About this episode

Dr. Lisa Kellett discusses essential skin care tips for summer, including sunscreen effectiveness and treatments for sun damage, particularly for women in perimenopause and menopause.

Your sunscreen is probably not working as well as you think it is. And that sun damage you've been accumulating? There is actually a lot you can do about it. Canada's leading dermatologist Dr. Lisa Kellett is back on Aging Powerfully — and this time we are talking spring and summer skin. Everything you need to know before the heat hits, and everything you can do if the damage is already done. In this episode we cover how the skin actually changes when the seasons shift — and why that shift is more significant for women in perimenopause and menopause than most of us realize. We get into the sunscreen conversation properly: SPF numbers, mineral versus chemical, how much we should actually be applying versus how much most of us use, and the spots we consistently miss. We talk about building a spring and summer routine that works — retinol, Vitamin C, exfoliants, and what to do with them when the sun gets intense. Dr. Kellett walks us through what pollution and years of sun exposure are quietly doing to our skin, how to recognize when something needs medical attention, and what treatments are genuinely worth investing in at 40-plus — from lasers and microneedling to radiofrequency…

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Grelo

Guest: Dr. Lisa Kellett

Topics covered

• sunscreen
• skin care
• seasonal skin changes
• perimenopause
• menopause
• skin treatments
• lifestyle factors

Keywords

• sunscreen
• skin damage
• perimenopause
• menopause
• retinol
• Vitamin C
• exfoliants
• skin treatments
• lifestyle factors
• SPF

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada

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