Original Estro-Life Balancing Skin Cream for Women | Cosmetic Skin Cream with 175mg of Estriol per Container with Vitamin A | Soy-Free, Cruelty-Free, and Non-GMO | 84 Applications, 3.5oz Pump

I've navigated sleep disturbances for over a dozen years. Initially, the broken sleep was due to inflammation caused by a severe allergic reaction to fluoroquinolone antibiotics (cipro, levaquin), which led to a hyper-reactivity to all kinds of foods and all additives/preservatives etc. It's hard to test, but it's likely that I developed MCAS. I cleared a ton of inflammation through diet (very clean keto), but not before perimenopause settled in. It was obvious that hormones were a major factor as my sleep was consistently worse Cycle Day 11, 12, 13 (ovulation) and Cycle Days 21-28. My cycle also shortened from 28 to approx. 26 days for about a year. I noticed spotting a week after my flow and around ovulation. I started getting flashes at night that woke me up. Then, for two cycles in a row, I had night sweats on CD 25-28. After consulting a few health care practitioners and ordering a few labs, I learned that my FSH levels were not peri or even menopausal but postmenopausal! Because I do not tolerate Chinese herbal formulas, black cohosh, soy isoflavones, and because tofu seemed to help a bit (even though its high histamine and a histamine liberator), I decided to try this estrogen cream. I wanted something that was as natural as possible, with minimal ingredients, no scent, and that bypassed the digestive system. I chose the purple over the pink bottle, bc the purple has no parabens etc. The good news: After a few days of applying the cream to my wrists and abdomen once per day in the morning (as recommended), the hot flashes went away and my sleep has improved. I went from being awake 1-3 hours per night to 15-45 minutes. I'll take it! I'll update this review after I've walked through a few cycles with this cream. Because my symptoms seem to alternate intensity every other month, it's likely that one ovary has few to no follicle reserves, while my other ovary still has some mojo. I mention that because my current cycle may be easier in part because my body has more estrogen already circulating due to the more robust ovary. As per some more research, at Cycle Day 14, I added a few drops of a progesterone cream in the evening. The first night was great and i slept 9.5 hrs (!), but then, after the 3rd night, I had difficulty falling asleep, I woke for about an hour, I noticed cramping and some blood in with the ovulation fluid, plus my breasts were sore and distended. So! It appears that i'm very sensitive to even trace amounts of progesterone, since that low dose confused the body into starting to shed the uterine lining. I will hold off using until maybe CD 26, if I use it at all. I mention that only because I haven't read anything like that in people's reviews of this estrogen or the progesterone cream. I wanted to give as much information as possible because perimenopause and menopause are not talked enough about and often we find ourselves in it without a ton of information or guidance aside from the most popular, dominant theories and limited allopathic suggestions. In the medical world, I've been a consistent outlier, maybe you are too. I hope this helps someone & Wishing you well on this journey!

I am a major skeptic when it comes to beauty products. However, as a post menopausal woman, I have had terrible sleep issues for the last several years - they come and go, which is why I waited before creating and posting this review. I’ve been using the cream at night before I go to bed for over a month. I can tell you that I am now sleeping 6 to 8 hours every night; if I wake early like at 5 AM, I used to not be able to go back to sleep. But now I fall back asleep I’m convinced it’s this cream. I take no hormones, I am fit and in my 60s. This is a godsend, if it stops working, I’ll revisit this review. I’m sure everyone has a slightly different experience, but if you are not sleeping and it’s affecting the quality of your life, I say give it a try. Worst case, you’re no better than you are but best case, you get results like I did, which are fantastic.

