Hydrogels have become a very important class of materials, with the global sales reaches approximately 15-20 billion U.S. dollars annually. Since their first demonstrated application in 1960, hydrogels have found uses in many different areas such as contact lenses, wound dressings, cosmetics, drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, agriculture, and hygiene products. Hydrogels can be made of synthetic polymers such as polyethyleneglycol (PEG), natural polymers such as gelatin and collagen, or hybrids of natural and synthetic polymers. The choice of polymers and crosslinkers is crucial, as this affects the final properties of the hydrogel. Pore size, mechanical properties, swelling ratio, swelling rate, biodegradability, biocompatibility, chemical resistance, optical properties, and stimuli responsiveness are additional important hydrogel properties, which must be tailored according to the application. For example, a high swelling ratio and fast swelling kinetics are needed for superabsorbent applications. On the other hand, biodegradability and biocompatibility are more important for drug delivery or tissue engineering applications. Hydrophilicity is a vital property of all hydrogels, with hydrophilicity generally provided by hydrophilic polymers, such PEG or polyacrylamides. Although there are numerous reports on different types of hydrogels, novel formulations that can outperform commercial products are still needed. New hydrogel formulations with superior properties may not be enough for commercialization, as the scalability of the hydrogel synthesis, availability and cost of the starting materials are also critical factors for industrial production. In this paper, we describe a facile method to fabricate a novel hydrogesl based on urazole starting from cheap and readily available precursors. We also demonstrated the potential of urazole based hydrogels as ion-exchange materials.