What Women in Their 50s, 60s & 70s Are Never Told About Their Skin
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If you’re past menopause and wondering whether it’s too late to look after your skin, it isn’t.
Cosmetic chemist and RATIONALE founder Richard Parker returns to the show to explain what is really happening: decades of Australian sun damage surfacing around 35, colliding with the hormonal shifts of perimenopause and menopause.
Dr Shauna and Richard unpack the skin barrier, why "squeaky clean" actually means damaged, and the role estrogen plays in skin health and sun protection. Richard then cuts through the noise on collagen creams, beef tallow, rosehip oil, DIY sunscreen, Korean skincare and the obsession with high-strength actives, and shares his story of a 90-year-old campaign model to prove it is never too late to start.
In this episode:
Why 80% of facial ageing comes from the sun, and why it shows up around 35
What the skin barrier is, what damages it, and how to rebuild it
Sun damage vs hormones: what is really behind midlife skin changes
Why estrogen matters for skin, and why "it's just vanity" is the wrong response
Why stronger concentrations of vitamin C and other actives are not always better
The truth about collagen creams, protein, rosehip oil, beef tallow and homemade sunscreen
Why you need sunscreen indoors and near windows, and how tinted sunscreen protects against visible light
Realistic timeframes: what creams can and cannot fix, from fine lines to sagging
Why fillers are falling out of favour and what the "golden zone" of ageing well looks like
Morning sunlight, epigenetics, and why good skin is in your own hands
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00:00 Intro
02:15 Why your skin "changes overnight" in your 40s
04:02 What the skin barrier actually does
07:36 How to repair a damaged skin barrier
09:13 Why "squeaky clean" means damaged
12:03 Sun damage or hormones? Protect by day, repair by night
16:17 HRT, estrogen and the skin
20:15 Is skin health just vanity?
22:29 Why stronger isn't always better
25:10 Your skin's day and night rhythm
26:48 Do collagen creams and drinks work?
28:14 Why diet doesn't feed your skin
30:15 Bioidentical vs skin identical
31:53 The truth about rosehip oil
33:21 Beef tallow: lauric acid yes, tallow no
34:48 Why you should never make your own sunscreen
36:57 Do you need sunscreen indoors and in winter?
38:26 Tinted sunscreen and visible light
39:48 How long until skincare works?
40:36 What creams can and can't fix
42:09 Filters, facelifts and the golden zone
44:19 How doctors' views on skincare and fillers have changed
48:49 Is it too late to start at 50?
50:23 The words to delete: trend, natural and clean
51:44 Is fragrance in skincare bad for you?
53:43 What Richard has changed his mind on: sunlight
57:17 Is Korean skincare better?
59:40 Epigenetics: good skin is in your hands
Menopause
Midlife
Perimenopause
Dr Shauna Watts
Dr Shauna GP
Womens health advocate
Richard Parker
RATIONALE skincare
Skin barrier
Menopause skin
Sun damage
Skin ageing
HRT and skin
Estrogen and skin
Collagen
Beef tallow skincare
Rosehip oil
Zinc sunscreen
Korean skincare
Skin identical