This column first ran in Valerie Monroe’s newsletter, How Not to F*ck Up Your Face, which you can subscribe to on Substack.
Q: I’ve recently seen a few influencer types recommending estrogen cream, intended for vaginal use, for the face. The thinking is that estrogen is abundant in younger skin and, thus, it would be beneficial to us postmenopausal ladies. Should I be sneaking some of my .01% estradiol cream on my puss instead of my … (oh never mind, you know what I mean)?