Menopause and How It Affects the Skin

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The teaching team at Aspects Academy has over 20 years of experience, successfully delivering education in both private and regulated settings, including further education colleges.

By combining this extensive teaching background with over 25 years of industry experience in busy establishments, we are able to provide high-quality training, including adapting to individual learning needs, that prepares you for a successful career.

Aspects Academy is conveniently located in the heart of Colchester city centre, housed within one of the city’s longest-standing beauty salons, Aspects MediSpa.

Our training is conducted in a fully equipped, purpose-built space, ensuring the highest standards of education and treatment are met.

Aspects Academy is an approved centre for delivering both accredited courses and government recognised qualifications.

What This Course Covers

This online-only knowledge course has been designed to give facialists, beauty therapists and skin professionals the essential knowledge and understanding of how menopause affects the skin.

The course explores:

  • The three stages of menopause – perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.
  • The role of key hormones including oestrogen, progesterone and cortisol.
  • How hormonal changes can affect collagen, hydration, elasticity, skin regeneration and barrier function.
  • Common menopausal skin concerns including dryness, sensitivity, pigmentation, breakouts, fine lines and loss of firmness.
  • The potential impact of HRT on the skin.
  • Key skincare ingredients and homecare recommendations for menopausal skin.
  • Professional facial and skin treatments that may help support different concerns.
  • How to confidently incorporate menopause into your skin consultations and treatment planning.

How You Will Learn

Delivered 100% online, this course allows you to work through the learning at your own pace, building your knowledge and understanding of menopausal skin.

It is a theory and knowledge-based course designed to complement your existing professional skills. It does not provide practical treatment training or qualify you to perform treatments that you are not already trained and insured to carry out.

The aim is to give you the knowledge to better understand why your clients’ skin is changing, so you can make more informed skincare and treatment recommendations within your existing scope of practice.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course. As an online, knowledge-based course, it is designed to build your essential knowledge and understanding of menopause and its effects on the skin, rather than teach practical treatment skills.

It is suitable for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of menopausal skin, regardless of previous qualifications or experience.

Aspects Academy is located within Colchester city centre. The Academy is found inside one Colchester’s longest running Beauty Salon’s Aspects MediSpa.

The nearest parking to the academy is –

Train stations –

  • Colchester Town station- This is a smaller station that trains from the main station connect to. Services may be limited.
  • Colchester North Station- This is the main train station and is about a 20 minute walk (buses to the town centre are available from the station as well as a taxi rank. Uber also is available in Colchester)

Bus Station –

  • Aspects academy is located opposite the main bus station.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the three stages of menopause and the hormonal changes that occur.
  • Explain why menopause can affect the skin.
  • Recognise common menopausal skin concerns.
  • Understand the relationship between declining hormones, collagen, hydration and skin ageing.
  • Recommend appropriate skincare ingredients and homecare.
  • Select suitable professional treatments for different menopausal skin concerns.
  • Understand the potential influence of HRT on the skin.
  • Confidently discuss menopause as part of a professional skin consultation.

Give your clients more than a facial – give them a better understanding of their changing skin.

Click the book now/enquire box, leave your details and the best times to contact you on to arrange a call with a tutor to arrange a suitable date.

About this course

Menopause & The Skin – Online Course

Understand menopausal skin. Treat it with confidence.

Menopause can significantly change the skin, causing concerns such as dryness, sensitivity, pigmentation, breakouts, loss of firmness and accelerated ageing.

This online course is designed for facialists, beauty therapists and skin professionals who want to better understand the skin throughout perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.

Discover how changing hormones affect collagen, hydration, elasticity and skin health, and learn how to confidently adapt your consultations, skincare recommendations and professional treatments to support your clients through every stage.

Give your clients more than a facial – help them understand and feel confident in their changing skin.

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