OILY SKIN? TRY DOUBLE CLEANSING

Washing our face before bed is key—and in our 50s, double cleansing is even better. That’s because during menopause, estrogen levels decrease, causing sebaceous glands to overproduce oil, so skin looks overly shiny. “Cleansing skin twice consecutively, first with an oil-based cleanser then with a water-based one, removes excess oil without stripping skin,” s says Kellie E. Reed, M.D., a dermato tologist at Westlake Dermatology in Austiin, Austin, Texas Texas. The reason: The oil-based cleaanser cleanser bre breaks down oil, while the water-wba water-based one removes leftover impurit impurities. Bonus: This allows follow follow-up products to absorb into s skin better.

◆ TO DO: First, wash your face with an oil-based clea cleanser, like La Roche-Posay Lipik Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Clean Cleansing Oil (CVS.com), and rinse. Then use a water-based cle cleanser, eanse like Neutrogena Hydro Bo Boost oost Hydrating H Gel Cleanser (Taaarget. (Target.com); rinse.