The GlowGetters Guide

At the beginning of the year, Urban Skin Rx® announced the official launch of our GLOW UP Program as a part of our continued effort to amplify melanated voices. The quarterly GLOW UP Program provides paid partnerships and meaningful support from different areas of our organization on an ongoing basis to 5 BIPOC micro content creators. Each selected participant receives: $4,000 to create 5 pieces of content 50 products for giveaways to the Participant's followers...

If you didn’t know by now, our cleansing bars are Urban Skin Rx®’s claim to fame! Why? It’s impossible to name a single reason! For one, each of our bars is a cleanser, mask and exfoliator (actually, an exfoliator times two, we’ll talk about that in a minute) in one. Secondly, we have a cleansing bar for every skin type. That’s right, no matter your skin type, there’s a cleansing bar for you. Plus, our...

Women’s History Month is an annual celebration of the contributions women have made to the United States and recognizes the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields. As a brand whose mission is to recognize, represent and advocate for accessible clinical skincare for diverse skin tones with the greater goal to create a world in which we can all feel beautiful, confident and empowered by the...

Has your skin ever seemed to just completely freak out for no reason? And nothing that you do to fix it seems to work? Well, chances are it’s not necessarily attributed to a change in weather or other external factors, and has everything to do with your skin’s pH. Ahead, find out everything you need to know about maintaining healthy skin pH levels without having to break the bank. What Is pH In Regards To...

At Urban Skin Rx® our mission is to recognize, represent and advocate for accessible clinical skincare for diverse skin tones with the greater goal to create a world in which we can all feel beautiful, confident and empowered by the skin we're in. As such, we celebrate the BIPOC community every day of the year. However, Black History Month holds a special place at our core. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements...

While we’re still not in the clear with regard to racial injustice or COVID-19, we can all look back at 2020 and agree we’re glad it’s in the rearview mirror. However, we can take some learnings from the year and bring them with us as we look forward to 2021 and (hopefully) all that it has to offer. So what were our takeaways from 2020 from a skincare perspective? Here are a few highlights. #1...

Every now and then, an ingredient trends like never before, resulting in a complete shift of skincare routines everywhere. And while Bakuchiol is not particularly new, its rise to skincare fame has surely catapulted in the last few years — and for good reason. Check out why Bakuchiol is so popular ahead, and the product packed with the incredible ingredient that’s ideal for restoring texture and complexion. What Is Bakuchiol? Pronounced “buh-KOO-chee-awl”, Bakuchiol is a...

Let’s face it, not all of us can be skincare experts, which is why figuring out how to determine our skin type can be so incredibly difficult. Another problem is that when we do give it a shot, most of us end up misdiagnosing, which often results in using the wrong products. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this article, our Melanin Experts™ outline the skin type categories you should know about,...