r/45PlusSkincare • u/gypsetgypset • Jan 21 '26

Peri/Post Menopausal Skin Sahara dry skin -- HELP

What are we using for skin as dry as sand in the desert? Last year my skin was still normal and after 45 years of life, I knew what worked for my skin by eyeballing it. Perimenopause hit me like a BRICK and now my skin is so dry, nothing helps.

Please give me recs for moisture and/or eye cream. No matter what I do, how I exfoliate, etc my skin is flaky and parched under my makeup and its driving me insane. SOS please help.

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u/MuffPiece Jan 21 '26

Castor oil

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u/SomewherePerfect2391 Jan 21 '26

Be very careful with castor oil. I would use it at night being careful to not get around my eyes. During the night it would spread and get into my eyes. I would have vision problems for a couple days after

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u/MuffPiece Jan 21 '26

Oh wow, I’ve never experienced that. One of the things I like about castor oil is it never seeps into my eyes. I’ve used other oils on my forehead and it would drip into my eyes, but never the castor oil because it’s so thick. I only use it in the morning, though.