Pregnancy safe skincare 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. The list has gotten so large that I’ve decided to start listing brands in their own individual posts.
Here you’ll find every pregnancy safe skincare product from Avene as of 5/27/2019. If it is not safe, I’ll tell you why. All of the products meet my pregnancy safe criteria. If they release a new product that is not listed here, please comment below and I will add it. Note I will link to every product directly to avoid confusion. You’ll know exactly which product I mean.
Please note, it can take up to an hour to review the ingredient lists of each product. I review with my own list of pregnancy safe criteria. I obtain my ingredient lists from the brands and major retailers (typically Nordstrom and Sephora), and I review the US versions. Please do not ask me to re-review the same products over and over, I do not have the time to do so, and many people have been rude about this. For more brands, please head over to the list of pregnancy safe products.
Pregnancy Safe Products from Avene
• 3 in 1 Make-up Remover
• Antirougeurs Calm Soothing Repair Mask
• Antirougeurs CLEAN Redness-relief Refreshing Cleansing Lotion
• Antirougeurs Fort Relief Concentrate
• A-Oxitive Antioxidant Defense Serum
• A-Oxitive Antioxidant Water Cream
• A-Oxitive SOS Antioxidant Sheet Mask
• Cicalfate Lips Restorative Lip Cream
• Cicalfate Post-Procedure
• Cicalfate Restorative Hand Cream
• Cicalfate Restorative Skin Cream
• Clean-Ac Soothing Cream
• Cleanance Cleansing Gel for Face and Body
• Cleanance Expert
• Cleansing Foam
• Cold Cream
• Cold Cream Concentrated Hand Cream
• Cold Cream Lip Balm
• Cold Cream Lip Butter
• Extremely Gentle Cleanser Lotion
• Extremely Rich Compensating Cream
• Gentle Eye Make-Up Remover
• Gentle Milk Cleanser
• Gentle Scrub – Body
• Gentle Toning Lotion
• High Protection Tinted Compact SPF 50
• Hydrance Light Hydrating Cream
• Hydrance Intense Rehydrating Serum
• Hydrance Rich Hydrating Cream
• Intense Eye Make-up Remover
• Micellar Lotion
• Mineral Sunscreen Fluid SPF 50+
• Moisturizing Melt-in Balm
• Oil-Free Gel Cleanser
• PhysioLift DAY Smoothing Cream
• PhysioLift DAY Smoothing Emulsion
• PhysioLift EYES Wrinkles
• PhysioLift Serum
• Rich Compensating Cream
• Skin Care Oil
• Skin Recovery Cream
• Skin Recovery Cream – Rich
• Soothing Eye Contour Cream
• Soothing Moisture Mask
• Soothing Sheet Mask
• Thermal Spring Water
• Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Fluid SPF 50+
• Tolerance Extreme Cleansing Lotion
• Tolerance Extreme Cream
• Tolerance Extreme Emulsion
• Tolerance Extreme Mask
• TriAcneal DAY Mattifying Lotion
• Trixera Nutrition Nutri-fluid Balm
• Trixera Nutrition Nutri-fluid Cleanser
• Trixera Nutrition Nutri-fluid Lotion
• XeraCalm A.D Lipid-Replenishing Balm
• XeraCalm A.D Lipid-Replenishing Cleansing Oil
• XeraCalm A.D Lipid-Replenishing Cream
• XeraCalm A.D Ultra-Rich Cleansing Bar
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• After-Sun Repair Creamy Gel: Licorice Root
• Akerat Smoothing Exfoliating Cream: Salicylic Acid
• Antirougeurs Day Redness-Relief Soothing Cream SPF 25: Chemical Sunscreen
• Care for Sensitive Lips: Licorice Root
• Clean-Ac Soothing Cleansing Cream: Salicylic Acid
• Cleanance Mask: Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid
• Cleanance MAT Mattifying Emulsion: Salicylic Acid
• Cleanance MAT Mattifying Toner: Salicylic Acid
• Gentle Exfoliating Ge: Salicylate
• Hydrance Optimale SPF 25: Chemical Sunscreen
• Hydrating Sunscreen Balm SPF 50+: Chemical Sunscreen, Salicylate
• Mattifying Fluid: Licorice Root
• Moisturizing Self-Tanning Silky Gel: Sunless Tanner
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
Note I’m including products with retinoids here, as those are a bit iffy. It depends on how conservative you want to be while nursing (still absolutely contraindicated while pregnant). Refer to my post on ingredients to avoid while nursing for more discussion.