I was very skeptical at first and a bit apprehensive with that, but my Physician’s Assistant urged me to give an bioidentical estrogen cream from Amazon a try. She also told me to use a bioidentical progesterone cream, and to use DHEA as well. I came home and did further research as my PA urged me to and I waded through all the different options on Amazon which took several days for me to settle on since I was also doing research on my situation and what I needed. I decided to go with Smokey Mountain on the bioidentical Advanced formula Estro-Life and Progesto-Life creams. Decided to take an oral Micronozed DHEA 25 mg. 1x Daily from Douglas Laboratories. Most studies say 50 mg. Is better but I am going to just work up to that to avoid any side effects which some report. So far, so good. Also taking Pregnenalone 50mg. Micronized Lipid Matrix by Allergy Research Group. Both DHEA and Pregnenelone are products of cholesterol which your body uses to make hormones. Study up more on that and talk to doctors who really care and guide you properly and honestly. I am on a high fat ketogenic diet and pretty meat heavy, but recently I started just losing my appetite. I do have some newly diagnosed (over the last 3-4 years new,) thyroid Disease, other autoimmune issues and had early hysterectomy in my early 30’s because of severe, severe endometriosis. So, having said that my issues are pretty rotten, but if you’re having similar issues, just read on and maybe some of what I have to say here will help. Just really really research well and like I say, talk to a good doctor if you can find one. I’m just a sick, regular Jane with no fancy doctors or stinkin’ of money. Was a former healthcare person till my illnesses ruined everything in my life. Just trying to research ways to claw my way out of this mire as best I can. Little by little, gaining a few inches of ground. Changing my diet did change up the game so do try it. It helps the other things you do to work better and hopefully get you going on the path to more natural ways of taking care of yourselves, which really is the best. Don’t say you’re too old to care. You’re never too anything to care. Anyhoo, I was feeling real bad and so angry and agitated for several months and when my Dr. decided to do labs on my hormones, we found out I had nothing BUT testosterone. Lab value was 16 which actually isn’t ridiculous for a post menopausal woman. But I had zero estrogen and progesterones to make me a sane person, so I was raging and that was not normal for me at all. Glad I went to the doctor with it because I really felt bad about being constantly snappy and snippy and feeling out of control. So, I tried the Smokey Mountain products without the DHEA and Pregnenalone at first because the order on those took about a week more than I wanted, but I did notice the creams from Smokey Mountain seemed to be helping me out and pretty quickly. Like from the first few doses. I felt a bit calmer and I was able to go to sleep easier and sleep a bit more soundly after the first 3 nights of treatment. I didn’t even auto-subscribe because I wanted to make sure it would work at least good enough to make me feel more normal than I was. After a month of doing all this, I feel a ton better. I was worried about it and I am not going to lie… I was really worried about some of the reviews here and scared to death I was going to be wasting my money. And I don’t know what the situations are for those women as to why it didn’t work for them. It can be user error or a whole litany of other reasons they may not even be aware of, but it is helping me. I don’t appear to be having any mild or severe adverse side effects that I’m acutely aware of at this time from these Smokey Mountain products. If you’re suffering or find you are in a similar fix with other health conditions like me, I will tell you the same thing my PA told me, at least give it a try to see if it may help you and give you even just a little bit more relief till you can do something better because you may be surprised like me. I was on only a small dose of prescription Estrodiol, but it wasn’t really enough to help me and my Gyn didn’t want to increase my dose and I was still majorly suffering with so many symptoms due to being in a post menopausal state. So I figured why take it if I can’t have the full range of hormones to help balance me out when much research suggests your whole body is going through total havoc because you no longer can produce all these hormones in the first place? There are studies that show even post menopausal women can benefit from the full range of hormone treatment and be balanced at ANY age whether you still have your ovaries or not or still have a uterus or not. You still need them because you’re still a female and you benefit from a little if everything. Makes sense to me. Everything started going wrong with me after I got my complete hysterectomy. It really affects you on multiple systemic levels. After I did my research I was really shocked about all the things that go wrong with your body when you can’t produce enough or can’t make these hormones. After going through all of this, I see how important hormone optimization is. So, definately look into this stuff seriously. I will have labs drawn in another 2 or 3 weeks to see how the combined treatments are actually helping or not. Could wind up that I may have to see an endocrinologist to straighten me out proper, but for now, these creams do appear to help in a meaningful way. Good luck with your research and make a goal to get balanced.

