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by Lindsey Holder
Is your skincare routine no longer working the way it used to? Are you noticing more dryness, sensitivity, fine lines, or dullness even though you are doing all the right things? Welcome to Spa Skin and Beauty, a podcast for women who want real skincare results without overwhelm, especially as hormones begin to shift through perimenopause and menopause. I am Lindsey Holder, Master Esthetician and skincare success coach with over 16 years of experience helping women simplify their routines and get professional results at home. Each episode breaks down what actually changes skin after 40, what to stop doing, and how to build a simple routine that works with your skin, not against it. If you are ready for calmer, smarter skincare and results you can trust, this podcast is for you.
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- Today10 min
271: Your Face Isn't Sagging. It's Deflating
You catch your jawline in a photo and it stops you. Softer than it used to be. A little less defined. And no cream you own has touched it. That's not your imagination. And it's not just your skin. There's a structural shift happening in menopause that almost nobody is talking about, and it changes how you should treat your entire face. Today we get into exactly what it is, why fillers so often miss it, and the one free habit that fights back. We cover: Why your facial bones change shape after menopause, and what's actually behind those jowls Is it bone loss or just sagging skin? Here's how to tell. The 3 places your face loses bone first, and the daily habit that signals it to rebuild Resources Join the Skin Scholar Society: HERE Download my Free 7 Day Skincare Guide: HERE Listen to exclusive podcast content + download my FREE esthetician-led skincare app Apple iOS: HERE Google Play: HERE Favorite Skincare Products HERE
- 1 weeks ago9 min
270: Your Bloodwork Is Talking to Your Skin. Here's What It's Saying.
This episode started with a question I get constantly. Why is my routine not working anymore? The products are good. The consistency is there. But the skin is not responding the way it used to. More dullness. More puffiness. More fine lines despite the retinol. Here is what most of the skincare conversation is missing: your skin is not a surface problem. It is an output. A real-time signal of what is happening inside your hormonal system. And your bloodwork is the decoder. In this episode, I walk through four specific lab markers that directly control what your menopause skin does: estrogen, free T3, cortisol, and ferritin. Each one maps to a skin symptom you are probably already seeing in the mirror. Dryness and collagen loss. Estrogen. Stubborn dullness that no exfoliant fixes. Free T3. Fine lines that retinol cannot hold. Cortisol. Dark circles that no eye cream touches. Ferritin. These are not random. They are specific. And once you know what to look for, you stop blaming your products and start asking better questions. Your hormones are the primer. Your products are the paint. Paint on an unprimed surface looks beautiful for a day and then lifts. That is exactly what is happening for a lot of women in menopause, and it has nothing to do with the products they chose. This episode is the overview. The in-depth version, with the specific markers to request, what optimal ranges look like for skin health, and how to build a recalibration protocol around your results, lives inside the Skin Scholar Society on Substack. The Skin Scholar Society is where I publish the research, the protocols, and the education that goes deeper than a single episode can hold. If you are ready to stop guessing and start working with your biology, that is the place to be. Lindsey Holder is a Menopause Skin Specialist and Master Esthetician with 16+ years of clinical experience. She helps women in menopause recalibrate their skincare to restore firmness, clarity, and glow without Botox or fillers. Find her at lindseyholder.com and on Instagram @lindseyrholder. Meta Description (150 characters): Your skincare is not failing. Your bloodwork might be. Menopause skin specialist Lindsey Holder breaks down what your labs are telling your skin. Slug: /bloodwork-menopause-skin-podcast Focus Keyword: menopause skin and bloodwork Tags: menopause skin, bloodwork, hormones and skin, menopause esthetician, Skin Scholar Society Resources Join the Skin Scholar Society: HERE Download my Free 7 Day Skincare Guide: HERE Listen to exclusive podcast content + download my FREE esthetician-led skincare app Apple iOS: HERE Google Play: HERE Favorite Skincare Products HERE
- 2 weeks ago46 min
269: The Fat Cell Fix: Why Your Skin Is Deflating and What Actually Rebuilds It
