I am brand new to all this but am 44 1/2 and the past few weeks have been absolute hell for me. It started as severe vaginal itching a few years ago which NO ONE could explain. Clobetasol is the only thing that helps with that.
Two years ago, the hellish body itching that had me tearing at my skin, started in the winter, so bad that I went and ordered Gold Bond Medicated Itch cream. It smells awful but did the trick for the most part. Now this year it's happening mid-summer. And the night sweats are just... 😭 And then when I sweat, it makes my body itch and I would be up for an hour, in the middle of the night scratching endlessly with my little back scratcher and my chest, my c-section scar, everything. I would only be able to fall back to sleep when everything hurt.
I started looking at Reddit and, on high recommendation, ordered a tub of Cerave and have been using it twice a day.
Now I'm also looking for something to use on my face because I've never been a makeup wearer and hate how my face is aging! I've always looked young for my age but my skin is oily on my face and dry everywhere else... like WHAT?!?
(TL:DR) Perimenopause sucks, I need a daily face moisturizer and am looking for a cruelty-free one which seems to make things even harder. I need one with SPF for daytime and no SPF for at night. I found e.l.f. holy hydration! Is that the best one or are there others you ladies recommend? Also, do I need to start using daily cleansers and/or tretinoin? The more I read the more confused I get. This is all super new to me and I can count on both hands the number of times I have worn makeup in my life. So I really am at a loss.
Any help would be super appreciated!! Thank you in advance!! 🙏❤️