An original gift for Mother’s Day? Learning about menopause. Between physical changes and new awareness, talking about it with our mothers can open up a space for mutual understanding. And bring us that much closer.
How many things do we talk to our mothers about? Work, relationships, how to cook our favorite dish, or which face cream to choose. But how often do we stop to ask her how she’s really doing? Not just how she feels, but how her body is changing over time, how her energy, her rhythms, her balance, and consequently her relationship with us, are transforming. And menopause is talked about even less. Yet it is a passage that concerns everyone. It is natural, profound, and capable of redefining one’s relationship with one’s own body and with oneself. This year, for Mother’s Day, perhaps the most authentic gift is to start asking her “how are you?” And to really listen to the answer.
Why is menopause still talked about so little?
For years, menopause has been described as a loss: of fertility, of desire, of energy. A narrative that turned it into a destination rather than a phase of evolution. So, despite being a universal biological transition, menopause often remains on the fringes of conversation.
For many women, it is something to be gone through in silence, without burdening the rest of the family and without sharing, silently adapting to the (often exhausting) changes without having the real tools to fully understand them.
What really happens to the body
Menopause is linked to a drop in estrogen, hormones that are fundamental for the balance of many tissues, including the intimate area. This change is also reflected in the skin and the microbiome, which become more sensitive and vulnerable. Some of the most common effects include increased dryness, thinner and more reactive skin, a variation in vaginal pH, and a reduced natural defense capacity. All of this can translate into discomforts like irritation, itching, or a new sense of unease, which often arrives without being truly understood. It is not something abnormal, but a physiological response of the body that is adapting to a new phase.
Changing does not mean losing
Menopause is not just a change to manage, but also an opportunity, a moment of greater awareness. Of one’s body, one’s needs, one’s own time. A phase in which many women rediscover a more direct and less filtered relationship with themselves, far from external expectations. Moving away from the narrative of an "end" is the first step to experiencing it more serenely. The second, however, is to start talking about it, even and especially within our closest relationships, such as the one between mother and daughter.
Targeted intimate skincare: a gesture of care that begins with listening
Just as the needs of facial skin change over time, the vulvar area also requires different attention. Choosing nourishing, antioxidant formulas that respect the new vulvar balance can make a concrete difference in daily comfort, helping to reduce dryness and sensitivity and maintaining the intimate area’s natural balance.
But gifting targeted intimate skincare doesn't just mean discovering a new brand, a new packaging, or a new self-care experience. It means something deeper: recognizing our mothers for who they are today, in the moment of life they find themselves in, without expectations of perfection but with a more conscious look at their real needs.
That is why Kysh Cosmetics has created an intimate routine entirely dedicated to menopause, designed to meet the daily needs of the skin during this delicate and profoundly transformative phase.
It starts with the Intimate Anti-Aging Cleanser, the intimate wash with panthenol and hyaluronic acid, which helps combat dryness right from the cleansing stage, respecting the pH and supporting the hydration of the intimate area. To nourish and hydrate the skin every day, there is the Anti-Aging Cream, enriched with antioxidants and shea butter, which works on elasticity and loss of tone, restoring comfort and softness to the skin of the vulva. And for a deeper, more personal moment of care, the Hydralift Collagen Mask is the perfect opportunity to carve out a well-deserved moment all to herself, in a daily life often spent taking care of others.
Mother’s Day is often made of symbolic gestures: a bouquet of flowers, a perfume, a day spent together. But perhaps, this year, it can also become an opportunity to change perspective. To ask one more question, to share an experience, to really listen to each other. To recognize each other, from woman to woman.