• PhysioLift NIGHT Smoothing Night Balm: Retinoid
• Retrinal 0.05 Cream: Retinoid
• Retrinal 0.1 Intensive Cream: Retinoid
• RetrinAL ADVANCED Wrinkle Corrector: Retinoid
• RetrinAL DAY Cream: Retinoid
• Retrinal EYES: Retinoid
• TriAcneal NIGHT Smoothing Lotion: Retinoid
• YstheAL Anti-Wrinkle Cream: Retinoid
• YstheAL Eye and Lip Contour Care: Retinoid
• YstheAL Anti-Wrinkle Lotion: Retinoid
Karolina says
May 28, 2019 at 10:34 pmDear Doctor,
may I ask you to review if I may use this rose body oil when I am pregnant:
Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Isopropyl Myristate, Brassica Campestris Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Vegetable Oil, Tocopherol, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Vegetable Oil, Tocopherol, Parfum, Rosa Centifolia Flower, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Geraniol, Citronellol, Citral
and this clay face mask:
Aqua, Glycerin, Amylose, Kaolin, Betaine, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Aqua, Glycerin, Quercus Robur Bark Extract, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Ceteareth-20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Glycol, Aqua, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Polysorbate 80, Xanthan Gum, Parfum
thank you for your time and kind help,
Best Regards,
Karolina
15mins says
May 30, 2019 at 11:01 amThose are ok
Karolina says
May 30, 2019 at 2:28 pmthank you <3
Gia says
May 30, 2019 at 4:25 pmHi Dr. – can you please note as to why the Avene Micellar Lotion/Water is not safe for pregnancy, but OK for nursing? It didn’t have a specific ingredient noted next to them as the other products listed do.
Many thanks!
Gia
15mins says
May 30, 2019 at 7:08 pmThat’s just a copy and paste error, I write these lists in HTML because it is faster but it’s an eye boggling mess in the editor, so sometimes I think I’m in the right spot when I paste in the product name, but i’m not! That’s why I paste in the name and then immediately type out what the ingredients are, on occasion I put things in the wrong spot. I missed fixing this one. It’s safe!
Gia says
May 31, 2019 at 4:47 amOK great – thanks so much for clarifying! Your posts have been extremely helpful throughout my pregnancy <3
Lulu G says
June 4, 2019 at 3:09 amHi Dr. Christine,
A friend gifted this sunscreen for me. Can you please review? Thank you!
Avene Very High Protection Mineral Lotion SPF 50+
AVENE THERMAL SPRING WATER (AVENE AQUA). TITANIUM DIOXIDE. ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE. TRIETHYLHEXANOIN. C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE. CYCLOMETHICONE. GLYCERIN. POLYGLYCERYL-4 ISOSTEARATE. C30-45 ALKYL METHICONE. CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE. HEXYL LAURATE. ALUMINA. WATER (AQUA). STEARIC ACID. CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE. CAPRYLYL GLYCOL. DISODIUM EDTA. IRON OXIDES (CI 77492). IRON OXIDES (CI 77491). OCTYLDODECANOL. PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE. SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE. SODIUM CHLORIDE. SODIUM MYRISTOYL GLUTAMATE. SORBIC ACID. TOCOPHERYL GLUCOSIDE. TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE. XANTHAN GUM
15mins says
June 4, 2019 at 1:42 pmLooks ok
Angeline Cheong says
June 6, 2019 at 11:00 amDear Dr Christine
May I have your review for Avene’s HYDRANCE OPTIMALE AQUA CREAM-IN-GEL. I think it’s a fairly new product and I can’t seem to find it in your list (pardon me if I missed it ). I’m 14 weeks pregnant now and have been using this product. Thanks a lot! Really love your site ! Ingredient list below.
