Abstract:
Hormones play a very important role in women’s day to day life. One of the very first organs that starts showing effects due to the changes in the hormonal levels is skin.Women experience these changes during the period when their bodies are in the process of making a natural transition towards menopause is known as “Perimenopause”.Women start perimenopause at different ages and some notice changes as early as their mid-30s.
As far as the skin is concerned, it is possible that lower estrogen levels may be directly associated with the degree of the thinning that occurs with age. Lower estrogen levels can lead to loss of skin moisture, skin elasticity and disturbance in skin barrier function. Dry skin complaints are common as women age and these can easily be treated with small changes in personal lifestyle habits. Dry skin, when not taken care of, may lead to skin diseases like atopic dermatitis and eczema. Studies have also established that Acne vulgaris is found to be prevalent not only in oily skin but also in dry and very dry skin. Dry skin if goes untreated, it can develop into abnormalities and eventually progress into skin diseases.
In this study, of all women who responded to our questionnaire, 50% of women mentioned that their skin was drier than earlier. Total 40% of women were found to be suffering from dry skin conditions, 38% were having pigmentation, 20% had wrinkles and fine lines and 18% were suffering from acne or pimples.
Majority of women (55.6%) responded saying that the use of moisturizers showed improvement in their skin conditions.
Thus, women should be made aware of the importance of including a moisturizer in their skincare routine and that they should start working on it as early as in their mid-30s.
