21/12/2025
If your soles suddenly feel dry, cracked, or rough ๐ง๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐, itโs not your imagination, and itโs not because youโre โnot moisturising enoughโ.
Itโs oestrogen.
And no one warned you what declining oestrogen would quietly do to your feet.
Hereโs whatโs really going on.
Oestrogen isnโt just a reproductive hormone.
It plays a direct role in how your skin holds onto moisture.
When oestrogen levels are healthy, your skin๐๐ผ
โ
Produces natural moisturising factors
โ
Maintains a strong lipid (oil) barrier
โ
Holds water instead of letting it evaporate
โ
Repairs tiny bits of damage efficiently
Now fast-forward to perimenopause and menopause.
As oestrogen declines, your soles lose๐๐ผ
โ ๏ธCeramide production (the โcementโ between skin cells)
โ ๏ธHyaluronic acid levels
โ ๏ธNatural oil production
โ ๏ธBarrier strength
The soles cop it worse than almost anywhere else because ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
๐ฃThey donโt have sebaceous (oil) glands
๐ฃTheyโre under constant pressure and friction
๐ฃSkin turnover slows with age
๐ฃCracks form before moisture can be retained
So what happens?
๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐.
๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐.
๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐.
But the moisture doesnโt stay.
Because creams alone donโt repair a compromised skin barrier.
This is why๐๐ผ
โข ๐๐๐ข๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ๐๐ โ๐๐ข๐๐
โข ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐
โข ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐
โข ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ โ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ
โข ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐)
This isnโt neglect.
Itโs hormonal skin physiology.
The SOLUTION isnโt more product, itโs the RIGHT APPROACH.
You need to๐๐ผ
๐๐ผRepair the skin barrier first
๐๐ผReplace missing lipids (ceramides, cholesterol, fatty acids)
๐๐ผUse humectants that bind water within the skin
๐๐ผSeal moisture strategically, not suffocate it
๐๐ผSupport steady skin cell turnover
When you do this, something shifts.
Moisture stays.
Skin softens from the inside out.
Cracks calm instead of splitting.
Your soles stop feeling โhigh maintenanceโ.
This is what oestrogen used to do for you naturally.
Now itโs about working with your changing biology, not fighting it.
If your feet have been trying to tell you something, this is it. ๐
๐ฌ ๐๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ๐ ๐โ, ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป. ๐