WATER (AQUA). BUTYLENE GLYCOL. TRIETHYLHEXANOIN. PROPANEDIOL. SQUALANE. GLYCERIN.POLYGLYCERYL-10 MYRISTATE. AVENE THERMAL SPRING WATER (AVENE AQUA). BETAINE. CETYL PALMITATE. DIMETHICONE. ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER. BEHENYL ALCOHOL. CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE. CARBOMER.CUCURBITA PEPO (PUMPKIN) SEED OIL (CUCURBITA PEPO SEED OIL). FRAGRANCE (PARFUM). GLYCERYL STEARATE SE. HYDROGENATED COCO-GLYCERIDES. LECITHIN. MYRTUS COMMUNIS LEAF EXTRACT. PENTYLENE GLYCOL. PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL (PERSEA GRATISSIMA OIL). PHENOXYETHANOL. POLOXAMER 188. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE. PROPYLENE GLYCOL. SODIUM CHONDROITIN SULFATE. SODIUM HYALURONATE. SODIUM METHYL STEAROYL TAURATE. SORBITAN STEARATE. TOCOPHEROL. TOCOPHERYL GLUCOSIDE.
15mins says
June 7, 2019 at 7:51 pmLooks ok
Angeline Cheong says
June 8, 2019 at 11:53 amThank you very much !
Kelly says
June 8, 2019 at 1:57 amHi Doctor, may I have your review on this product please? I am wondering if this is still for pregnancy. Thank you so much!!
Sunplay Skin Aqua UV Watery Gel SPF 50 PA+++:
Ectoin, Citric Acid, Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Disodium EDTA, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Fragrance, Xanthan Gum, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Polysorbate 60, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Sodium Citrate, Methylisothiazolinone, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate, Silica, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Arachidyl Glucoside, Cyclopentasiloxane, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Alcohol, water.
15mins says
June 8, 2019 at 10:37 amThis has chemical sunscreens, so I wouldn’t use it while pregnant. Ok for nursing though.
Kelly says
June 12, 2019 at 4:41 pmThank you so much!
Giang says
June 10, 2019 at 12:56 amHi Dr. Christine,
A friend gifted this Avene DermAbsolu Day Cream 40ml for me. Can you please review? Thank you!
https://www.avene.com.au/face/anti-ageing/dermabsolu-range/dermabsolu-defining-day-cream
AVENE THERMAL SPRING WATER (AVENE AQUA) PENTAERYTHRITYL TRACAPRYLATE/TETRACAPRATE GLYCERIN COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE TRIBEHENIN PEG-20 ESTERS BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER (BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER) METHYL GLUCETH-20 DIMETHICONE GLYCERYL LINOLEATE BAKUCHIOL BEHENYL ALCOHOL BIS-PEG-12 DIMETHICONE BEESWAX POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL (SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS SEED OIL) BEHENIC ACID BENZOIC ACID CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE CAPRYLYL GLYCOL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER DISODIUM EDTA FRAGRANCE (PARFUM) GLYCERYL LINOLENATE GLYCERYL OLEATE GLYCERYL PALMITATE GLYCERYL STEARATE GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL (GLYCINE SOJA OIL) HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL) HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER MICA PEG-7 TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE COCONUT ETHER PROPYLENE GLYCOL SILICA SODIUM HYDROXIDE SODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) TOCOPHEROL TOCOPHERYL GLUCOSIDE TRIBEHENIN VANILLA TAHITENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT WATER (AQUA)
15mins says
June 10, 2019 at 7:43 amThis is ok
Kelly says
June 12, 2019 at 4:48 pmDear Doctor,
May I ask you to review this product please? Nu Skin Epoch Baobab Body Butter. Is this product safe to use during pregnancy?
Water (Aqua), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Isononyl Isononanoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Myristyl Myristate, Stearic Acid, Ceteareth-20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Caprylic/Capric/Stearic Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Panthenol, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, PEG-100 Stearate, Adansonia Digitata Pulp Extract,* Centella Asiatica Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Polyacrylamide, Carbomer, Laureth-7, Butylene Glycol, C13-14 Isoparafin, Xanthan Gum, Aminomethyl Propanol, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance (Parfum)
15mins says
June 12, 2019 at 5:44 pmLooks ok to me 🙂
Lynn says
July 2, 2019 at 7:06 amDear Doctor,
Would like to know if Avene Cleanance Skin Refining Serum is safe to use?
