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Clinical evaluation of 40% urea and 12% ammonium lactate in the treatment of xerosis

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Publisher:: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology (Ademola J, et al.)
Source type:: Journal · study
Last checked:: 2026-11-10
URL:: https://doi.org/10.2165/00128071-200203030-00007

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Evidence: In a randomized, double-blind, bilateral paired trial of 25 people with moderate-to-severe xerosis, 40% urea cream was superior to 12% ammonium lactate lotion at day 14 on skin roughness, fissure reduction, thickness and dryness, with skin desquamation measured instrumentally.