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During menopause, many notice changes on the skin. Then it might be worth reviewing your skin care routine so that you don't use the wrong products for your skin type. But what is actually happening in the skin and is there anything you can do or should think about? Here we list our best tips!
During menopause, what is called intrinsic aging occurs in the skin, which means that it is a natural aging process that occurs from within the body and is not affected by external factors. The aging that occurs during menopause is mainly due to a decrease in three hormones: estrogen, progesterone and DHEA.
When women end up in menopause and men in andropause, an imbalance occurs in the sex hormones. In women, this often leads to a dramatic change in skin elasticity, which is due to reduced production of estrogen that stimulates collagen in the skin. In men, the process occurs gradually due to reduced production of testosterone. Usually, menopause for women does not come until they approach fifty, but many women notice a big difference in their skin as soon as they pass forty.
Before menopause, which occurs around the age of fifty, one observes a gradual decrease in the hormone DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) from the adrenal cortex during the period between thirty and forty, which is called the adrenopause. DHEA is a hormone that is closely linked to aging and is needed in the body to form both estrogen and testosterone. The concentration of DHEA is high at birth, then drops and increases again during puberty, then decreases again between thirty and forty.
Sebum production can increase up to the age of fifty but then decreases.
Sebum production is important and helps to maintain skin moisture. When sebum production decreases, the water content in the skin also decreases and the skin becomes drier.
Thinning skin is another age-related change that can lead to wrinkles and enlarged pores. Thinning skin is caused by a decrease in cell turnover, which causes the epidermis to thin by about 6.4 percent per decade.
Thinner skin makes us more sensitive to the sun, as it is easier for the sun to penetrate the skin. The skin produces less collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid, which contributes to reduced firmness in the skin. You can test this on yourself by pinching your skin and noting how long it takes for the skin to find its original position. The longer it takes, the less elastic the skin. The thinner skin also makes the blood vessels more visible and can look like a spider web of vessels. The reduced elasticity in the skin can also lead to enlarged pores.
Another age-related change that affects the skin is uneven pigmentation. This is due to a 10 to 20 percent decrease in pigment-producing melanocytes for each decade after the age of thirty. Overactive melanocytes can also cause so-called age spots, which are brown spots on the skin.
In summary, aging can lead to drier, thinner, and more unevenly pigmented skin. It is important to protect your skin from the sun as it becomes more sensitive and to use moisturizing products if you want to reduce age-related changes in your skin.
Since the skin is at risk of becoming more sensitive to the sun, it is important to protect against the sun during the summer months. Sun Emulsion SPF 50+ has both high UVA and UVB protection and protects against the sun's strongest rays.
Since skin often becomes drier during menopause, it is important to choose products for the drier skin type. This can be easy to miss if you are used to using products for a more oily skin type.
As a face cream, we recommend Rich Emulsion , Intense Emulsion or Derma Emulsion . Which one is best depends on your skin type, but you may also need to change depending on the season. It is especially important to use barrier-strengthening creams.
When it comes to active ingredients, it may be a good idea to provide the skin with vitamin A (retinol), which both stimulates collagen and increases cell renewal if you want to reduce wrinkle formation and reduce thinning of the skin.
Vitamin C and N-acetylglucosamine can also be added if you start to notice a decrease in radiance or uneven pigmentation. The above ingredients are found in Retinal Concentrate, which is excellent for the slightly more mature skin type.
If you do not have pigment changes, Probiotic Concentrate also works on signs of aging such as fine lines, wrinkles and even enlarged pores. However, it has no effect on pigmentation.
References
Gillbro, Johanna, (2019), The Skin Bible: Understanding Your Skin - Myths, Science and Good Advice . Stockholm: Bookmark.
