The experts from Emepelle are here to talk about how menopause affects the skin.

Menopause is well known for causing symptoms such as hot flashes and mood swings, but what’s talked about much less is the significant effect menopause can have on the skin. When women experience increased dryness, laxity, sagging skin, fine lines, wrinkling and dullness, they may not consider that menopause could be at fault. The good news is that there are solutions out there for women to look their best through all stages of menopause. Follow along as we cover some key topics about menopause and skin changes, including:

• Does menopause cause skin changes

• How does menopause affect the skin?

• How Emepelle can help with menopause and skin changes

Does menopause cause skin changes?

Estrogen is a vital component to maintaining skin health. However, during menopause (and in the years leading up to menopause), estrogen levels naturally decline. This reduction in estrogen can cause dramatic changes in a woman’s facial appearance—often over a short period of time. In fact, low estrogen levels cause greater collagen loss than chronological aging.

How does menopause affect the skin?

Estrogen maintains skin health by stimulating and activating estrogen receptors in two key skin cells: fibroblasts and keratinocytes. The process encourages fibroblasts to produce collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid while keratinocytes produce new skin cells, maintaining healthy, vibrant and younger-looking skin.

During the first five years of menopause, decline in estrogen leads to a 30% decrease in dermal collagen. This is the fastest breakdown in collagen and acceleration of intrinsic skin aging that women will experience during any stage of their life. Even before menopause, women can notice changes in the appearance of their skin as estrogen levels begin to decline in perimenopause.

What does this mean for menopause and skin?

Women want to look their best at every stage of life, so it can be frustrating for them to see their skin aging at such a rapid rate. There is often a lack of education and support for women going through menopause. While they may be able to get help from their general practitioner to tackle other symptoms, they often don’t make the connection between sudden rapid skin aging and menopause.

“A woman could be doing everything right. She could be using her antioxidants every day, using the appropriate skin care, using daily sun protection, eating a healthy diet, drinking enough water and she’s still not going to look her best because she’s missing that one factor after menopause. She’s missing that estrogen factor,” says Dr. Diane Berson, an NYC-based dermatologist.

Even though this accelerated skin aging is completely normal, there were previously no skin care solutions to help address the root cause of estrogen-deficient skin brought on by perimenopause and menopause.

How Emepelle can help with menopause and skin changes

Emepelle is clinically proven to significantly improve visible signs of skin aging brought on by estrogen-deficient skin, which occurs during perimenopause and menopause. In fact, Emepelle is the only cosmeceutical to feature breakthrough MEP Technology, clinically proven to safely and effectively address the root cause of estrogen-deficient skin. Results can be seen in as little as eight weeks.

MEP Technology is not estrogen or hormone replacement, but rather it is a unique ingredient that acts only on the skin to help restore lost collagen and improve the appearance of estrogen-deficient skin.

Emepelle Serum and Emepelle Night Cream both contain MEP Technology and can easily be incorporated into a daily regimen.

Emepelle Serum also contains antioxidants, peptides, niacinamide and hyaluronic acid to help invigorate skin and replenish the complexion to restore skin’s radiance, combat oxidative stress and promote a more even skin tone and texture while helping improve hydration and moisture retention.

Emepelle Night Cream is formulated with retinol, peptides and niacinamide for powerful nighttime rejuvenation. It works to nourish the skin while harnessing the skin’s ability to repair itself, minimizing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines and improving hydration and luminosity.

When used regularly, Emepelle Serum and Night Cream can help reduce skin’s dryness, dullness, thinning, fine lines and wrinkles.

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