The INKEY List Super Solutions 10% Urea Moisturizer.

Moisturizers

About this product

A lightweight gel-based moisturizer containing 10% urea, designed to hydrate and support the skin barrier.

Full ingredients

Water, Urea, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Squalane, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Carbomer, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Dehydroacetic Acid

Guru Score

82%

Yay

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

This gel-based moisturizer earns consistent praise for feeling hydrating and lightweight without residue, making it a natural fit for oily and combination skin. Gurus point out that urea works as a natural moisturizing factor that supports the barrier, and note it has a secondary benefit for those with eczema, rough patches, or irritation, as it can help soften and calm these areas over time. The price sits around 20 pounds, which reviewers see as accessible for the hydration you get.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take October 2024

What they liked

Lightweight gel texture, no residue
Hydrating without feeling heavy
Suits oily and combination skin

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

MoisturizersGel

Key actives

Squalane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"Urea is a great hydrating ingredient for skin. I also love their AHA acid serum, the rose hip oil, I have no idea what happened with that it's not on Sephora site any longer, and their CoQ10 Serum is great. Some of their cleansers are nice. They've got a lot of products that people absolutely love and a really nice selection. I wish they kept a few more of their base products because I really liked them, especially like the rose hip oil. [...] This one's 20 bucks."

Doctorly

3.59M subs

✓Yay

"If you just want to start super simple, The INKEY List has a 10% Urea online. [...] A 10 to 20% would probably be tolerated okay on the arms."

Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

✓Yay

"They came out with this a couple of years ago and I fell in love with it immediately. As a moisturizer, I think it will really suit folks who are a little bit on the oily side, they want something a little bit lighter. This is not the heavy rich creams I've been talking about all video long. So if you have oily skin or combination skin that leans oily, I think you'll like this. If you have more of a balanced or a normal skin type, I think you'll like this as well."

Doctor Anne

56k subs

✓Yay

"For moisturizer I'm using The INKEY List 10% Urea moisturizer, which is really for dry skin. My skin isn't that dry, but even in spring it can get really cold sometimes, and at night I like something richer. It has a thicker texture than you'd think initially, but it spreads easily, and yes it's shiny, but it really leaves my skin plump and hydrated."

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My Travel skincare routine for one week in Mallorca | Doctor Anne

"I brought The Inkey List Super Solutions 10% Urea Moisturizer, mainly to use before my tretinoin at night, because it's just deeply hydrating. It's not that hot here so I can still get away with using it, but it's probably not one I would reach for in the summer."

My evening skincare routine with and without Tretinoin | Spring 2024

Dr. Jenny Liu

323k subs

✓Yay

"I really like moisturizers with ingredients like urea and alpha hydroxy acid that can act as great humectants and have been shown to help soften the cuticles and repair nails. For example, moisturizers like The INKEY List 10% Urea Moisturizer is a great one. It's lightweight and does not leave a lot of residue on your hands afterwards."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Urea

Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is The INKEY List Super Solutions 10% Urea Moisturizer?

A lightweight gel-based moisturizer containing 10% urea, designed to hydrate and support the skin barrier.

Is The INKEY List Super Solutions 10% Urea Moisturizer worth it?

Yes. All 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is The INKEY List Super Solutions 10% Urea Moisturizer's Guru Score?

The INKEY List Super Solutions 10% Urea Moisturizer holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.