Pregnancy safe beauty products can be super difficult and confusing. I have an entire guide devoted to what products are safe to use while pregnant including information on what ingredients to avoid while pregnant and a huge list of pregnancy safe skincare products.
Here you’ll find pregnancy safe products from Avalon Organics as of 8/17/2022. If it is not safe, I’ll tell you why. All of the products meet my pregnancy safe criteria. Note I will link to every product directly to avoid confusion. You’ll know exactly which product I mean.
Pregnancy and Nursing Safe Products from Avalon Organics
• Aloe Unscented HAND & BODY LOTION (at Amazon)
• Biotin B-Complex THICKENING SHAMPOO (at Amazon)
• Clarifying Lemon CONDITIONER (at Amazon)
• Clarifying Lemon SHAMPOO (at Amazon)
• Deep Hydration Maple Sap & Magnolia CONDITIONER
• Deep Hydration Maple Sap & Magnolia SHAMPOO
• Moisturizing Coconut HAND & BODY LOTION (at Amazon)
• Nourishing Lavender BATH & SHOWER GEL (at Amazon)
• Nourishing Lavender GLYCERIN HAND SOAP (at Amazon)
• Nourishing Lavender HAND & BODY LOTION
• Nourishing Lavender SHAMPOO (at Amazon)
• Refreshing Lemon BATH & SHOWER GEL (at Amazon)
• Refreshing Lemon GLYCERIN HAND SOAP (at Amazon)
• Refreshing Lemon HAND & BODY LOTION (at Amazon)
• Rejuvenating Rosemary Glycerin Hand Soap (at Amazon)
• Revitalizing Peppermint BATH & SHOWER GEL (at Amazon)
• Revitalizing Peppermint HAND & BODY LOTION (at Amazon)
• Scalp Normalizing Tea Tree Mint CONDITIONER (at Amazon)
• Scalp Normalizing Tea Tree Mint SHAMPOO (at Amazon)
• Scalp Treatment Tea Tree SHAMPOO (at Amazon)
• Smooth Shine Apple Cider Vinegar CONDITIONER (at Amazon)
• Smooth Shine Apple Cider Vinegar SHAMPOO (at Amazon)
• Strengthening Peppermint CONDITIONER (at Amazon)
• Strengthening Peppermint SHAMPOO (at Amazon)
• Volumizing Rosemary CONDITIONER (at Amazon)
• Volumizing Rosemary SHAMPOO (at Amazon)
• Wrinkle Therapy with CoQ10 & Rosehip DAY CREME (at Amazon)
• Wrinkle Therapy with CoQ10 & Rosehip FACIAL SERUM (at Amazon)
• Wrinkle Therapy with CoQ10 & Rosehip FIRMING BODY LOTION (at Amazon)
• Wrinkle Therapy with CoQ10 & Rosehip NIGHT CREME (at Amazon)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Anti-Dandruff CONDITIONER (at Amazon): Salicylic Acid
• Anti-Dandruff SHAMPOO (at Amazon): Salicylic Acid
• Biotin B-Complex THICKENING CONDITIONER (at Amazon): Gluconolactone
• Eczema Relief with Colloidal Oatmeal BODY CREAM: Gluconolactone
• Eczema Relief with Colloidal Oatmeal INTENSIVE CREAM: Gluconolactone
• Nourishing Lavender CONDITIONER (at Amazon): Gluconolactone
• Scalp Treatment Tea Tree CONDITIONER (at Amazon): Gluconolactone
• Smooth Shine Apple Cider Vinegar FINISHING RINSE: Licorice Root
• Vitamin C CLEANSING GEL (at Amazon): Licorice Root
• Vitamin C GEL CREME MOISTURIZER (at Amazon): Licorice Root
• Vitamin C RADIANCE SERUM (at Amazon): Licorice Root
• Vitamin C RENEWAL CRÈME RICHE (at Amazon): Licorice Root
• Wrinkle Therapy with CoQ10 & Rosehip CLEANSING MILK: Licorice Root, Willow Bark
• Wrinkle Therapy with CoQ10 & Rosehip PERFECTING TONER (at Amazon): Willow Bark, Gluconolactone
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• Soothing Moisture Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Conditioner (at Amazon): Hemp
• Soothing Moisture Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Shampoo (at Amazon): Hemp
I’m a doctor, a mommy and a bit of a beauty addict. If you let me, I can take 2 hours to get ready in the morning. Really. I'm on a quest for faster beauty that works!
Thank you for this info! While reading the ingredients on the Nourishing Lavender Shampoo I noticed Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract. I googled this and found this on an OB/Gyn website: “Pregnant and breastfeeding women should not use calendula. In theory, calendula could interfere with conception, and possibly cause miscarriage, so couples trying to get pregnant should not use calendula.“
What are your thoughts?
You can pretty much find info out there about avoiding everything possible, much of which isn’t based on much. It’s not considered an ingredient to avoid by the medical community. My list of ingredients that I screen out is very conservative and it’s here: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy
Hi! Why is avalon organics cleans gel vitamin c is not safe for pregnancy but for nursing its ok? Thanks.
All products have the problem ingredients next to them.
Hi Doctor,
Thank you for this website! You are my go-to for any product safety question.
What about “Avalon organics Intense Defense Antioxidant Oil “?
ingredients:
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil(1), Shea Butter Ethyl Esters, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil(1), Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil(1), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (White Tea)(1), Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract (Lemon Bioflavonoids), Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate ,
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Note, this ends in a comma… make sure you have all of the ingredients here!
Thank you doctor! You’re right! Some ingredients were missing from the website. Appreciate if you could check the additional ones:
Glycine Soja (soybean oil), Lecithin, Linoleic Acid, Oleic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides, Stearic Acid, Triolein, Citral, Limonene, Linalool
These ones are all fine 🙂
Thank you for this website!
I would love to know if “Vitamin C, intense defense, antioxidant oil” is pregnancy and nursing safe.
Ingredients list:
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil(1), Shea Butter Ethyl Esters, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil(1), Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil(1), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (White Tea)(1), Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract (Lemon Bioflavonoids), Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Biotin B is listed in both the safe and unsafe section. Just want to double check that one
They’re the shampoo and conditioner. Those are 2 different products.