Naomi Watts launches a line of products for menopausal skin (and sex).

“In my acting career, I survived tsunamis and came face to face with King Kong. But nothing prepared me for early menopause.” It seems to spell the words well, Naomi Wattswhile talking about his menopause. With sincerity, without shame, at 54 he puts on the plate emotions, sensations and difficulties related to a moment that is slowly ceasing to be a taboo.

Also in Italy, Paola Barale brings the theme to television, with the naturalness with which one should actually face one of the many physiological phases of a woman’s life.

In the United States, on the other hand, the blonde actress twice nominated for an Oscar is the standard-bearer of the pride of menopause, who tells us how it was for her to face that period. “I would wake up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat. My skin was dry and itchy. My hormones were all over the place. I remember feeling so confused and alone, like I no longer had control over my own body».

The purpose of this intimate narrative is yes to normalize menopause, but also the launch of Stripesits new line of skincare products dedicated to all women who are in this stage of life. «Because», explains Naomi Watts, who recounts that she entered pre-menopause very early, in her late thirties, «we women deserve support and adequate solutions. For dry skin, for brittle hair but also for sex, which suddenly becomes less exciting and more complicated.

Thus, Stripes offers facial creams, lotions and make-up removers, skin oils and invigorating hair masks, specially designed for more mature skin. But also products with alluring names dedicated to vaginal dryness.

«Oh My Glide», for example, is a coconut and avocado oil to gradually restore intimate hydration, and «Vag of Honor» is a powerful blend of hyaluronic acid and glycogen, «to distribute hydration where the skin needs it. need more”. Sex, on the site launched by Naomi Watts, is a recurring topic: in addition to the sales part of the products, Stripes presents a useful “Menoguide”, a compendium of advice dedicated to women in menopause. Including, of course, the sexual ones: “How to adapt your sex toys to menopause”, “How to keep sexuality spicy with your partner” and things like that. Because, indeed, for too long we have pretended that the sex did not concern menopausal women. “We are taking the stigma, shame and anxiety out of the menopause experience,” explains Naomi Watts. “Stripes embraces a very simple but profound truth: menopause is part of midlife, but midlife is so much more than just menopause.”