The Menopausal Minute

The Menopausal Minute

My Skin Freaked Out Over My Favorite Lotion

Menopause Made Me Do It

Allie Theiss, MSc CSC ABS IFN's avatar
Allie Theiss, MSc CSC ABS IFN
Oct 28, 2025
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I thought I was losing my mind the day my favorite lotion turned on me.

Same bottle, same scent — suddenly my skin lit up like I’d hugged poison ivy.

Green vine with heart-shaped leaves and tendrils
Photo by Kamsin Kaneko on Unsplash

I stood there, staring at my arm, thinking: How can I be allergic to myself now?

It wasn’t the lotion that changed. It was me.

Menopause flipped the switch on my immune system…

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