Spa Skin and Beauty | Skincare After 40 | Hormones, Skin Health, and Aging Well

Lindsey Holder
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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.

  1. 6d ago

    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

    12 min

  2. May 19

    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

    12 min

  3. May 12

    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

    9 min

  4. May 5

    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

    11 min

  5. Apr 28

    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

    13 min

  6. Apr 21

    263: Don't You Just Want to Know the Answer?

    Two women reached out to me recently with almost the exact same question. Different skin histories, different budgets, different routines. But they both wanted to know the same thing: is my LED mask even worth it? They both had a clear answer in less than 48 hours. And it was not the same answer. In this episode I'm talking about what actually happened, why price had nothing to do with it, and why so many women in menopause are making decisions based on information that was never designed for where they are right now. Hit play above to listen.   LISBYN/Wordpress: Learn more about Menopause Skin Support 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

    12 min

  7. Apr 14

    262: Stop Guessing. 10 Mother's Day Gifts That Actually Support Her

    Most Mother's Day gift guides look the same. Candles. Flowers. A robe. Something pretty that gets opened, appreciated, and quietly forgotten. This episode is different. If you are buying for someone in her forties, fifties, or sixties, or if you are in that season yourself, the standard gift guide is not going to cut it. Her skin has changed. Her body has changed. What used to work does not hit the same anymore. And most women are still guessing, still buying things that are not moving the needle, and quietly blaming themselves for it. That is what I wanted to change with this episode. I am walking through ten gifts plus two bonuses that actually support her right now. Not things that look good on a shelf. Things she reaches for. Things that make her feel more like herself. We talk about what is really happening to the skin and body at this stage, why volume loss is the piece the industry keeps skipping, how sleep connects to skin recovery in ways most people do not realize, and why the internal picture matters just as much as anything she is putting on her face. We also get into lymphatic support, clean beauty swaps that actually make a difference, the electrolyte and hydration conversation done properly, and why a blood test might be the most genuinely useful thing on this entire list. And I am sharing something personal. My skin assessment is open right now for just $27. It is a limited offering and not yet on my website, but the link is below. If she has been doing all the things and still not seeing results, this is where I would start. Real clarity, a real plan, no more guessing. Plus two bonuses at the end that I think pair beautifully together, one practical, one emotional, and both exactly right for where she is in this chapter. Link to the skin assessment and everything mentioned in this episode is below $27 Skin Assessment 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 Geviti Bloodwork HERE (code lapree)

    27 min

  8. Apr 7

    261: Why Your Face Looks Puffier During Menopause

    Let me ask you something. When you look in the mirror in the morning, does your face feel like yours? Because so many women I talk to describe the same thing. Puffier. Heavier. Softer in places that used to feel defined. And they have tried everything to fix it. Different products. Better serums. More steps. Nothing works. And here is why. They are trying to fix a systems problem with a skincare solution. In this episode, I am getting into what is actually happening underneath your skin during menopause. The lymphatic slowdown, the cortisol connection, the sleep piece nobody talks about. And why understanding this changes everything about how you approach your face. This is not about adding more. It is about finally understanding what your body is trying to tell you. 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

    20 min
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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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