Module 2 · Caring for the skin you have now
What does my skin need in menopause?
Fewer products, chosen better.
In menopause, your skin makes less of its own oils and reacts more easily. It needs fewer, gentler products that replace those oils, keep it calm and protect it every day.
This module turns skincare into a simple ritual of self-care: why your old favourites stopped working, the ingredients that matter most, and four steps you can keep for years. No twelve-step routines, and no miracle jars.
In this module
Eight short chapters, about 50 minutes in all
2.1
Why your moisturizer stopped working in menopause
The Lipid Gap: your skin makes less of its own oils, so water on top can't keep up.
6 min
2.2
How to choose a cleanser for menopausal skin
Why foaming washes strip what skin is trying to keep, and what a kind cleanser looks like.
6 min
2.3
Why is my skin so sensitive in menopause?
Why your skin's temper changed, and how to help it calm down.
6 min
2.4
Can’t tolerate retinol anymore? What to use instead
Retinol doesn't love sensitive skin. Why tolerance changes, and the gentler options.
6 min
2.5
How to help skin look firmer after menopause
Firmness and glow: what's behind both, and why real results take 8 to 12 weeks.
6 min
2.6
Why your hyaluronic serum leaves skin drier in winter
Hydration that works in dry Canadian air, and the one quick fix.
5 min
2.7
How to simplify your skincare routine in menopause
Cleanse, treat, restore and protect. Five minutes, morning and night.
7 min
2.8
Reflection: what is your shelf telling you?
Look at your shelf, plan your ritual, and the module recap.
5 min
Your download
My Four-Step Ritual: a one-page planner
Fill it in with what's already on your shelf. Print it, or keep it on your phone. It's in chapter 2.8 too.
What you'll take away
By the end of Module 2
01
Your skin makes less of its own oils now. Replace them with fats it recognizes as its own.
02
Your cleanser sets the starting point for everything else. Clean should feel soft, never tight.
03
Reactive skin needs fewer products, no fragrance, and one change at a time.
04
Every hydrating step needs a lid of oil, balm or moisturizer.
05
Four steps, twice a day, for 8 to 12 weeks: cleanse, treat, restore, protect or seal.
Up next · Module 3
Resilience beyond the bathroom shelf
Sleep, hot flashes, food, sun, and being heard.
Coming soon
About the author
Written by Barbara Marengo, founder of Philogeni Skincare in Victoria, BC. Barbi is a certified organic cosmetic formulator and a certified menopause coach, with over twenty years of formulation experience.
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.