How to Care for Your Skin During the Menopause

If you are experiencing perimenopausal, menopausal or post-menopausal symptoms, you are not alone. This life change can affect all aspects of our life, from relationships and family life to work.

With the menopause, itchy skin and a dull complexion are to be expected. You may notice that your skin appears lacklustre, as though it has lost its youthful luminosity. A skin crawling sensation with menopause is also common, with 66% of those experiencing perimenopausal symptoms reporting dry and itchy skin.

Don’t worry – Carol Joy London has the solution to your menopausal skin woes. Our hydrating and brightening skincare collections can help restore your skin’s true radiance, revealing a youthful complexion that is silky-soft, plump and smooth.

Why has my skin changed with the menopause?

Menopause and skin problems unfortunately go hand-in-hand. The hormonal changes that come with the menopause have a direct impact on your skin. For example, oestrogen helps your body to retain fatty acids and ceramides, which help to lock in moisture and keep your complexion hydrated and glowing. But during menopause, your oestrogen levels will drop dramatically, leaving your skin feeling dry and tight.

During the menopause, itchy skin, dry patches, thin skin and even menopausal acne are all common experiences. If you’re searching for the right skincare products for menopause to keep these symptoms at bay, look no further than Carol Joy London. Our curated skincare rituals will help you restore that natural radiance you’re searching for and achieve nourished, beautiful skin.

Menopause can also cause a decrease in collagen production, leading to more noticeable signs of ageing, including fine lines, wrinkles and sagging skin. Our specially formulated collagen skincare collection uses a Triple-Action Collagen system to boost your skin’s natural collagen production, smoothing and plumping menopausal skin to gift you with the youthful complexion you deserve.

As you progress through the menopause, you may start to experience issues with sleep. 46% of people deal with sleep issues in the years leading up to the onset of menopause – this figure increases to around half after the menopause.

A lack of sleep can cause more noticeable dark circles beneath your eyes. Our Collagen Eye Masks can rejuvenate your skin in just 15 minutes, disguising a sleepless night and brightening your under-eye area so it is as radiant as the rest of your complexion.

Your menopause skincare routine

When it comes to menopause and skincare, prioritise products containing Collagen Peptides and Hyaluronic Acid. We use Collagen Peptides, specifically formulated to penetrate your skin barrier so they can get to work from within, helping to smooth away fine lines and wrinkles.

Our science-backed skincare collection also incorporates Hyaluronic Acid to gift dehydrated menopausal skin with an intense boost of hydration, revealing a plumper, smoother complexion.

Follow our effective steps to curate your expert menopause skincare routine:

Step one: Cleanse

Purify your skin with our nourishing Cleansing Cream to gently dissolve impurities and reveal hydrated and silky-soft skin.

During the menopause, dry skin becomes far more common, which is why our Cleansing Cream is infused with Golden Millet Oil and Shea Butter for intense hydration, reveal softer, smoother skin.

Step two: Prepare

Give your skin the gift of lasting hydration with our Boosting Toner. Scientifically formulated to prevent transepidermal water loss and stimulate microcirculation to give menopausal skin its true radiance back.

If you feel your skin needs further rejuvenation, spritz our Pure Collagen Spray over your face to lift, firm and brighten in an instant.

Step three: treat

Eye, neck and lip treatments can help to smooth away fine lines, soothe menopausal skin and help you achieve a nourished, luminous complexion every day.

Our Lip Contour Cream is your new handbag essential, enriched with White Rose Stem Cells to fight the signs of ageing around your mouth and preserve elasticity for a youthful appearance.

If your under-eye area feels neglected, try our Lifting Eye Contour to lift and reawaken tired eyes. The potent addition of Caffeine helps this gel-like formula target under-eye puffiness and banish dark circles by stimulating microcirculation and lymphatic drainage.

Fine lines and wrinkles may become more noticeable during menopause due to the drop in collagen production. Our Neck and Décolleté Cream gives you all the indulgence and benefits of a spa-level facial in your home, effortlessly tightening, brightening and firming skin from the very first application.

If your menopausal skin is particularly dry, try following your Collagen Eye Mask with our Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid Face Mask for intense hydration and a 29% reduction in fine lines.

You might also want to try an at-home facial fascia massage to further stimulate collagen production in the skin and promote relaxation during your nighttime skincare regime.

Step four: Hydrate

Give droopy skin its bounce back with our age-defying Ultimate Serum for smooth, luminous, lusciously soft skin.

Follow this with our Intense Moisturiser to lock in hydration and thoroughly nourish menopausal skin. Experience our velvet-like formula that leaves skin with a subtle lustre for a camera-ready complexion.

Step five: Protect

Your skin is likely to get thinner as you progress through the menopause, so it’s even more essential to remember your sun protection. Apply your SPF in the mornings as the final step in your skincare regime to keep skin healthy, plump and hydrated.

Pairing the best skincare for menopause with a balanced lifestyle and a diet rich in essential vitamins will further promote a radiant complexion during the menopause. Supplements for menopause itchy skin may also help you to bring any more troublesome symptoms under control.

If you are really struggling with prickly, itchy skin due to the menopause, speak to your doctor about getting help.

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