What Is Urea?
Urea is a naturally occurring ingredient found in healthy skin. It plays an important role in keeping skin hydrated, which is why it's used as a key active ingredient in foot creams and mousses. In skincare, urea works in two ways: it draws moisture into the skin and helps lock it in, and it softens dry, rough and thickened skin, making it easier to treat and maintain.
It's one of the most widely used ingredients in professional foot care for good reason, it's effective, well-tolerated, and works on a wide range of common foot skin concerns.
Why Is Urea Used on Feet?
The skin on the soles of the feet has no oil glands, which means it can't self-lubricate the way skin on the rest of the body can. Combined with the pressure and friction of daily life, this makes feet particularly prone to dryness, hard skin, and calluses, exactly the conditions urea is most effective at treating.
That's why urea is a core ingredient across the Footlogix® range. All Footlogix® mousses use Dermal Infusion Technology® to deliver urea and other active ingredients deep into the skin rather than just sitting on the surface.
What Can Urea Cream Help With?
- Dry skin — softens and rehydrates skin that feels tight, rough or flaky
- Hard skin and calluses — helps soften thickened areas, making them easier to reduce
- Cracked heels — deeply hydrates and locks in moisture to help eliminate deep cracks and fissures
- Mature skin — helps restore hydration levels in skin that has lost moisture over time
- Diabetic skin — gentle and effective for skin that needs careful, consistent daily care
The Footlogix® Solution
Footlogix® uses urea across several formulas, each tailored to a specific skin concern:
Footlogix® DD Cream Mousse — for very dry, irritated or mature skin, and diabetics
Provides double defence: urea deeply hydrates and softens the skin, while Spiraleen® (Footlogix®'s exclusive anti-microbial concentrate) protects and supports the skin barrier. Non-greasy mousse that absorbs immediately — just apply and go.
Ideal for: very dry, irritated or mature skin, and diabetics.
How to use: apply to clean, dry feet once a day as part of a daily maintenance programme.
Footlogix® Daily Maintenance Formula — for normal to dry skin
Powered by Dermal Infusion Technology® with urea to lock in moisture and keep feet soft and hydrated between pedicures. Rapid-absorbing and non-greasy.
Ideal for: normal to dry skin as an everyday routine.
How to use: apply to clean, dry feet once a day.
Footlogix® Cracked Heel Formula — for deep cracks, thick calluses and very dry heels
Formulated with urea to deeply hydrate and lock in moisture, plus Evening Primrose Oil to help improve skin structure and support the skin's natural rebuilding process. Proven to moisturise and eliminate deep cracked skin.
Ideal for: very dry skin, thick calluses and deep cracks in heels.
How to use: apply to clean, dry feet twice a day for two weeks, then once daily until cracks are healed.
Footlogix® Rough Skin Formula — for rough, scratchy or sandpaper-like skin
Features Dermal Infusion Technology® and Spiraleen® for effective relief from superficial cracks, dry and rough skin. Urea locks in moisture and restores the skin's natural moisture balance.
Ideal for: seniors, diabetics and those with delicate skin.
How to use: apply to clean, dry feet twice a day for two weeks, then daily until the condition is resolved.
