From hot flashes to night sweats and difficulties sleeping, menopause can take its toll on the people who experience it. But the stigma around talking about it is leaving people unprepared and going untreated – creating opportunities to widen the conversation around women's health.

Menopause. Perimenopause. Most people have heard the words but how many really know what they mean? Despite the fact that it’s an almost-universal experience for women, no one really talks about it, and as a result, nearly half of women feel unprepared for this chapter in their lives.

All sorts of stigmas are being broken in today's beauty industry, but the needs of menopausal women are often ignored. Absent in ads and lacking products for their changing skin and hair, these women are now pushing brands to step up and address this ‘last taboo’ without any sugar-coating.

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