Foot Cream Glycolic Acid, Urea, Cetylated Fatty Ester Complex (same as Foot Range)Kreese

How Kreese works

This is a combination, and each component handles a different part of the problem. Glycolic acid loosens the bonds between dead surface cells so hardened skin lifts away, urea both softens keratin and holds water in it, and the cetylated fatty ester complex seals that moisture in. Cracked heels are hard skin that has lost flexibility, so softening and hydrating together is what closes them. Urea and Glycolic acid loosen the bonds holding dead surface cells together, so thickened scale lifts away instead of building up. In a combination this also matters for the other ingredient: once the scale is gone, an antifungal or a steroid can actually reach the skin underneath rather than sitting on top of it. Urea does double duty: at higher strengths it softens hard keratin, and at any strength it draws water into the skin and holds it there. Infected, inflamed skin rarely has a single cause, which is why these are formulated together rather than applied one after another.