WATER (AQUA); BUTYLENE GLYCOL; ALCOHOL; DIMETHICONE; GLYCERIN; PENTYLENE GLYCOL; AVENE THERMAL SPRING WATER (AVENE AQUA); PEG-60 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL; 1,2-HEXANEDIOL; ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER; ALGIN; CAPRYLYL GLYCOL; CARBOMER; ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN; FRAGRANCE (PARFUM); GLYCERYL LAURATE; LENS ESCULENTA (LENTIL) SEED EXTRACT (LENS ESCULENTA SEED EXTRACT); PAPAIN; PHENOXYETHANOL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SILICA; SODIUM BENZOATE.
Thank you!
15mins says
July 2, 2019 at 7:17 amThis looks fine to me
Joan D says
July 23, 2019 at 11:57 pmHi Dr Christine
Is this safe for pregnancy? Thanks!
Avene SPF 50+ Sunscreen Spray for Children
Avene Thermal Spring Water (Avene Aqua). Octocrylene. Glycerin. C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate. Water (Aqua). Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol [Nano]. Titanium Dioxyde. Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. Diisopropyl Adipate. Dicaprylyl Ether. Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. Cetearyl Isononanoate. Cyclopentasiloxane. Lauryl Glucoside. Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate. Cyclohexasiloxane. Dimethicone.Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride. Caprylyl Glycol. Citric Acid. Decyl Glucoside. Disodium Edta. Propylene Glycol. Silica. Sorbic Acid. Tocopherol.Tocopheryl Glucoside. Xanthan Gum.
15mins says
July 24, 2019 at 9:04 amSorry, I would avoid this due to the chemical sunscreens
Joan D says
July 26, 2019 at 11:40 pmthanks for the advice 🙂
Veron See says
August 2, 2019 at 12:00 pmHi is this sunscreen safe for pregnancy?
Cleanance Sunscreen SPF 50+:
AVENE THERMAL SPRING WATER (AVENE AQUA). C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE. METHYLENE BIS-BENZOTRIAZOLYL TETRAMETHYLBUTYLPHENOL [NANO]. WATER (AQUA). DIISOPROPYL ADIPATE. ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE. SILICA. DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE. BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE. DIETHYLHEXYL BUTAMIDO TRIAZONE. ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE. BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE
POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE. DECYL GLUCOSIDE. 1,2-HEXANEDIOL. C10-18 TRIGLYCERIDES. GLYCERYL LAURATE. VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER. ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER. BENZOIC ACID. BUTYLENE GLYCOL. CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE. DISODIUM EDTA. FRAGRANCE (PARFUM). GLYCERYL BEHENATE. GLYCERYL DIBEHENATE. GLYCERYL STEARATE. OXOTHIAZOLIDINE. PEG-100 STEARATE. PROPYLENE GLYCOL. SODIUM BENZOATE. TOCOPHEROL. TOCOPHERYL GLUCOSIDE. TRIBEHENIN. XANTHAN GUM. ZINC GLUCONATE
15mins says
August 2, 2019 at 2:08 pmI would avoid it during pregnancy due to the chemical sunscreens
Divya says
August 7, 2019 at 3:08 amHi Doctor,
Im 7 months pregnant could you please suggest if i can use the below product:
Avène TriAcéal EXPERT
The list of ingredients are:
AVENE THERMAL SPRING WATER (AVENE AQUA). CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE. ISODODECANE. ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE. PENTYLENE GLYCOL. PROPYLENE GLYCOL. GLYCERIN. GLYCERYL STEARATE. PEG-100 STEARATE. WATER (AQUA). POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE. 1,2-HEXANEDIOL. ALGIN. ARACHIDYL ALCOHOL. ARACHIDYL GLUCOSIDE. BEHENYL ALCOHOL. BHT. CAPRYLYL GLYCOL. CAPRYLYL GLYCOL LINSEEDATE. CARBOMER. DISODIUM EDTA. FRAGRANCE (PARFUM). HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE. HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER. PAPAIN. PEG-7 TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE COCONUT ETHER. POTASSIUM SORBATE. RED 33 (CI 17200). RETINAL. SODIUM HYDROXIDE. SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE.
15mins says
August 13, 2019 at 8:29 pmI wouldn’t use this while pregnant due to the retinoid. Many would avoid it during nursing as well, if you’re being more conservative.