Menopausal Skin = Change

Something different about Dr Hauschka skincare is that they don't make use of the term anti aging.  Wow! The skincare industry is rocking and rolling, and they know women will spend money in the hopes of looking younger. For a company to not hop on the anti aging band wagon and capitalize on the profit making is highly unusual. What Dr Hauschka skincare does do it recognize that our skin has different stages. All through our life our bodies and our skin are changing. What the skin needs when we are in our teens is different then what it needs when we are in our 50's and 60's. 

 Dr Hauschka skincare recognizes that in mature skin different processes in the body are slowing down.  Some of these waning processes are the skins ability to make its own  oils. This is  dramatically so for women once they hit menopause. Other processes that are slowing down are the skins ability to remove waste products, resulting is skin that looks dull and lack lustre.  And  yes, the collagen in the skin is decreasing too.

Dr Hauschka skincare utilizes whole plant ingredients to help support these processes in mature skin.  By using select  medicinal  herbs, flowers, gem stones and minerals, these natural ingredients  help keep the processes that are weakening strong, and vital. 

Menopausal skin has its own unique needs.  Huge hormonal shifts have taken place in the body and there is an impact on the skin.  The most common change for menopausal skin is heat. Hot flashes may be so problematic that the skin requires products that are cooling in nature. 

The following products from the Dr Hauschka line have cooling properties to help heat effected skin:

Regenerating Serum and Regenerating Day Cream

Quince Day Cream

Rejuvenating Mask

Revitalizing  Day Cream

Some menopausal women are shocked to discover their skin is experiencing break outs for the first time in their life.  Dr Hauschka Cover Stick treats and heals pimples as quickly as possible.

Other women experience extreme dryness. The Hydrating mask used  2x a week is a boost for your skin. It can also be used as a daily moisturizer until the dryness improves. Also recommended is the light Revitalizing Day Cream which activates the oil glands. 

The Saddest Thing Women Tell Me

During the course of a week I spend alot of time with women talking about their skin and over all well being.  I share with them what I have learnt from 14 years as a Dr Hauschka esthetician.  I truly want these women to find balance not only from any skincare issues they are dealing with but in their over all life, which is greatly effecting the health and vibrancy of their skin. I use my tool kit of personal resources that have granted me solace.  After a in depth discussion of there skin woes, I share about the transformative power the humble bath.  A simple bath combined with any one of the Dr Hauschka face masks is a woman best friend.

Bath + mask = Skin transformation in the form of radiance, vitality and glow.  So simple what woman wouldn't want to leap into her tub?

 But here is the sad thing I hear over and over again from the beautiful women I am privilege to help.

Women in large  numbers are telling me they don't have time for a bath.  They stare at me blankly and comment that they don't remember the last time they had a bath, or they think wistfully about the concept of having time for a bath.  Something is truly wrong with our society if there isn't  enough time in ones day to enjoy the pleasure of a warm bath.  Time for a bathing revolution!

Bathing helps one reconnect with the wonder of who you are.  Movement and dance maverick Gabriel Roth  wrote that Westerners struggle with traditional eastern meditation practices that involve sitting still for extended periods of time. She advocated moving meditation, dancing, walking, painting, drawing, gardening.  I would add to that list bathing.  Recent research from university of Dublin highlights the physiological benefits of bathing- dilating blood vessels. lowering stress induced blood pressure, and revitalizing the adrenal glands and nervous system. 

Personally a don't miss a day with out a proper visit with my tub.  Sometimes I have 2 baths, a morning bath and evening bath.  If things are on the out and out, 3 baths are the antidote.  I read that clothing designer Tom Ford has up to 7 baths a day, and he looks gorgeous.
While your healing you self in you bathing sanctuary, pour in some Dr Hauschka Bath Essence and slip on one of the Dr Hauschka facial mask.  The revolution has begun.