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The Best Skincare For Menopausal Skin.
Perimenopause can cause havoc in many ways, and Balmonds is here to help you look after stressed or hormonal skin with gentle natural ingredients.
How To Look After Skin Before, During And After Menopause
While you won’t find Balmonds talking about ‘anti-ageing’ products, we do believe it’s important to look after your skin in the years around menopause.
Your skin could be drier or more reactive during perimenopause. You might develop spots, experience eczema flares, inflammation, or outbreaks of perioral dermatitis. The key, as always, is to treat your skin with love—feeding it nutrients and keeping it hydrated.
Balmonds: Redefining Natural Skincare
We’re committed to doing skincare differently. Our range is fragrance-free as standard, we leave out problematic ingredients which can trigger flare-ups and we ensure our products are safe and effective for sensitive skin.
We’ve gathered advice, tips, and a selection of simple, gentle, effective products to keep your skin in the best condition possible during perimenopause and beyond.
The Best Products For Menopausal Skin
While the hormonal fluctuations of perimenopause can cause skin to behave in unexpected ways, looking after it is as much about what you avoid as what you apply. Developing drier, more reactive, more fragile skin means it’s sensible to cut out harsh ingredients that can cause irritation, such as strong preservatives, or synthetic fragrances.
Pick products that will support your skin barrier with nutrient-rich and naturally anti-inflammatory formulations. We recommend using Balmonds regenerative Omega-Rich Facial Oil with rosehip and chamomile in tandem with hydrating Super 7 Serum, which contains niacinamide and hyaluronic acid to give depleted skin a daily boost of nutrients and humectants.
If you’re prone to feeling hot and bothered, try our Cooling Cream as an all-over moisturiser; made with nourishing shea butter, it features menthol, aloe, and lavender to calm flushed skin.
Can The Menopause Cause Skin Issues?
Skin can take a real battering in the turbulence of hormonal change.
Perimenopause causes oestrogen levels to dip, and that in turn has an effect on the skin barrier function.
Our bodies use oestrogen to process collagen, increase water retention and deploy the natural oils needed to keep the stratum corneum supple, hydrated and strong. With less oestrogen in circulation the skin thins and becomes more prone to damage, wrinkles and discolouration.
For many, perimenopause brings new allergies and sensitivities; you may experience flare-ups of eczema for the first time, or notice that skin is sore, dry, itchy and generally more delicate.
This can be a time to take stock, switch up your skincare routine, and give yourself and your skin a little extra care.
Tips for coping with perimenopausal skin:
- Replenish essential fatty acids with EFA-rich oils, both on your skin and in your diet.
- Protect delicate skin with thicker creams and balms.
- Hydrate yourself, both by drinking water and applying moisturiser regularly throughout the day.
- Nourish yourself with a diet rich in fibre, vitamins and Omega oils.
- Cool down! Bathe in lukewarm water not hot; keep a fan to hand; use skincare containing cooling aloe vera or menthol.
- Change your routine: if your usual shampoo, face cream or soap is now causing irritation, try something gentler.
Unwind: stress is bad for the skin so try new self-care practices, such as yoga, meditation, talking to friends, or better sleep routines.
Be more you.
The Balmonds blog is a great resource for those experiencing perimenopause or after the menopause transition. Discover what products can be most useful, which ingredients to avoid, and how to build a skincare regime that works for you.
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Omega-Rich Facial Oil
An exceptionally nutrient-rich facial oil formulated to give a daily boost to dry, depleted, tired or fragile skin, our Omega Rich Facial Oil makes it perfect for perimenopausal skin. We recommend massaging a few drops into the face after night-time cleansing.
Made with restorative rosehip to support the repair and regeneration of the skin barrier, along with naturally anti-inflammatory calendula, calming lavender, and balancing palmarosa, the oil is designed to balance, smooth, and brighten uneven skin tone and reduce the appearance of fine lines, blemishes, or hyperpigmentation.
