Glow With Cat May

Glow With Cat May Helping women glow from the inside out with Nutritional Therapy, Natural Skincare & Beauty Business Coaching. Diamond Exec @ Tropic.

Let’s glow—and grow—together! Welcome to Glow With Cat May—where beauty, wellness and opportunity meet. I’m Cat May, a qualified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and proud Diamond Executive at Tropic Skincare. Here, I blend evidence‑based nutrition, hormone‑balancing strategies, and award‑winning natural skincare to help busy women feel vibrant, confident and radiant from the inside out. But I don

’t stop there—I also mentor ambitious women to build their own beauty businesses, creating flexible, meaningful income while sharing products they love. Whether you’re seeking clearer skin, steadier energy, hormone support or a path to financial independence, you’ve found your community.

✨ Real‑food meal ideas & nutrition tips
✨ Skin‑loving routines & Tropic favourites
✨ Behind‑the‑scenes of building a Tropic Diamond business
✨ Supportive coaching for your own Glow‑up journey

Ready to glow and grow? Send a message or comment “GLOW UP” below, and let’s get started!

17/04/2026

Perimenopause isn’t sensitive skin — it’s a damaged barrier.

I watch women with bright red, inflamed faces spend hundreds on clinical-grade skincare — without realizing those products are making their redness worse.

Most clients come to me after trying 8–12 different products. Layered retinoids with vitamin C. Added niacinamide to salicylic acid,

or gone the other way and switched to simple sounding products that contain mineral oils that suffocate their skin.

Perimenopause tanks estrogen, which thins your barrier and amplifies inflammation.

When you layer more actives (or suffocate) a compromised barrier, you’re not healing — you’re pouring fuel on the fire.

Here’s the exact barrier restoration stack:

✅ Cica Exosomes — 2–5% concentration Reduce inflammation at the source and strengthen the weakened barrier.

✅ Tiger Grass (Centella extract) — 2–5% concentration Potent antioxidant that calms the overactive immune response.

✅ Tamanu Extract — 1–3% in formula Rich in fatty acids that repair barrier and reduce water loss.

✅ Madagascan Leaf of Life — 1–2% concentration Flavonoid-rich botanical that strengthens skin matrix and prevents inflammation spread.

✅ Marine Bioactives — ocean minerals and algae base Replenish electrolyte balance and support barrier integrity.

Sourcing these at therapeutic concentrations separately is nearly impossible. Most barrier products use 0.5% centella when therapeutic is 2–5%.

Your barrier stays compromised. Redness lingers.

When you stop layering and start with barrier restoration, results come fast.

Softer skin within days. Reduced redness within a month. Not because you added more — because you simplified and let your skin heal.

Drop BARRIER below and I’ll send you the full breakdown of how to actually calm perimenopausal redness — no guessing, just what works.

11/03/2026

Your winter skincare routine won’t work in spring. Here’s why.

3 Things Change in Spring (especially in perimenopause):

🌡️ VASODILATION INCREASES Temperatures rise. Your body’s temperature regulation is already compromised in perimenopause. Spring warmth = intense flushing, reactivity, and sensitivity spikes. You need calming, barrier-supportive formulations.

☀️ DAYLIGHT DISRUPTS CIRCADIAN RHYTHM Longer days affect your skin’s natural repair cycle. Your evening skincare needs to work harder to support nighttime regeneration.

🌿 POLLEN + ALLERGENS SPIKE Spring triggers inflammation. But in perimenopause, oestrogen decline weakens your skin barrier. You’re more vulnerable to irritation. Your routine needs allergen defence AND barrier reinforcement.

What to add to your spring routine:

✅ NIACINAMIDE — Bolsters barrier, addresses uneven tone, anti-inflammatory (morning + night)

✅ HYALURONIC ACID — Deep hydration + barrier support (apply to damp skin)

✅ BROAD-SPECTRUM SPF 30+ — Non-negotiable. Perimenopause = more prone to hyperpigmentation and sun damage.

Perimenopause doesn’t mean accepting reactive, irritated skin.

It means being intentional about supporting your skin through each season.

DM me ROUTINE for a FREE audit of your current products. I’ll tell you exactly what’s working and what needs to switch for spring.

International Women’s Day 🤍It’s funny to think how much can change when the right people come into your life.Before I fo...
08/03/2026

International Women’s Day 🤍

It’s funny to think how much can change when the right people come into your life.

Before I found Tropic, I was incredibly unconfident.

I didn’t own a dress.
I would never have worn a bold lipstick.
And the idea of standing up and speaking in front of a room of people would have absolutely terrified me.

If someone had told me that one day I’d be running a business that helps women grow in confidence, build something for themselves and step into their potential… I genuinely wouldn’t have believed them.

But this business has a way of changing people.

Not because it asks you to become someone else, but because it slowly shows you who you were capable of being all along.

Through Tropic I’ve met women who inspire me every single day.

Women who start quietly, unsure of themselves… and then slowly begin to realise what they’re capable of.

Women who grow in confidence.
Women who start believing in themselves.
Women who support each other in the most incredible way.

And honestly, getting to witness that transformation in others is one of the greatest privileges of what I do.

So today, on International Women’s Day, I’m feeling incredibly grateful for the community of women this journey has brought into my life.

Women supporting women will always be one of the most powerful forces there is. 🤍

And if you’re someone quietly watching, wondering if you could ever do something like this…

Just know that once upon a time, I was that woman too.

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