Turning 47 was my time, irritability/hair loss/weight gain/ belly fat/ bloating/weakening SKIN ELASTICITY was immediately apparent!! Luckily no hot flashes or sleep disturbances. After reading all the reviews, I decided to take a leap of faith (especially with all the positive data on HRT and estriol use for anti-aging skin benefits. Well folks, the verdict is in!! Been using it for 6 weeks, a pea-sized amount all over face, eyelids, and neck twice a day and WOW, WOW, WOW. The cream is not only moisturizing but I'm delighted to report that my skin has REVERTED to pre-47 stages. It's soft, plump, and I visually can see that the elasticity has returned. It's nothing short of a miracle!! We know that consistency is key, so I've also slowly added Retin-A twice a WEEK as this is actually really irritating and the purge is real. Estro-Life is truly life changing and I'm excited about my face and skin again. There's hope for us women going through this life stage!! Now, I can embrace aging gracefully but my skin doesn't have to catch up so soon! Win!!

The old reviews really mean nothing on this cream because the product's ingredients have totally changed. I purchased this cream on 9/11/24, and comparing the product listed now 9/26/24, found there has been a complete formula change. The ingredients on my old bottle are: Deionized water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Shea Butter, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Potassium Sorbate, Micronized USP Estriol. (You can compare that to the current product's ingredients to note the changes.) I won't be able to use the new formula because of the added Black Cohosh (it causes me to have nightmares). This makes me very sad because since using a pea-sized amount of the older version of this cream topically every night for two weeks, and then three times a week afterward, I've seen an improvement in dryness issues and a stubborn UTI. I'm several years past menopause and was experiencing the vaginal atrophy that is very common at this life phase. The older version of this cream is helping with several of those issues. I would give 5 Stars to the older formula but 0 Stars for the new formulation. I don't need/want all the extra ingredients they've added to this new formula, and I will have to find something else to take its place now.

I LOVE the way this feels on my skin and I truly believe it helps with fine lines and wrinkles in addition to easing the symptoms of menopause or perimenopause. Unfortunately, the packaging seems to be faulty. I now have two full bottles (I hava a monthly subscription) that no matter how much I pump them, nothing will come out. I am trying to return them or get a refund, but at nearly $30 a pop, theses need to be in quality jars or something that is fail safe. The packaging just seems cheap. I'm also not in love with scent, but it's okay.

Chomping at the bit to try! Years ago and way before menopause, I bought SMN Progesto and saw that my sleep improved. So many friends are taking some form of estrogen at my age but I didn’t want to go down that route. I thought in post menopause I would see parts of my life improve that were rattled by menopause but that hasn't exactly happened. Brain fog, hot flashes, weight gain, GI issues, bloating, and poor sleep persist. I remembered this company, read the reviews, and thought I’d give the Estro original a try. I used the progesto I still had, (yes it still works after all this time) and the Estro original and had AMAZING sleep. The type of sleep where when I woke up my thumb hurt because I slept so soundly I didn't realize I was sleeping on my thumb weird. I woke up not sluggish but rested and that same morning my GI issues were improving. I felt calm, clear, energized, and positive. It was a hectic week but it didn't bother me. I couldn't believe it would work that fast and I was skeptical. I continued for a week and the positive effects remained. My ever present hot flashes were cut in half. I noticed a headache for a couple of days but I think that was how I had been sitting. I also feel like food noise was less and post-eating bloat was gone. I used it for 10 days then did every other night and still felt the benefits. This last time I waited 3 nights and my sleep wasn't as good and I felt more snacky during the day. Last night I resumed and had another deep sleep. Strangely, I never remember my dreams but I do when I use this. My dreams are vivid but not scary like when I've tried other sleep solutions. In general, I don't feel medicated but a truly closer version of my pre menopausal self.

good product