She said: "You're my last shot before I do fillers." She's 62. Hollow under eyes. She has spent thousands on skincare, tried everything, and is done being patient. I told her: give me 45 days. In this episode I sat down with Ivan Galanin, founder of Adipeau, to talk about what Adipeau is actually doing inside the skin, the science behind it, how to apply it, what to layer with it and what to avoid, and why so much of what the skincare industry calls clinical proof is not what it appears to be. This is not a sponsored product review. It's a real conversation with a founder who has been treating only one side of his face for seven years and can show you the difference. What we cover: What Adipeau is and how it was discovered accidentally The two products: Strength Gel vs Volume Cream and when you need each How dermal fat cells drive skin strength, volume, and inflammation Why inflammation from bloated fat cells is blocking every product you're already using Adipeau vs estrogen cream: different mechanisms, not interchangeable The retinol debate and the 80 percent melanin reduction most people don't know about How to read a clinical study and the one question that exposes most brand research Upcoming studies on post-GLP-1 skin, breast laxity, crepey legs, and non-responders How to layer Adipeau with your current routine Resources mentioned: Shop Adipeau: https://shop.adipeau.com/?sca_ref=10953034.pVt3nHogXj Download my Free 7 Day Skincare Guide: https://lindseyholder.com/guide/ Listen to exclusive podcast content + download my FREE esthetician-led skincare app Apple iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lapree-beauty/id6473450143 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lapreebeauty.lapreebeauty&pcampaignid=web_share Favorite Skincare Products :https://shopmy.us/shop/lindseyr
- 3 weeks ago11 min
268: Your Skin Didn't Get Sensitive. Your Barrier Broke Down.
If your skincare routine suddenly stings, burns, or triggers redness you've never dealt with before, menopause is likely the reason — and it has nothing to do with finding the wrong product. In this episode of Spa Skin & Beauty, Menopause Skin Specialist and Master Esthetician Lindsey Holder breaks down the biology behind reactive menopausal skin: why the barrier becomes more fragile during hormonal decline, what's driving rosacea-like symptoms in perimenopause, and why the standard advice to add more actually makes things worse. In this episode: Why ceramide production slows when estrogen declines and what that does to skin structure How tight junction integrity affects product penetration and why your serum suddenly stings The vasomotor connection between hot flashes and facial flushing Why menopausal redness is often misidentified as rosacea — and why that distinction changes everything What barrier stabilization actually looks like before reintroducing actives If your skin has become unpredictable, reactive, or harder to manage in your 40s or 50s, this episode gives you the structural explanation no one else is providing. Lindsey Holder is a Menopause Skin Specialist and Master Esthetician with 16+ years of hands-on practice. She helps women in perimenopause and menopause recalibrate their skincare to restore firmness, clarity, and glow without Botox or fillers. Resources Download my Free 7 Day Skincare Guide: HERE Listen to exclusive podcast content + download my FREE esthetician-led skincare app Apple iOS: HERE Google Play: HERE Favorite Skincare Products HERE
- 4 weeks ago12 min
267: The CVS Moment That Changed My Hormones
Today's episode is one I've been sitting on for a while because it felt almost too personal to share. We're talking about progesterone: what it does, who might need it, and a moment that honestly made me look at everything I was putting in my body a little differently. I'll tell you about the day I flipped over a bottle at CVS and felt my stomach drop. Oh — and we're also getting into something nobody talks about enough: what progesterone has to do with your skin. That's where we're starting. See you in the episode. Subscribe to Skin Intelligence HERE Resources Download my Free 7 Day Skincare Guide: HERE Listen to exclusive podcast content + download my FREE esthetician-led skincare app Apple iOS: HERE Google Play: HERE Favorite Skincare Products HERE
- May 12, 20269 min
266: You Can't Topical Your Way Out of a Collagen Problem
