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Menopausal skin: what’s actually happening — and what helps
Redness, dryness, sensitivity that arrived from nowhere. A clinical prescriber explains the change beneath the changes.
If your skin has recently rewritten its own rules — reacting to products it used to love, drying out overnight, flushing without warning — you’re not imagining it, and you’re certainly not alone. Falling oestrogen affects the skin barrier, collagen production and oil levels all at once. Here’s what’s happening, and the calm, unhysterical routine that helps.
[FULL ARTICLE — commission/write for Úna’s review; ~800 words; must close with results disclaimer]
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Bakuchiol: the retinol alternative sensitive skin can live with
Renewal without the reaction — why this plant-derived active earns its place in the Night formulas.
Retinol has earned its reputation — and, for sensitive skin, its reputation for irritation. Bakuchiol offers a gentler route to a similar destination: supporting collagen, smoothing texture and evening tone, with far less of the redness and peeling. Here’s how it works, and how Úna uses it.
[FULL ARTICLE — for Úna’s review]
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The one product a skin clinician would never skip
Spoiler: it’s SPF. Here’s the case, made honestly.
Ask Úna to keep one product from her routine and the answer is unglamorous: daily SPF. Ultraviolet exposure drives the majority of visible skin changes we tend to blame on time alone — and protection preserves everything else your routine achieves. Here’s how to choose one you’ll actually wear.
[FULL ARTICLE — for Úna’s review; SPF claims must remain general/educational, not product-efficacy claims beyond certification]