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VIETNAT Intensive Repair Balm with 20% Urea +Ceramide + Centella Asiatica | For Skin 60+ Shins, Elbows & Heels | 3,4 FL OZ / 100 ML
VIETNAT Intensive Repair Balm with 20% Urea +Ceramide + Centella Asiatica | For Skin 60+ Shins, Elbows & Heels | 3,4 FL OZ / 100 ML
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VIETNAT Barrier care · For ages 60+
For the three places lotion gives up on.
Shins, elbows and heels do not respond to body lotion, and it is not your fault. The skin there is thicker, drier and harder to soften — so this is a stronger balm made only for those three places.
Twenty per cent urea, Ceramide NP and Centella Asiatica. At double the concentration of a daily cream, urea softens skin that has genuinely hardened; the ceramide replaces lost barrier lipid; centella settles the discomfort.
It is a nighttime product on purpose. It is thick, it takes a while to sink in, and it works best under socks or against a bedsheet for several undisturbed hours.
One hundred millilitres, because three small areas do not need a body-sized tub. It is meant to sit on a bedside table, not in the shower.
Intensive care for the spots regular lotion misses.
Why those three places
Thicker skin, fewer oil glands, more pressure.
Shins, elbows and heels share three things: the skin over them is thicker, they carry very few sebaceous glands to oil themselves, and they take constant mechanical load — a heel bears your weight, an elbow leans on tables, a shin rubs against trousers all day. So they dry out first and stay rough longest.
That is why a thin all-over lotion fails there and a stronger balm does not. This is still a cosmetic balm, not a medicine: it softens the surface and supports the barrier. Cracked, splitting or bleeding skin is a conversation for a doctor, and this is not the product for it.
Where it goes
Three places, and nowhere else.
Three actives
Double the urea, and two things to hold the barrier together.
The same three ingredients as our daily cream, at double the urea and in a much thicker base. Deliberately without retinol or AHA — twenty per cent urea is already doing the softening, and stacking exfoliants on thin mature skin is how people end up sore.
Humectant and keratolytic
Urea, 20%
Double a daily cream
At ten per cent urea holds water. At twenty it also breaks down the bonds holding hardened surface skin together, which is what a thickened heel actually needs.
Barrier lipid
Ceramide NP
Replaces what is missing
Softening the surface without restoring the barrier underneath just leaves it exposed. The ceramide is the other half of the job.
Gotu kola extract
Centella Asiatica
Comfort and recovery
Long used on skin that is stressed and uncomfortable. It is here for how the skin feels, not to claim what it treats.
Compared with the category
How it differs from a heel cream off the shelf.
| VIETNAT balm | Typical heel cream | |
|---|---|---|
| Urea | 20%, stated on the front | Often 5–10%, or unstated |
| Barrier lipid | Ceramide NP | Usually none |
| Exfoliants | None — no retinol, no AHA | Frequently salicylic or AHA |
| Where to use | Shins, elbows and heels, named | Heels or feet only |
| When to use | Night, on purpose | Unspecified |
| Fragrance | None | Commonly menthol or fragranced |
Comparison drawn from our own category review, August 2026. It describes the category, not one named competitor.
The jar
A wide jar, because a tube of something this thick is a fight.
Wide mouth, shallow jar
You can reach the bottom with stiff fingers, and see how much is left.
100 ML, and it lasts
Three small areas, a fingertip each. This is not a body-sized tub, and it does not need to be.
Ivory dome lid, broad grip
A wide screw lid with real grip surface, opened with dry hands and no child-resistant mechanism to fight.
How to use
At night, worked in firmly, socks on.
01
At night, on clean dry skin
Not in the morning. It is thick and slow, and it wants undisturbed hours to work.
02
A small amount, worked in firmly
Less than you think. Massage it in until it stops looking white — that friction is part of it.
03
Socks on for heels
Cotton socks keep it on the heel rather than on the sheet. Nothing else needed.
If it is for you
It sits on the bedside table beside the socks, not in the shower. Two minutes before bed, three places, and you stop thinking about it.
If it is for a parent
Heels are hard to reach and easy to ignore. A wide jar you can see into, and a label that says exactly where it goes, do most of the explaining.
Key benefits
- 20% urea — double a daily cream
- Ceramide NP replaces lost barrier lipid
- Centella Asiatica for comfort and recovery
- Made only for shins, elbows and heels
- Nighttime use, under socks if you like
- Fragrance-free, no retinol, no AHA
- Designed for ages 60+
Ingredients (INCI)
Aqua (Water), Urea (20%), Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Shea Butter, Ceramide NP, Centella Asiatica Extract, Panthenol, Allantoin, Sodium Lactate, Phenoxyethanol + Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid.
No added fragrance, no retinol, no AHA, no menthol, no parabens.
For external use only. For use on shins, elbows and heels; not for the face. Do not apply to broken, cracked or bleeding skin. Avoid contact with eyes and rinse thoroughly if contact occurs. A patch test is recommended before first use. Discontinue use if irritation occurs. Keep out of reach of children. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Questions
Answers, in plain terms.
Who is this made for?
Adults 60+ with thickened, rough dry skin on shins, elbows or heels. It is a cosmetic balm, not a treatment.
Why 20% urea and not 10%?
At 10% urea mainly holds water in the skin. At 20% it also loosens the bonds in hardened surface skin, which is what a thickened heel needs and a forearm does not.
Should I use this instead of the 10% cream?
No — alongside it. The 10% cream is the daily all-over one for face, body and hands. This is the stronger balm for three small stubborn areas at night.
Can I use it on my face?
No. Twenty per cent urea is deliberately too strong for facial skin. Use the 10% Barrier Repair Cream there.
Will it sting?
On intact dry skin most people feel nothing, though urea can tingle briefly. Do not apply it to cracked, split or bleeding skin — that needs a doctor, not a balm.
Why only at night?
It is thick and slow to absorb. Overnight gives it undisturbed hours, and socks keep it on your heels rather than on the floor.
Do I have to wear socks?
Only for heels, and only if you want the balm to stay there. Shins and elbows are fine uncovered.
How long does one jar last?
3.4 FL OZ / 100 ML. A fingertip per area each night usually gives about two months.
Will it fix cracked heels?
No, and we will not claim it. It softens rough thickened skin. Skin that is split or bleeding needs medical advice first.