Collagen isn't just a skincare buzzword - it's a living protein your body is constantly breaking down and rebuilding. And in your 40s and 50s, that process needs real support. In this episode, Lindsey breaks down what actually happens to collagen during perimenopause (hint: up to 30% loss in the first five years), why topical skincare alone can't fix it, and the dead-simple morning habit that makes internal collagen support something you'll actually stick to. You'll learn: The amino acids and nutrients your body needs to build collagen How sugar degrades collagen through a process called glycation Why bone broth protein differs from standard collagen peptides The three-layer framework for supporting your skin from the inside out Resources More at Skin Intelligence on Substack Download my Free 7 Day Skincare Guide: HERE Listen to exclusive podcast content + download my FREE esthetician-led skincare app Apple iOS: HERE Google Play: HERE Favorite Skincare Products HERE
- May 5, 202610 min
265: 49, In Menopause, and Finally Saying Everything
This Thursday I turn 49. And this episode is not a celebration in the traditional sense. It is a declaration. After 16 years of practice as a Master Esthetician and Menopause Skin Specialist, I have sat across from hundreds of women who are doing everything right and still feeling like their skin is betraying them. I have watched the conversation end the moment the session did. That changes now. In this episode I cover what menopause actually does to your collagen, why the skincare industry keeps getting it wrong, and why I finally built a space to say everything a treatment room session never has time for. I also share the birthday gift I'm giving myself and you: Skin Intelligence, my new Substack where the full hormone-skin conversation finally has room to breathe. What we cover: What estrogen decline does to collagen and why it is a structural problem not a surface one Why collagen does not rebuild in a stressed body Where the skincare industry lacks context for women in menopause Why menopause skin needs stabilization not more stimulation What Skin Intelligence is and what you will find there Subscribe to Skin Intelligence HERE Resources Download my Free 7 Day Skincare Guide: HERE Listen to exclusive podcast content + download my FREE esthetician-led skincare app Apple iOS: HERE Google Play: HERE Favorite Skincare Products HERE
- Apr 28, 202613 min
264: Your Skin Isn't Failing: The Menopause Skin Strategy No One Is Explaining
There's a moment a lot of women reach in their 40s where the skin routine that used to work just quietly stops delivering. So you add something new. Stay more consistent. Try harder. And your skin keeps pushing back. Here's what I want you to consider: the problem usually isn't the products. It's the strategy. And strategy has to be built for your skin, where it is right now. Two women can come to me with the exact same concerns and need completely opposite approaches. Same tools. Same categories. Completely different prescriptions. What helps one woman move forward will stall or worsen another. That's the part no one is explaining. It's not about what works in general. It's about what your skin can respond to right now. And during perimenopause and menopause, that can shift faster than most people realize. When you miss that, you end up stacking the wrong things. Your skin keeps pushing back. And you call it failure. It's not failure. It's feedback. If your skin feels inconsistent and you're tired of guessing, go to lindseyholder.com and choose where you want to start. I'll help you see exactly what your skin is responding to and what to do next. — Lindsey Download my Free 7 Day Skincare Guide: https://lindseyholder.com/guide/ Listen to exclusive podcast content + download my FREE esthetician-led skincare app Apple iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lapree-beauty/id6473450143 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lapreebeauty.lapreebeauty&pcampaignid=web_share Favorite Skincare Products :https://shopmy.us/shop/lindseyr
About Spa Skin and Beauty | Skincare After 40 | Hormones, Skin Health, and Aging Well
Is your skincare routine no longer working the way it used to? Are you noticing more dryness, sensitivity, fine lines, or dullness even though you are doing all the right things? Welcome to Spa Skin and Beauty, a podcast for women who want real skincare results without overwhelm, especially as hormones begin to shift through perimenopause and menopause. I am Lindsey Holder, Master Esthetician and skincare success coach with over 16 years of experience helping women simplify their routines and get professional results at home. Each episode breaks down what actually changes skin after 40, what to stop doing, and how to build a simple routine that works with your skin, not against it. If you are ready for calmer, smarter skincare and results you can trust, this podcast is for you.
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