What Is the Best Cleanser for Menopause Skin? Your Cleanser Could Be Undoing Your Skincare
You’ve bought the serum.
You’ve found a beautiful moisturiser.
You’re being very good and actually using them.
But there could be one little troublemaker sitting quietly in your bathroom that we don’t talk about nearly enough.
Your cleanser.
Because if your skin feels tight, squeaky or stripped after cleansing, everything you lovingly put on afterwards is already starting on the back foot.
That squeaky-clean feeling? No thank you.
I know we’ve been taught that really clean skin should feel almost squeaky.
But your face isn’t a dinner plate.
As we move through peri- to post-menopause, skin can become drier, more sensitive and less able to hold onto moisture. So the last thing I want to do is cleanse it so aggressively that it feels tight afterwards.
A good cleanser needs to remove the day — makeup, sunscreen, excess sebum and all the bits we’d rather not take to bed with us — without leaving our skin begging for moisturiser.
This is why I formulated a clay cleanser differently
Now, I know what you might be thinking.
Clay? For dry menopause skin? Marion, really?
Yes. Really.
I formulated my Creamy Clay Cleanser with Australian kaolin clay, but this isn’t one of those clay products that leaves your face feeling like it might crack if you smile.
It has a rich balm-to-cream texture designed to gently cleanse, help regulate excess sebum and remove makeup and SPF while leaving skin feeling soft and comfortable.
And that last bit matters to me.
Because cleansing isn't just about what we take off our skin.
It's also about respecting what we leave behind.
Before you buy another serum…
If your skin is feeling dry, dehydrated or uncomfortable, don't automatically assume you need another product.
Go back to the beginning.
How does your skin feel immediately after you cleanse?
Soft and comfortable?
Or tight and desperate for the next step?
Sometimes the most useful change to your skincare ritual isn't adding something new.
It’s changing where you start.
So before you ask me what serum or moisturiser to put on your skin, tell me what you’re washing it with.
Curious about a gentler way to cleanse?
Discover the Ethical Essence Creamy Clay Cleanser, hand-blended in Perth and formulated with changing skin in mind.
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