Pregnancy Safe Skin Care

[sullivan]

Hopefully this hasn’t been covered..

I’m looking for a new routine that’s pregnancy safe. Does anyone have any recommendations?

I was using Mario Badescu Enzyme Gel Cleanser, Arcona Cranberry Toner & Kiehl’s daily face cream with SPF, but I’m about out of all of those & I need pregnancy safe ingredients now.

I also was planning on adding a Vit C serum & maybe a heavier night cream but I keep finding conflicting recs online. Oh also - and all over SPF since I foresee lots lounging in pools this summer.

I don’t mind spending a little bit but since I may change it up again in about a year I don’t want to go nuts either.

[Jackaroe]

I used mama mio face wash while pregnant and my normal moisturizer with HA , I spot treated with a witch hazel and tea tree blemish stick from boots, and used a rosewater and aloe facial spray toner. Now that I'm breastfeeding I'm using mostly AB products which I didn't know about at the time but are perfectly safe for breastfeeding(not sure about pregnancy but I would think so!) The main ingredients you would want to avoid are things like retinols, vitamin A, most acne treatments. There is a lot of conflicting info out there, I agree , you could always ask for a list from your doc on what is ok too.

[gldnbearz]

My OB was fine as long as I avoided retinols. Some OBs caution against AHA/BHA (salicylic acid), some are OK as the systemic absorption from putting it on topically isn't an issue for them.

If you have concerns about chemical sunscreen, you can use mineral based sunscreen with zinc/titanium oxide.

Good luck on your pregnancy journey.

[amberp]

During this period, the most important thing is vitamins and complete nutrition. I had circles under my eyes, I used Korean patches, but they didn't help. Pay attention to skin hydration, masks with vitamins.