How menopause affects your skin

Published: 28/01/2025 | Author: Claire Allanson

Previously a taboo topic, menopause can be the cause of confusion and frustration among women. We know you’ve heard about hot flashes, but did you know that menopause also affects your skin? Read on to learn what’s happening in mature skin – and the best ways to manage it with targeted skincare that delivers real results.

Hormones and your skin: what you need to know

Hormones fluctuate drastically as we age. Perimenopause often starts in your mid-40s, when your body first begins to produce fewer hormones. As estrogen levels plummet, your skin produces less collagen and elastin – and this shift in hormone levels leads to accelerated skin ageing. Skin changes you may experience are:

• deeper wrinkles
• dry complexion
• thinner, more delicate skin
• increased visible redness
• dull skin

If you feel like your skin is losing its youthful bounce, it might be time for a skincare change – unfortunately, when your skin enters its mature era, often your go-to skincare products are no longer enough.

The menopausal stages

They say menopause creeps up on you – and we understand why. It might surprise you to hear that menopause starts earlier than expected, we’re talking energetic women in their mid-40s! Knowing the different menopause stages and how they affect your skin can make it easier to cope with these changes.

• Perimenopause: mid-40s, when your body first begins to produce fewer hormones.
• Menopause: women in their 50s will experience a massive drop in collagen over 5 years.
• Post-menopause: 60’s + beyond will continue to see roughly %2 collagen decrease each year.

Hormonal skin ageing: the facts

Here’s a not-so-fun fact you need to know: your skin experiences a whopping 30% decrease in collagen over the first 5 years of menopause! Unsurprisingly, this leads to increasingly sagging and wrinkled skin vs your pre-menopause skin. Other symptoms of menopausal skin include:

• Significantly weaker skin barrier: causes increased skin sensitivity, including visible skin redness and itchiness.
• Dramatic loss of hydration: leads to skin discomfort and tightness, plus more visible lines and wrinkles.

Hormone-hack menopausal skin with biotech

Luckily, menopausal skincare targeting these specific concerns is seeing a soaring growth, and these advanced skincare products are harnessing biotech to deliver visible results. Take the new Novage+ Restore range: powered by longevity science with anti-ageing actives, it’s touted as an age-restoring solution. These skincare products are powered with Bio-Activating Technologies, clinically proven to help compensate the main skin effects from decreased estrogen levels.

There’s the new patented collagen boost for menopausal skin, Bio-Boost. This phytoestrogen-rich bioactive helps kick-start your skin’s collagen production, plus boosts elastin – and it’s clinically proven to increase skin thickness, for more resilient skin. Bio-Regen is another revolutionary biotech active ingredient, which is the radiant secret to the Day + Night Creams. It’s scientifically proven to improve the quality of mature skin, with a powerful regenerative effect on skin cells - reducing the look of fine lines, wrinkles and visible redness, while increasing skin firmness and elasticity.

With mature skin, it’s not enough to have great skincare – you need to invest in targeted products that deliver advanced multi-functional performance.

What are phytoestrogens?

Naturally-occurring plant molecules that act similar to estrogen in your body, phytoestrogens are exceptional at boosting collagen – particularly collagen I + III, the types most affected by menopause. Skin needs these phytoestrogens to keep it smooth and firm.

Re-densify, boost and regenerate skin

Want to help your skin regain peak activity, with transformative results? If you’re going through, or entering menopause, consider switching up your skincare routine with targeted products.

Harnessing longevity science to reactivate estrogen-depleted skin in just 2 weeks, the scientists behind the clinically-proven Novage+ Restore range have done the hard work to decode hormonal skin ageing – so you don’t have to. And don’t stress, you can still reach your happy skin place… yes, even in menopause!

The breakthrough serum

What we like to call the luxe skin investment, this potent renewing serum reactivates mature skin with youthful vitality*. It improves the feel of skin density and elasticity – leaving skin smoother, thicker and feeling instantly firmer*.

The eye and lip contour cream

Lift and depuff? Yes please! Restore a youthful look to your features with this multi-performance cream that targets eye and lip contours – smoothing wrinkles, plus diminishing puffiness and the look of dark circles. The anti-ageing formula lifts sagged eyelids in 2 weeksΔ, plus reduces the look of lip creases*1.

The multi-correcting day cream

Awaken visible radiance in mature skin with this powerfully multi-correcting day cream. Not only does it protect mature skin, it also deeply nourishes to visibly improve skin firmness and smooth deep wrinklesΔ. Plus, it helps strengthen the skin barrier.

The recovery night cream

Want to wake to well-rested skin? This intensely nourishing night cream comforts mature skin while you sleep, for overnight recovery – leaving skin smoother and rejuvenated in the morning*. Plus, the anti-ageing benefits start tackling the concerns of hormonal skin ageing in just 1 weekΔ, leading to firmer, plumper skin with more defined contours over timeΔ.

What you can expect when you use the clinically proven routine

The Novage+ Restore routine begins to visibly improve the 5 top skin concerns of menopausal skin in just 2 weeks!

• Lack of skin hydration: Restores skin’s hydration barrier in 2 monthsΔ
• Skin thickness: Significantly improves thickness of the epidermis over 2 monthsΔ
• Firmness + elasticity: Improves skin firmness + elasticity in just 2 weeksΔ
• Appearance of deep wrinkles: Visibly improves the look of 4 types of wrinkles in just 2 weeksΔ – we’re talking crow’s feet, under eye wrinkles, frown lines + upper lip wrinkles
• Uneven skin tone associated with skin redness: Improves visible skin redness by reducing capillaries over 2 monthsΔ

More than just making menopausal skin manageable – it might just be your best skin yet.

Δ Clinically tested as a routine, using Novage+ Restore set: 41070, 41075, 44098, 44285
*1 Consumer tested as a routine, using Novage+ Restore set: 41070, 41075, 44098, 44285
*Consumer tested

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