Pregnancy is a precious journey, bringing about many changes, including shifts in your skins external needs. With hormonal fluctuations, changes in diet and overall wellbeing, your skin may undergo various changes in its appearance and texture.
Our skin is the last to be internally nourished and during pregnancy, can be even more depleted of the nutrients it needs to function at its best.
During pregnancy, a consistent skincare routine will help to support your skin during the internal changes that can externally affect the skin, but understanding ingredients during pregnancy is essential, to ensure you're using safe ingredients for both you and your growing bub.
Navigating Skincare Ingredients During Pregnancy
Did you know that some off-the-shelf skincare products contain harmful actives?
While pregnant, it's crucial to opt for gentle ranges suitable for sensitive skin and safe for use during this sacred time. Pregnancy can trigger a variety of skin concerns, from hormonal acne and breakouts to sensitive skin, stretch marks, and pigmentation. But with a few simple changes to your skincare routine, you can maintain a clear, radiant and healthy functioning skin ongoing.
Why Change Your Skincare Products When Pregnant?
What you apply to your body externally during pregnancy is just as important as what you ingest internally. Certain skincare ingredients & over-the-counter topical products, may not be safe for your growing baby. Before overhauling your skincare collection, let's discuss which ingredients to avoid and which are safe & beneficial during pregnancy.
Skincare Ingredients to Avoid During Pregnancy
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All Vitamin A products such as Retinols, Retinoids, and Retinal Products: These ingredients, known for their anti-aging benefits, should be avoided during pregnancy. High doses can cause birth defects and liver toxicity. It’s best to discontinue use while trying to conceive and throughout breastfeeding.
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Salicylic Acid: Common in acne treatments, the safety of topical salicylic acid during pregnancy is uncertain. It's safer to avoid it and consult with your doctor if unsure.
- Hydroquinone: This skin-lightening agent is often used for hyperpigmentation & should be avoided as its effects on the developing baby are unknown.
Safe Skincare Ingredients During Pregnancy
Most natural skincare products are safe during pregnancy, including the following specific ingredients that can be effective during pregnancy and the skin changes that can follow.
Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin B5 & B3, Glycolic acid & Lactic acid are just some ingredients that can be incorporated into your daily routine, helping to keep your skin balanced & performing at its best.
Our Renewal Booster, is a plant-based alternative to Vitamin A, making it a safe & natural alternative for pregnant and breastfeeding women, allowing you to improve your skins collagen & elastin production & boost skin cell function and health, to assist with skin healing, pigmentation & maintaining a healthy skin complexion, during the months that your skin needs extra support.
Our entire range is safe for pregnant and breastfeeding mums, particularly the Soother range, which is designed to be gentle yet effective, nurturing the skins barrier function to ensure the skin can protect itself from our environment and maintain optimal hydration levels, allowing it to function at its best, long term.
How to Treat Common Pregnancy Skin Conditions
Hyperpigmentation
Our Reverser range features Lactic acid, a natural fruit acid that helps to gently exfoliate the skins surface and balance pigment production, helping to promote healthy skin cell function to even skin tone, prevent unhealthy pigment production and soften skin texture.
Dry Skin
A deeply nourishing mask like our Recovery mask can soothe and gently exfoliate a dry, sensitive skin. It has been designed to restore the skin barrier function and reduces irritation and redness, as a mask left on for 20-30 minutes or as a sleep mask, left on overnight as your sleep.
Our Soother treatment, contains 7 key natural oils, some including L22, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil and Glycine Soja Oil.
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L22 is proven to rebuild your skins barrier function with a blend of 3 natural oils derived from jojoba, macadamia, and olive, helping to protect moisture levels and prevent skin sensitivity.
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Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil infuses skin with antioxidants and Vitamin E, softening skin texture and enhancing skin moisture levels, while soothing inflammatory conditions such as eczema and dermatitis.
- Glycine Soja Oil is naturally rich in vitamins, especially Vitamin E, to assist with skin healing and firming the skin, allowing the skin to maintain a youthful, fresh look.
Acne
Hormonal changes can cause pregnancy-related acne.
Bakuchiol, a natural Vitamin A alternative, found in our Renewal booster rejuvenates skin cell function to assist with skin healing, while repairing and preventing cell damage, helping to combat ageing concerns without the risks associated with Vitamin A. Our Healer range is the perfect option if you're having breakouts, to help improve skin healing, skin clarity and texture.
