The Resilience Guide: Caring for skin in perimenopause and menopause

An evidence-based guide in four short modules: what's changing, what helps, and what's worth your money. Plain English, with the science there when you want it.

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How do you care for your skin in menopause?

Menopause skincare starts with your skin's barrier. As estrogen falls, skin makes less of its own oils and collagen, so it loses water faster and reacts more easily. A gentle cleanser, fats your skin recognizes, daily sunscreen and fewer, better products help more than any single miracle cream.

This guide walks you through each of those, one short chapter at a time.

Barbara Marengo, founder of Philogeni, smiling, in a denim jacket

A note from Barbi

Menopause is part of our natural evolution as women.

When my skin started changing in my forties, nothing I had trusted for twenty-five years worked anymore. When I went looking for answers, I was dismissed. So I went and studied it: first as a cosmetic formulator, then as a certified menopause coach.

This guide is the conversation I wish someone had had with me at forty-five. It answers two questions: why is my skin changing, and what can I do about it?

It is not a guide to Philogeni products. It's a guide to understanding what your skin is going through, so you can care for it with confidence, whichever products you choose.

With love, Barbi

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What you'll learn

By the end, you'll know how to

Understand why your skin changed, and that it isn't your fault

Build a simple four-step ritual you can keep for years

Support your skin through sleep, hot flashes, food and sun

Read any label in 30 seconds, whichever brand you choose

Prepare for your doctor, and keep asking until you're heard

The four modules

Start anywhere.
Or begin with Module 1.

22 short chapters · about 2.5 hours in all

Illustration of a woman bending over a washbasin at her dressing table, beside a mirror and glass bottles — Mary Cassatt, *The Bath*, 1890–91, National Gallery of Art

Module 1 · Beginner

What's happening to my skin?

You're not imagining it. Here's what is changing, and why.

5 chapters · 30 min · Self-check download

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Illustration of a woman pinning up her hair in front of a tall mirror — Mary Cassatt, *The Coiffure*, 1890–91, National Gallery of Art

Module 2 · Beginner

What does my skin need in menopause?

Fewer products, chosen better.

8 chapters · 50 min · Ritual planner download

Start Module 2 →

Illustration of a woman resting in an armchair beneath a softly shaded lamp — Mary Cassatt, *The Lamp*, 1890–91, National Gallery of Art

Module 3 · All levels

Resilience beyond the bathroom shelf

Sleep, hot flashes, food, sun, and being heard.

5 chapters · 35 min · Habits tracker download

Coming soon

Illustration of two women sharing tea, one passing a cup and saucer to the other — Mary Cassatt, *Afternoon Tea Party*, 1890–91, National Gallery of Art

Module 4 · Intermediate

Choosing wisely

Read past the front of the box.

4 chapters · 30 min · The Cheat Sheet

Coming soon

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The Cheat Sheet

Free download

The Cheat Sheet: buying skincare at this stage of your life

One page to keep by your mirror or on your phone: four label checks, what to look for, and what to walk away from.

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Have a question?

Write to me at hello@philogeni.com. I reply to every email personally, even when I don't have every answer.

Barbi

The Resilience Guide is education, not medical advice. If something changes suddenly, worries you, or affects your sleep or daily life, talk to your doctor. You deserve to be heard.