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 Babo Botanicals as of 9/26/2022. 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.
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Please read the Pregnancy Beauty Guide intro first, where you will learn which products you actually need to worry about (spoiler alert, you don’t need to worry about all makeup or hair products). I will not review products that fall into the “don’t worry about it” categories. If you want to ask about a specific product, I require that you follow these guidelines for asking about pregnancy/nursing safety. You can also learn more about how to use these pregnancy safety lists. I will delete questions that don’t follow the guidelines or are rude.
Pregnancy and Nursing Safe Products from Babo Botanicals
• 3-in-1 Calming Lavender & Meadowsweet Face, Hands & Body Wipes (at Amazon)
• 3-in-1 Hydrating Cucumber & Aloe Vera Face, Hands & Body Wipes (at Amazon)
• 3-in-1 Sensitive Baby Oatmilk & Calendula Face, Hands & Body Wipes (at Amazon)
• After Sun Aloe Vera & Cucumber Soothing Mist (at Target)
• After Sun Soothing Hydrating Aloe Vera Gel (at ULTA, Target)
• Baby Face Mineral Fragrance Free Sunscreen Stick SPF50 (at Amazon, Target)
• Beach Rose Lip Tint Conditioner SPF15 (at Target)
• Calming Baby Lotion (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Calming Shampoo, Bubble Bath & Wash (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Crimson Rose Lip Tint Conditioner SPF15 (at Target)
• Daily Sheer for Face Fragrance Free Sunscreen Lotion SPF40 (at ULTA, Amazon)
• Daily Sheer Sunscreen Lotion SPF30 Natural Glow Tinted (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Eucalyptus Remedy Plant Based Conditioner (at Amazon)
• Eucalyptus Remedy Plant Based Hand Soap (at Amazon)
• Eucalyptus Remedy Organic Soothing Chest Rub (at Amazon)
• Eucalyptus Remedy Plant Based Shampoo, Bubble Bath & Wash (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Lavender Dream Plant Based Hand Soap
• Lice Repel Rosemary & Tea Tree Shampoo
• Miracle Moisturizing Cream (at Amazon, Target)
• Moisturizing Baby Lotion (at ULTA, Target)
• Moisturizing Bubble Bath & Wash (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Moisturizing Lotion (at ULTA, Amazon)
• Moisturizing Shampoo & Wash (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Nutri-Shine Luminizer Vegan Lip Gloss (at ULTA)
• Sensitive Baby All Natural Healing Ointment (at Target)
• Sensitive Baby Fragrance Free Bubble Bath, Wash & Shampoo (at Amazon, Target)
• Sensitive Baby Fragrance Free Daily Hydra Lotion (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Sensitive Baby Fragrance Free Foam Hand Soap
• Sensitive Baby Fragrance Free Miracle Cream (at Amazon, Target)
• Sensitive Baby Fragrance Free Newborn Foam Baby Wash (at ULTA, Amazon)
• Sensitive Baby Fragrance Free Organic Soothing Miracle Balm
• Sensitive Baby Fragrance Free Shampoo & Wash (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Sensitive Skin Fragrance Free Therapeutic Lotion
• Sensitive Skin Fragrance Free Hydra Therapy Lotion (at Amazon)
• Sensitive Skin Fragrance Free Hydra Therapy Wash (at Amazon)
• Sheer Mineral Sunscreen Spray SPF50 (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Skin Repair Nutri-Firm Fragrance Free Treatment Oil
• Smoothing Berry Primrose Conditioning Spray (at ULTA, Amazon)
• Smoothing Berry Primrose Shampoo & Wash (at ULTA, Amazon)
• Smoothing Detangling Spray (at ULTA)
• Swim & Sport Citrus Mint Conditioner (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Swim & Sport Citrus Mint Shampoo & Wash (at ULTA, Amazon, Target)
• Tinted Facial Mineral Sunscreen Stick SPF50 – Natural Glow (at Amazon, Target)
• Wild Rose Lip Tint Conditioner SPF15 (at Target)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Baby Skin Mineral Fragrance Free Sunscreen Lotion SPF50 (at Amazon, Target): Salicylate
• Baby Skin Mineral Sunscreen Pump Spray SPF30 (at Amazon, Target): Salicylate
• Clear Zinc Fragrance Free Sunscreen Lotion SPF30 (at Amazon, Target): Salicylate
• Daily Sheer Fluid Mineral Sunscreen SPF50 (at Amazon, Target): Salicylate
• Daily Sheer Fluid Mineral Tinted Sunscreen SPF50 (at Amazon): Salicylate
• Moisturizing Conditioner (at ULTA, Amazon): Gluconolactone
• Sheer Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF50 (at ULTA, Amazon, Target): Salicylate
• Sheer Zinc Continuous Spray Sunscreen SPF30 (at ULTA, Amazon): Salicylate
• Smoothing Berry Primrose Conditioner (at Amazon): Gluconolactone
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• Clear Zinc Sunscreen Stick SPF30 (at Amazon, Target): Hemp
• Super Shield Mineral Fragrance Free Sunscreen Sport Stick SPF50 (at ULTA, Amazon, Target): Hemp
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Hi! So thankful for your sharing of knowledge! Would love if you could review the following:
Pure Coffee Bean Eye Cream
Aloe Barbadensis (Organic Aloe) Leaf Juice*, Rosa Centifolia Flower Water (Rose Hydrosol), Rosa Canina Seed Extract (Rosehip Oil), Coffea Arabica (Green Coffee) Seed Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C), Extracts of Coffea Arabica (Coffee Cherry) Seed, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf, Origanum Vulgare (Oregano) Leaf, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Flower/Leaf, Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla Absolute) Fruit, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera (Candelilla Wax)
Schaf Serum
Deionized Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Propanediol**, Niacinamide, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate**, Glycerin, Ethyl Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Palmitoyl Oligopeptide (and) Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Pisum Sativum Peptide, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose.
