Prescription 35% urea lotion...Is it made from urine?

Yes, the urea that is used in topical dermatological formulas like your prescription lotion is definitely synthetically produced. There is a huge market for urea for numerous purposes so production is very high. As an interesting footnote, urea was the first natural compound to be synthesized artificially (in 1828) using inorganic compounds, a major scientific breakthrough at the time.

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Prescription 35% urea lotion...Is it made from urine?

I have problem with dry skin on the bottoms of my feet and after weeks of OTC lotions, I went to my doctor who prescribed for me a 35% urea lotion.

It is my understanding that urea is an organic chemical from urine. Is the type of urea used in a prescription formula a synthetic form of the...

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Urea is a component of urine. I doubt that using your own urine would be concentrated enough to help.

Urea is a part of your urine. Bathing feet in urine is known to toughen the skin and prevent blisers, hence the army practice of peeing in the shower.

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Urea is an amino acid. Yes, it is found in urine, but yes, it can also be synthetic.

Sulfacetamide/Urea Lotion is a sulfonamide antibiotic. It works by killing bacteria, helping to shed scaly skin, and softening the skin.

That is the synthetic version not made from urine.