Body Doctor products secure menopause-friendly accreditation

The Body Doctor has partnered with menopause campaigner, GenM, and secured MTick menopause-friendly accreditation for nine of its dry eye products.

In a report by GenM, menopausal women in the UK have described feeling invisible and their specific demands have often been overlooked by retailers and brands.

The Body Doctor’s sales and marketing director, Sam Wymer, noted: ‘There’s a significant lack of awareness that dry eye is one of the 48 symptoms that women can experience during perimenopause and menopause.’

Research by The Body Doctor showed that dry eye affected close to 61% of perimenopausal and menopausal women. During menopause, androgen hormone levels decrease, impacting the meibomian and lacrimal glands. The glands can become inflamed and produce fewer tears of poorer quality. Menopausal women with dry eyes may experience blurred vision, light sensitivity, swollen eyelids and increased tearing.