Skincare for the love of women

“Created to support your skin in Perimenopause, Menopause and beyond.”

Barbara Marengo, Founder · Victoria, BC
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If it feels like your skin changed more in one year than in the last ten, you’re not imagining it

Skin can lose around 30% of its collagen in the first five years after menopause. Hormonal changes through perimenopause and menopause also affect hydration, skin barrier strength, elasticity and the way your skin responds to products you’ve trusted for years.

That’s why Philogeni isn’t built around individual products. It’s built around a complete, menopause-informed skincare routine designed to nourish, hydrate and protect changing skin.

  1. Replenish

    Restore essential moisture and replenish lipids to comfort skin that feels dry, depleted or tight.

  2. Renew

    Improve the look of firmness, tone and texture, with actives formulated for hormonally changing skin.

  3. Protect

    Defend skin against the visible effects of everyday environmental stress, so the comfort and resilience you build hold rather than slip back.

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Start with Barbara's simple two-step skincare ritual

Self-care shouldn’t feel overwhelming. One simple two-step ritual, the M-Veil™ Antioxidant Serum in the morning and the Resilience Balm at night, meets your skin where it is through perimenopause and menopause.

When you wake up not knowing what your skin will do today, dry one week and breaking out the next, this steady, gentle routine helps it settle, stay hydrated and feel comfortable again.

Barbara’s recommended starter ritual

  • Restores lasting hydration
  • Strengthens the skin barrier
  • Supports healthier-looking, more resilient skin
  • Formulated for hormonally changing skin
Resilience balm from Philogeni botanically infused with balancing oil for all skin types
Step 1

M-Veil™ Resilience Balm

Comfort dry, depleted skin with a concentrated solid serum that replenishes essential lipids.

$48
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Step 2

M-Veil™ Antioxidant Serum: Bio-Lipid Facial Oil

Support your barrier with a nutrient-rich serum formulated to improve visible resilience.

$118
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Step 3

Copper Gua Sha - Sculpting Facial & Body Tool

Close the ritual with slow copper massage that helps every formula settle.

$54

The complete ritual $220 $198

our philosophy

Your skin is evolving through perimenopause and it needs different support than it did before. Philogeni is a simple ritual that replenishes the lipids your skin relies on, renews its look and texture with targeted botanical actives, and protects it with antioxidants against everyday stress. The result is skin that looks firmer, feels stronger and stays resilient.

Philogeni blends two powerful concepts: philogyny, the love, respect, and admiration of women, and phylogeny, the evolutionary history and growth of an organism.

We are here to support you.

Noticing your skin feels thinner and drier?

The M-Veil™ Complex in both the Antioxidant Serum and Resilience Balm combines biomimetic lipids, antioxidants, mushroom beta-glucans and bakuchiol, a gentle plant-based retinol alternative, to strengthen the skin barrier, help skin hold moisture and look plumper, smoother and more supple.

The lipid gap
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Biomimetic lipids
Squalane · Hemisqualane
02
Mushroom Beta-Glucans
Reishi · Chaga · Cordyceps · Maitake
03
Antioxidant Support
Vitamin C · Vitamin E · CoQ10
04
Bio-Retinol
99% Pure Bakuchiol Extract
Barbara Marengo, founder

In my mid-forties my skin changed more in one year than in the decade before it. 

Barbara Marengo, founder

Menopause coach, Girls Gone StrongCosmetic formulator, Formula BotanicaVictoria, BC

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How perimenopause and menopause change your skin

Sensitivity & Irritation

Hormonal changes can make skin reactive and easily irritated. Our gentle, soothing formulations comfort skin without harsh actives.

Dryness & Dehydration

Estrogen decline dramatically reduces your skin’s ability to retain moisture. Our formulations replenish the lipid barrier and boost hydration.

Dullness & Uneven Tone

Falling estrogen can leave skin looking dull and uneven. Our M-Veil mushroom and botanical complex supports a smoother surface and a healthy-looking, luminous glow.

Loss of Elasticity & Firmness

Skin tends to lose firmness quickly in the first five years after menopause. We use targeted botanicals and mushrooms that help skin look and feel firmer.

Bridging the Lipid-Gap, each morning and evening for comfort and glow.

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Skincare that works for perimenopause, menopause and beyond

Super-gentle care with a healthy, glowing finish
Sandy K, age 59 · May 2026

A fabulous product! I love the way it glides over my skin. It is so easy with the stick applicator, and the serum absorbs beautifully. It is super-gentle, and my skin has a healthy and rejuvenated glow. I find it reasonably priced and will definitely use this product on an ongoing basis.

Easy to apply, hydrating, and made for travel
Rosalia B

The resilience balm was been easy to put on my face. It makes my skin feel hydrated and it absorbs easily into my skin. An easy product to wear and carry around and pack when travelling. I am buying my second balm and I recommend women to try it.

A fragrance-free balm stick with a light, lasting glow
Michele

I’ve been using the balm for a few weeks and my favourite things so far are: the ease of use, fragrance free composition, and a lovely light feel that stays put and leaves me with a gentle glow where applied, even the next morning after use. Great travel size and function; a solid, smooth application with no liquids that can spill. Have been using after long days outside and love the nourishing feel

Long-lasting hydration from a lightweight facial oil
Sandy K, age 60 · July 2026

The Bio-Lipid Serum is easy to apply and a little goes a long way. It created a sustained, long-lasting hydration, and has such a luxurious feel. The bonus is that it’s produced locally, you’ve nailed it Philogeni! Thank you

A sceptic’s results on dry menopausal skin
Linda W, age 65

My skin is fair, freckly, dry and sun-damaged. I am very sceptical of any product’s ability to make much of a difference to my skin, after trying a good number of them. But this serum has impressed me in every way. After a week of using it, I’m excited about the way I feel when I look in the mirror. My skin looks better, healthier. I think this product really has made a difference for me, and I intend to keep using it.

Gentle on sensitive skin that found retinol too much
Nicky T, age 57

I have tried retinol products in the past, but I have had to be cautious with the ingredient. Used near sensitive areas like my eyes, it caused a strange discolouration and dried my skin out, leaving me looking tired. I have been using the Resilience Balm and Bio-Lipid Concentrate [now the M-Veil™ Antioxidant Serum] for three weeks now. The balm gives me many of the same benefits, but I find it gentler on my skin. My skin feels healthy, soft and nourished.

Explore the downstream effects of estrogen decline on your skin and the natural plant and mushroom actives we use in our products, to provide comfort and build resilience.

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Copper Guasha from Philogeni resting in a Coconut shell with M-Veil Resilience Balm and Antioxidant Serum