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Urea, the major constituent of urine, is used in a variety of applications. (90% of all urea is used for cattle fertilizers while the rest is used to produce explosives, urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins (used in adhesives for paper, board, plywood, surface coatings molding resins and textile processing and to coat textiles, paper and leather), and the manufacture of polyurethanes, pharmaceuticals (ear wax softeners, diuretics, fertility drugs, estrogen supplements and wound or burn ointments), flame-proofing agents, sulphamic acid and fabric softeners.Urea and its synthetic version, Carbamide, are commonly used in a variety of cosmetics such as moisturizers, shampoos, conditioners, hair removers (Nair),deodorants, toothpastes, foundations and hand cream.Although it has skin hydrating and antibacterial properties, urea may not be the best agent to use on sensitive, irritated, red or infected skin where it can cause stinging.With so many other products on the market, I would use another product until your peeled skin is healed.
It is difficult to tell what is going on from this picture. The best way to expedite wound healing is to keep a wound clean and moist. in many instances the skin must separate on its own and attempting to peel this on your own is not advised and will not speed up the process.
The brown mask that you described is normal with a TCA peel, along with the tight feeling. Everyone responds differently to the peel. Some have a lot of swelling while others do not. Usually the swelling goes down within a couple of days and you can apply a cool compress if needed, which may...
TCA, or trichloroacetic acid, is a chemical commonly used by medical professionals for facial rejuvenation. Essentially, it is a caustic acid that burns off the superficial layer of the skin, so there are definite risks involved. The results depend both upon application technique and the...
