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Originally Posted by JeremyW  No you would need to massage it into the skin. |
For people that see this as totally in left field, check out the active ingredients in some medicines, from Premarin (pregnant mare urine, female hormone drug) to urea for skin applications. Here's one discussing skin applications that just popped up when I googled it:
Talk Eczema: Feture - Beneficial Effects of Urea
"Applying urea directly to the skin increases the moisture binding capacity of the skin, thus rehydrating the skin, softening it and reducing cracking and roughness. It also helps reduce the cycle of itching and irritation, producing a localised anesthetic affect, as well as the likelihood of flare-ups.
Urea penetrates and re-hydrates the Corneum. Also, the addition of urea to dermatological preparations increased the penetration of other substances, such as cortcosteroids, which is attributed to urea's ability to increase skin hydration after application."
When I used to use a special acne soap, I noticed that urea was one of the key ingredients.