The harmful effects of hormonal change that occurs with the arrival of menopause can be countered with a successful combination of diet and cosmetics, which will help restore youth to our skin. Because it is in you to continue keeping you young.
For most women, menopause begins silently around forty-five years when the cycle (or menstrual period) begins to be less regular. The decrease in levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone cause menstrual changes, until its complete disappearance. It is a step in a long, slow process of reproductive aging.
What happens to the skin?
It is scientifically proven that menopause greatly affects the texture and elasticity of the skin causing progressive modifications from the surface to the deeper layers.
On the surface there is a great loss of water and decreased function of secretion Perspirants and sebaceous glands whose consequences are weakening the hydrolipid film and the cells that make up the epidermis, the corneocytes, are not exfoliate uniformly but fragments so that the stratum corneum is thick irregularly. The skin therefore more exposed to dehydration and external factors (sun, temerature).
The skin becomes thinner, because the renewal of cells occurs more slowly.
But also the effects of menopause are reflected in the dermis by modifying the collagen and deterioration of the elastic fibers, the decreased activity of fibroblasts, cells that synthesize collagen and elastin, and alteration of glycosaminoglycans, constituting the substance fills the spaces between the collagen fibers and elastin.
With all these factors, it will produce a skin aging She turns paler, thinner, less elastic and more fragile and wrinkles appear. Also they begin to show age spots, coupled with the sagging tissues.
What can be done?
Protect and moisturize the skin using specific products for menopause. But also follow a diet rich in antioxidants, especially beta-carotene (mango, carrot, peach ...), vitamin C (in almost all fresh fruits and vegetables), vitamin E (in breads and whole grains and nuts ) and essential fatty acids (in fish, nuts, almonds ...) delayed the appearance of wrinkles. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day also helps keep skin cells hydrated.
