Advice by Concern Blog

Best Care Guide for Dry and Sensitive Skin

You may have noticed many brands are now targeting sensitive skin. Over 50% of the U.S. population seeing a dermatologist, complain of sensitive skin. This easily irritated type of skin becomes mor...

The Connection Between Skin and the Immune System

With illness in the air, I’m sure you’ve heard the same precautionary measures over and over: wash and sanitize your hands, cover your mouth with your arm when you cough or sneeze, and don’t rub y...

What to Look for in Natural Toothpaste

If you choose toothpaste based on ingredients and not on what the label promises, this article is a must read. For example, certain ingredients in most commercial or natural toothpaste can actually...

Skincare Tips For Men

Skincare shelves are stacked high with pink, floral-scented cleansers and moisturizers galore that are clearly marketed towards women. The skincare market tends to neglect men, so it’s not surprisi...

How Cosmetics and Skin Care are Harming the Environment

Most of us have a regimen of beauty products we reach for daily that keep our skin dewy, our hair shiny, our teeth white, and give us an overall healthy glow. It’s easy to care about the products w...

Home Remedies for Sunburns

Summer’s around the corner, and lots of us are already planning our beach days, pool parties, hiking trips, and other weekend activities to soak up the sun. But if you’re not careful, and you soak ...

Sensitive Skin vs Sensitized Skin

Along with terms like anti-aging, clean, non-comedogenic, pH balanced and a slew of other skin care buzzwords, the words “sensitive skin” are printed across skin care products everywhere.  About 60...

Guide to Reef Safe Sunscreen

It’s no secret that wearing sunscreen is one of the most important protective measures we can take against sunburns, skin cancer, discoloration, and signs of aging. The sun’s UV rays can cause extr...

Eczema on Dark Skin

If you image search “eczema symptoms” you will see primarily light skin tones with patches of inflamed red skin, but the examples of eczema symptoms on darker skin are few and far between. This is ...

Benefits of Shea Butter for Your Hair and Skin

Sometimes an ingredient comes along that takes the personal care world by storm. Rose water, aloe vera, retinol, watermelon, and tea tree oil (be careful with this one though) have all had their ti...