After menopause your skin becomes thinner.  There is less of a barrier between you and the environment. Your oil glands have slowed down and may seem to have come to a stop. Because there is less of a barrier your skin becomes  dehydrated as moisture quickly evaporates from your skin. Capillaries which are now nearer to the skins surface become more visible and your skin gets red more easily. Nerve endings are also more exposed which leads to more sensitivity. Dry, sensitive, mature skin needs to focus on calming sensitivity; emollient moisturizers and growth factors to boost your skin's repair mechanisms.

Sensitive skin, should focus on gentle cleansing emullsions and soothing alcohol free toners to rinse the skin. Nix any foaming cleansers as they contain drying and irritating detergents. Toners should not only be alcohol free but these gentle formulas should contain humectants for hydration and soothing botanicals. Toners are so important because the drying and irritating substances found in tap water need to be rinsed from your face.

To build a better barrier that protects your skin, introduce products containing ceramides, cholesterol and  fatty acids - skin-identical barrier lipids that rapidly revive skin’s own protective barrier. This protects protect skin from outside irritants as well as holding onto precious water in the skin. Deep hydration can be better increased by choosing three dimensional hyaluronic acid formulas, where the HA molecules have been chopped up for deeper penetration. Holding water in the deeper layers also promotes collagen and elastin production. A variety of  antioxidants helps stop aging oxidative free radicals as it soothes sensitive skin. Consider X Factor BioSerum. It contains turmeric exosomes for calming redness and growth factors to stimulate repair for your skin. 

Dry, sensitive skin requires a higher concentration of barrier repair lipids and emollient ingredients combined with comforting botanicals like licorice root or green tea extracts, these soothe and protect your skin. Rely on a gentle but rich emollient moisturizer. Shea butter in an overnight masque can be used a couple times a week to retexture dry skin and quell irritation. Soothing botanical oils like evening primrose and borage seed oil form a nourishing cushion when confronted by a dry arid environment often experienced in your home in winter.

The result?   Beautiful skin for life from LONGEVITY by Elizabeth Renee.