SPF Scout · Ingredient
Urea
What this ingredient generally does
Urea is a multitasker that draws in and holds moisture in the product and on skin. It also conditions the skin, helps keep static down, and steadies the formula's acidity. In short, it keeps things hydrated and balanced.
Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation, and nothing else.
Published formulations that list this ingredient
These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.
Cay Skin, Inc. Cay Skin MoBay Mineral Sunscreen Drops SPF 30
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Curology Everyday Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 No-clog UV defense
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
IHerb, LLC Daily Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 UVA UVB
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Eraser Treatment Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 18 Sunscreen
SPF 18 as labeled · U.S. formulation
MAYBELLINE NEW YORK INSTANT AGE REWIND ERASER TREATMENT MAKEUP OCTINOXATE BROAD SPECTRUM SPF 20 SUNSCREEN PLUS PROVITAMIN B5
SPF 20 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Mitchell Cosmetics, Inc OMIC MINERAL SUNSCREEN
U.S. formulation
Summer Fridays Shadedrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Supergoop! City Sunscreen serum Broad Spectrum SPF 30
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Supergoop! City Sunscreen serum Broad Spectrum SPF 30 · Homosalate, Octisalate, Avobenzone, Octocrylene
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Supergoop! City Sunscreen serum Broad Spectrum SPF 30 · Homosalate, Octisalate, Avobenzone, Octocrylene (Cream)
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Supergoop! City Sunscreen serum Broad Spectrum SPF 30 · Homosalate, Octisalate, Avobenzone, Octocrylene (Cream) (NDC 70157-002)
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Supergoop! City Sunscreen serum Broad Spectrum SPF 30 · Homosalate, Octisalate, Avobenzone, Octocrylene (Cream) (NDC 75936-111)
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
TAN ALIZE KOZMETIK VE TEMIZLIK URUNLERI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI Dr.C.Tuna Sun Body SPF50
SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation
TAN ALIZE KOZMETIK VE TEMIZLIK URUNLERI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI Dr.C.Tuna Sun Face Cream SPF50
SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation
TAN ALIZE KOZMETIK VE TEMIZLIK URUNLERI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI Farmasi BB
U.S. formulation
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Where this information comes from
Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.