lipids to form a lipid envelope to strengthen the skin barrier and protect against moisture loss 

Cleansing dry body skin

Dry skin is most likely dry due to the skin’s surface barrier breaking down, and therefore it is important that the cleanser is gentle enough not to wash away the skin’s natural protective barrier.

Additional natural moisturising factors, such as Urea, will also help to restore the skin’s moisture balance. Eucerin UreaRepair PLUS 5% Urea Replenishing Body Wash Fluid is an effective, replenishing cleanser for dry skin that can be used daily.

Moisturising dry body skin

The first requirement for moisturisers for dry skin is to restore the moisture balance in the upper layers of the skin. So-called “natural moisturising factors” (NMF) compounds like Urea and Lactate bind moisture into the stratum corneum, or upper layer of the skin.

The minimum recommended concentration of Urea, even for mild dry skin, should be 5%. Very dry skin generally requires a higher concentration of Urea and other moisturising factors. The Eucerin Urea range for dry skin contains a range of products which includes lotions, creams and a cleanser as well as hand care treatments.

These products are available with different concentrations of the water-binding active Urea, and the concentration used should vary according to the severity of dryness. 

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3. Beiersdorf. Data on file</sup>