Skin concerns · Skin after 40
The routine that worked just stopped.
Perimenopause and the years around it change skin. Dry patches, new sensitivity, breakouts you thought you’d left behind. A reading starts with what’s happening now.
In short
Around perimenopause, many women find their skin turns drier or more reactive. Products that suited them for years stop working. A Vernier reading asks about your hormonal stage and starts with the barrier before anything stronger.
The science
What’s happening in your skin.
Many women find their skin changes around perimenopause. Products that suited them for years start to sting, or stop doing much.
That’s why the questions ask about your hormonal stage. Your answer shapes what’s chosen, and what waits.
When the barrier is reactive, the plan starts gently. A non-stripping cleanse, ceramides, a lipid seal and daily SPF come first.
20
Questions, including your hormonal stage.
6
Guided photos. Each area of your face scored on its own.
3:1:1
The barrier lipid ratio Aliquot 11 is built on.1
4weeks
Until your recheck, before anything stronger is added.
Your reading
What a reading looks at.
Photos show what’s visible. Questions fill in what a camera can’t see. For skin after 40, these matter most.
PhotosLeft cheek · Right cheek · Nose & T-zone · Chin & jawline
Q02Which best describes your hormonal profile?
Q04How would you describe your skin most days?
Q08How does your skin react to new products?
Q09Any signs of a compromised barrier right now?
Q18Are you pregnant, trying to conceive, or breastfeeding?
The Aliquot range
References a reading may choose.
Every active is named on the label at the strength used. Only chosen if your reading calls for it.
PREPARE · 100 ml
01 · Neutral Cleanser
No actives
No acids and no actives. For a thin or reactive barrier.
TREAT · 30 ml
05 · Niacinamide + Ceramide Serum
8.0% NIACINAMIDE
Niacinamide 8% with ceramides. The daily barrier serum.
SEAL · 50 ml
11 · Lipid Cream
PLANT LIPID OCCLUSIVE
A plant lipid cream that seals the barrier.
PROTECT · 50 ml
12 · Tinted BB SPF 30
SPF 30
SPF 30 with iron oxides. The last step every morning.
What usually waits
If your answers show a reactive barrier, strong actives like retinol wait until your skin has settled.
What to expect
Slow, on purpose.
Week 1 to 2Your skin settles in. Some products start every second night.
Week 4Recheck the same six views before anything stronger is added.
Month 3 to 6The slow work, measured against your own first reading.
Questions
About skin after 40.
Can a reading tell me if I’m in perimenopause?
No. That’s a conversation for your GP. The reading uses what you tell us about your stage to choose more carefully.
I’m on HRT. Does that matter?
Tell us in the medications question. A qualified practitioner reviews your plan before anything is supplied.
Sources
- Man MQ et al., 1996. Optimal stratum corneum lipid ratio and barrier recovery. PubMed
Studies describe the named active, not trials of finished Aliquot products. References as supplied by Aliquot.
Vernier doesn’t diagnose and isn’t a skin cancer check. If a spot worries you, see your GP.