Genova Skincare Blog
Slugging for Dry Menopausal Skin: Is the Overnight Hydration Trend Worth It After 45?
Slugging is the K-beauty trend of sealing your night routine with a thin layer of an occlusive like petroleum jelly to lock moisture in overnight. Unlike many TikTok routines, this one suits menopausal skin well in principle, because mature skin...
Slugging for Dry Menopausal Skin: Is the Overnight Hydration Trend Worth It After 45?
Slugging is the K-beauty trend of sealing your night routine with a thin layer of an occlusive like petroleum jelly to lock moisture in overnight. Unlike many TikTok routines, this one suits menopausal skin well in principle, because mature skin...
Skin Cycling for Menopausal Skin: Does the 4-Night Routine Still Work After 45?
Skin cycling is a four-night routine that alternates an exfoliant night, a retinoid night, and two recovery nights. It was designed for skin in its 20s and 30s, not skin navigating menopause. Many women over 45 find the standard version...
Skin Cycling for Menopausal Skin: Does the 4-Night Routine Still Work After 45?
Skin cycling is a four-night routine that alternates an exfoliant night, a retinoid night, and two recovery nights. It was designed for skin in its 20s and 30s, not skin navigating menopause. Many women over 45 find the standard version...
Inflammaging in Menopause: Why Skin Becomes Red, Reactive and Older-Looking After 45
Inflammaging is the slow, low-grade inflammation that builds quietly inside ageing skin and speeds up visible ageing from the inside out. Research suggests it ramps up sharply around menopause as estrogen drops, weakening the barrier and shifting immune cells into...
Inflammaging in Menopause: Why Skin Becomes Red, Reactive and Older-Looking After 45
Inflammaging is the slow, low-grade inflammation that builds quietly inside ageing skin and speeds up visible ageing from the inside out. Research suggests it ramps up sharply around menopause as estrogen drops, weakening the barrier and shifting immune cells into...
Bakuchiol vs Retinol for Sensitive Menopausal Skin: Which One Suits You After 45
Bakuchiol is a plant-derived ingredient often described as a gentler alternative to retinol. A 2019 randomised study found that bakuchiol matched retinol on wrinkle and pigmentation outcomes with less stinging and flaking. For sensitive perimenopausal skin that can no longer...
Bakuchiol vs Retinol for Sensitive Menopausal Skin: Which One Suits You After 45
Bakuchiol is a plant-derived ingredient often described as a gentler alternative to retinol. A 2019 randomised study found that bakuchiol matched retinol on wrinkle and pigmentation outcomes with less stinging and flaking. For sensitive perimenopausal skin that can no longer...
Hooded Eyelids After 45: What Skincare Can and Can’t Do in Menopause
Hooded eyelids are one of the most common visible changes of menopause. Falling estrogen, loss of collagen, slower fluid drainage and decades of muscle movement combine to soften the upper lid and shadow the eye. A peptide-based eye serum, gentle...
Hooded Eyelids After 45: What Skincare Can and Can’t Do in Menopause
Hooded eyelids are one of the most common visible changes of menopause. Falling estrogen, loss of collagen, slower fluid drainage and decades of muscle movement combine to soften the upper lid and shadow the eye. A peptide-based eye serum, gentle...
Vertical Lip Lines After Menopause: Why Lipstick Bleeds After 45
Vertical lines above the upper lip, often called lipstick lines, are one of the most common visible signs of menopause. Lipstick that used to stay put now bleeds into them within an hour. Falling estrogen, thinning perioral skin, lifelong sun...
Vertical Lip Lines After Menopause: Why Lipstick Bleeds After 45
Vertical lines above the upper lip, often called lipstick lines, are one of the most common visible signs of menopause. Lipstick that used to stay put now bleeds into them within an hour. Falling estrogen, thinning perioral skin, lifelong sun...