Maybe Moises Alou isn't as kooky as we thought.

Or not.

According to an article by Dan Kois (slate.com), piss actually contains a compound, urea, that's an active ingredient in a lot of commercial moisturizing creams, like Carmol 10 and 20 and Dermal Therapy Lotion.

Kois notes, though, that "in order for the urea in urine to have an effect, you'd need to soak your hands long enough for the urea to be absorbed by your skin, at least five minutes," so piss isn't as effective a moisturizer as a lotion or skin cream.

I'm wondering if any of this really matters. What if 100 of the world's best dermatologists discovered that piss is actually a better moisturizer than lotion. Would that change that fact that it's piss, or that you're pissing on your hand?

No. It wouldn't.

Sorta reminds me of that line in Pulp Fiction, when Jules tells Vincent, "Hey, a sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'll never know because I'd never eat the filthy (expletive)."

Piss might give me healthier skin, but I'll never know because I'd never use it as a moisturizer.