The GlowGetters Guide

If you struggle with hyperpigmentation or melasma, particularly on your face, you may feel like you’ve tried everything under the sun to reduce the appearance of these dark marks. It can be incredibly frustrating to feel like you’re doing the same things as everybody else to take care of your skin…yet you still can’t escape from these self-esteem-busting shadows over all of your hard work. Among the more popular treatments for dark marks and hyperpigmentation...

Combination skin types can be one of the most difficult to find a good skincare regimen for. Your dry-skinned peers need only look up highly moisturizing lotions, and your oily friends can look to ranges meant to dry them out. But products intended to cut down on your skin’s sebum production and reduce oiliness can make the dry spots on your face even drier and irritated. One is too oily, one is too dry—but which...

Now is the time to forget everything you were taught from TLC’s 90’s hit “No Scrubs.” Here at Urban Skin Rx®, we are all about the scrubs. Body scrubs are a great way to cleanse and exfoliate your skin. This way of cleaning your skin will benefit and brighten your skin in many ways. Because exfoliating your skin removes the top layer of dead skin cells, it simultaneously stimulates collagen production, leaving your skin firm...

Now that it’s getting cooler out and our hours of warm, glorious sunlight are giving way to sweater weather and wholesome nights in, we’re already starting to miss summer. Not that we don’t love hot chocolate and a cozy knit, but there’s just something about long days in the sun and the feeling of it on your face that you can’t beat, except when it comes to skin damage. Even if you apply your SPF...

  Understanding on a fundamental level the differences between melasma and hyperpigmentation will help you understand your skin better and what you might be dealing with. Basically, melasma Is a form of hyperpigmentation, and hyperpigmentation refers to any darkening of the skin. What Is Hyperpigmentation? Hyperpigmentation is the big umbrella term that refers to any skin condition in which the skin appears discolored and darkened. This could be due to sun exposure that’s led to...

We’ve all been there. You’ve had a long, grueling week at the office (even if it’s in your home) with barely enough time to eat and catch up on your favorite show before bed, and then you wake up and do it all over again. Among the many sad parts of those weeks is that you’ve been living in your workwear — all profesh, all the time, with no date nights or happy hours to...

While we’re a big fan of a starry face full of freckles or an uber-chic beauty mark, we have to admit, one of the most aggravating things that can appear on your skin is dark spots and spots. They’re usually harmless, but when you’re a queen when it comes to skincare, it’s frustrating to have any kind of blemish to your ideal complexion. Whether your dark spots are spots, age marks or something else, there...

There are a variety of reasons why you may be experiencing hyperpigmentation on your lips. It could be hormonal, related to a vitamin deficiency or even exposure to the sun. While the rest of your skin is made up of multiple layers of cells, your lips are only made of five. So, what does this mean? Well, it basically means that because there are fewer cellular layers, your lip tissue is more visible and delicate,...