Caring for your Skin in Menopause

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Caring for your Skin in Menopause
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Menopause is a condition that our society does
not talk openly about it, but this is a rather
significant period in the life of women when
everything is changing. And leather as well. Of
course, it is striking how clearly womens
problems in our world are ignored in general and
how little anyone talks about women over 50.
Given that now is when people over 50 are
becoming more and more, and women spend a
significant part of their lives in
menopause. The two most important factors in
skin ageing are ultraviolet rays and gravity, but
another factor comes into play during menopause
a decrease in estrogen levels. Skin Problem
during and after menopause Pigmentation and skin
cancer This has less to do with menopause than
with age. Sun radiation, if this is your first
time on this blog, is severe and very dangerous,
and sun damage accumulates over the years,
resulting in, in fact, skin cancer and age
spots. If pigmentation is an exclusively
aesthetic thing, which many do not consider a
problem, then skin cancer is already serious.
Most often, skin cancer occurs in people over 60
years old, precisely because of the duration of
exposure to UV radiation. If you are far from
menopause, then protect yourself from the sun
with Sunscreen Gel. If you are already at an age
at which you began to think about it, then still
protect yourself from the sun and check moles
from time to time, primarily if you used to love
to sunbathe. Brittleness and bruising
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The skin becomes thinner and blood vessels more
fragile. And this leads to the fact that damage
and bruises appear on the skin from mild
influences. And these injuries heal slowly and
poorly. Well, heres to reconcile. Dryness Often
during menopause, the skin becomes drier, and the
protective barrier stops working well. This
leads to water loss, more frequent irritations,
and more sensitivity in general. Here the
solution, I think, is obvious moisturizing and
strengthening the protective barrier. For
moisturizing, you can apply the best vitamin c
serum that helps you hydrate your skin. You can
use creams with fragrances and essential oils, as
these are potent allergens. But if they do not
cause problems for you, then use them for your
health. Wrinkles and loss of firmness I have
been thinking a lot about the concept of signs
of ageing lately, and I find it very difficult
to talk about it. On the one hand, I do not think
that ageing is something terrible and that we
need to fight it. Here hormonal changes and
accumulated damage from ultraviolet radiation,
and life are superimposed. During menopause, the
production of collagen and elastin in the skin
drops very sharply and therefore some women
notice almost at one moment how something has
changed. You can apply best vitamin c serum that
helps to boost collagen production. Facial
hair Again, falling estrogen levels lead to
cohesion, so to speak. And some women may start
to grow facial hair. Its not that women dont
have facial hair. It just becomes thick, long
and noticeable. If this does not bother you, you
have reached a level that is not yet available
to me, which is very cool. But Im still at the
level where I still want to remove very
noticeable facial hair. Here, the most reliable
option is laser hair removal. It removes hair
permanently and does not damage the skin.
Electrolysis is also an option, but it is much
more painful, and there are much fewer masters
who can do it without consequences. Hair loss on
the head Decreased levels of female hormones can
lead to male pattern baldness. It is also, of
course, influenced by genes and sometimes irons
deficiency. Hair supplements will not help here.
In most cases, in such a situation, either
hormone or surface agents such as minoxidil are
used, and transplantation. Acne
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Estrogen levels drop, but androgens levels may
remain high. This leads to oily skin, enlarged
pores and acne. In ageing skin, the pores, in
principle, are often enlarged because there is
no longer such a collagen framework that would
hold them, and androgens only exacerbate this
problem. There is hardly a better solution than
retinoids and niacinamide. Both of these
ingredients are equally good against acne and
signs of ageing. Acids are also an option.
Peptides are also an option. In general, about
what acne is and what to do with it, I wrote
here. So what is worth doing Surface
hormones In addition to hormones used internally,
there are surface hormones. And they show good
results. That is, from them, the skin really
looks younger. But you do not need to appoint
them yourself either. Phytoestrogens Phytoestroge
ns are not a bad idea, but not terrific.
Phytoestrogens are a group of natural components
that may somehow affect hormonal levels. Sources
of phytoestrogens include the most common foods
garlic, potatoes, soybeans, beans, coffee, rice,
pomegranates, grapes, carrots. The most common
and studied type of phytoestrogen is
isoflavones. They are found in large quantities
in soy and other legumes. When in this case I
write the most studied, I do not mean to say
that they are unambiguously useful and do
something. There is a lot of research about
them., but all these studies so far indicate
that there may be an effect from them, there may
be some connection, but not a fact. Creams with
phytoestrogens also exist, and the story is the
same with them maybe they work, maybe they
dont. But they probably wont do it badly. So if
you desperately want to prolong youth, then use
why not. In creams, soy, ginseng ingredients are
responsible for phytoestrogens. Sports and an
active lifestyle Of course, there is no question
of killing yourself in the gym and records. You
dont have to run marathons and pull
kettlebells. But playing sports is really very,
very useful. Easy jogging, yoga, dancing,
Pilates everything counts and everything is
fine. Play the sport you like and enjoy it. It
is most important. Psychotherapy Psychotherapists
and psychologists are very helpful people in
almost any situation. And in a situation where
such a global hormonal change occurs, even more
so. Hormonal changes inevitably lead to
emotional changes, and these changes are not
always positive.
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It is not at all a fact that you or the person
next to you will need a long course of
psychotherapy, but it is always useful to come,
talk, discuss your concerns and look at your
life from a new angle.