YOUR SKINCARE PLAN
PHASE ONE
To keep the skin barrier strong and healthy
To improve hydration, texture and overall glow
To support ageing skin gently without overloading it
To prepare the skin for your son’s wedding in October
To safely manage the seborrhoeic keratosis now it has been confirmed as benign
To build a routine that feels realistic and not like another full-time job
Because you have a history of breast cancer and have previously been on hormone therapy, we are not going to be doing anything that tries to “push hormones” or interfere with that side of things. The focus here is skin health, barrier support, inflammation control, sleep, stress and consistency.
YOUR
LIFESTYLE
You are currently getting around 5-6 hours per night, and this is one of the biggest areas I would like you to gently improve.
Skin repair happens mainly at night. So if sleep is short or broken, the skin often looks:
Duller
Drier
More lined
Less fresh
Slower to heal
More inflamed
We are not aiming for perfection straight away, but I would love your first goal to be working towards 6.5-7 hours where possible.
Your stress is sitting medium to high, and this will absolutely show in the skin.
Not always as acne. Sometimes it shows as:
Dryness
Dullness
Redness
Slower healing
Tightness
More visible lines
A tired look in the face
This does not mean you need to go meditate on a mountain.
It just means we need small daily cues that bring the body out of fight or flight and into repair mode.
WHY SLEEP MATTERS
Sleep isn’t passive.
It’s your body’s most powerful repair window.
And this is exactly why chronic stress + poor sleep = flare-ups.
When sleep is fragmented or shortened:
Cortisol regulation becomes disrupted
Deep sleep shortens (less repair)
REM reduces (less emotional processing)
Blood sugar becomes unstable
Inflammation increases
Sleep hygiene is not complicated.
It is about environment, rhythm, and small daily behaviours.
Before assuming a client has “insomnia,” I always assess their sleep environment and routine. More often than not, the issue isn’t inability to sleep — it’s misaligned habits.
Poor sleep hygiene creates a cascade:
Disrupted cortisol rhythm →
Poor food choices →
Missed morning light →
Blood sugar instability →
Increased inflammation →
Skin flare-ups
Sleep affects everything.
SLEEP
HYGIENE
WHY IT MATTERS
A SIMPLE DAILY SLEEP FRAMEWORK
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What temperature is your bedroom at night?
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Do you use overhead lights in the evening or softer lamps?
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Are there standby lights glowing from TVs or devices?
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Do you scroll or watch TV within an hour of bed?
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Is your phone beside your bed? Is it on flight mode?
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Are your windows closed and the room stuffy?
Most people are unintentionally disrupting their sleep.
And when sleep is disrupted, repair is disrupted.
Take note of anything you currently do, and let's look at what to do instead.