Thank you!
Both look ok to me
Hello! Seeing contradicting information on meadow sweet and breast feeding, because it is technically a derivative of salicylic acid. Wondering about the moisturizing baby lotion.
Thank you!
It isn’t considered a high enough amount to worry about in pregnancy or nursing.
Dear Dr Christine, referencing the sunscreen listed – Daily Sheer Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 – Fragrance Free , one of the active ingredients is Titanium Dioxide. Can I check if this ok or because their formula has changed 🙂
INGREDIENTS
Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 5.9%, Zinc Oxide 3.3% (Non-Nano).
Inactive Ingredients: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Aluminum Hydroxide, Beeswax*, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Coco-Glucoside, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Myristyl Alcohol, Myristyl Glucoside, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Phenethyl Alcohol, Pongamia Pinnata Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Water (Aqua).
*Certified Organic Ingredients
Thanks!
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hi Doctor, wanted you to check if these ingredients for a serum is safe to use during pregnancy & nursing?
Much appreciated!
Ingredients in Le Petit Olivier Anti-Ageing Face Serum with Argan Oil 30ml
AQUA (WATER) ; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) FLOWER WATER ; GLYCERIN ; BENZYL ALCOHOL ; CAPRYLYL/CAPRYL GLUCOSIDE ; CASSIA ALATA LEAF EXTRACT ; QUERCUS ROBUR BARK EXTRACT ; ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL ; CYATHEA CUMINGII LEAF EXTRACT ; SODIUM HYALURONATE ; XANTHAN GUM ; ALCOHOL ; MALTODEXTRIN ; GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE ; CINNAMIC ACID ; LEVULINIC ACID ; SODIUM LEVULINATE ; DEHYDROACETIC ACID ; POTASSIUM SORBATE ; LINALOOL.
This is fine for pregnancy and nursing
I have been using the Babo botanicals fragrance free daily Hyde lotion periodically through my pregnancy when my skin is extra dry. It’s what I’ve been using recently for my kids as well. I know you reviewed it as safe while pregnant but I wanted to see what your stance is on the natural extracts/essential oils in these kind of natural/clean products. A lot of what I read online says to steer clear of most essential oils and herbs because there are no test studies on pregnant women. Things like Kudzu root extract (listed ingredient) have no Data research on them. I just don’t want to trade one bad thing for possibly another. Thank you for your time!
I think it’s fine, as do all of the OBs I’ve talked to about the extracts/oils. I wouldn’t go and take a bath in a straight extract, but that causes issues for anyone. There’s some discussion in here: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy
Hello! Re product: Babo Botanicals, Clear Zinc Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 – Fragrance Free
I can see that you’ve said not preg safe as contains Salicylate, but this is the ingredient list on their site, can you please elaborate which ingredient is not safe? Thanks!
Inactive ingredients: Aloe barbadensis leaf (aloe vera gel) juice *, aqua (deionized water), Argania Spinosa (argan) oil *, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) butter *, Calendula Officinalis extract *, Caprylic / Capric Triglyceride, Caprylic / Capric Glucoside Caprylylglycol, Karyodendronorinocen (Kahai) Oil, Chamomilla Recutita (Chamomile) Extract *, Glycerin *, Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower Oil) *, Hexylene Glycol, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn Oil), Hydroxyethylcellulose Extract *, Nasturtium Potassium Sorbate, Pueraria Lobata (Kudzu) Extract *, Rosa Canina (Rose Hip) Oil *, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract *, Sodium Bicarbonate, Spiraea Ulmaria (Meadowsweet) Extract *, Stearic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Zemea (Corn) Propanediol.
* Certified organic ingredients
This is the ingredient list on the US site, which is how they are screened. Ingredient #5 is the salicylate, Butyloctyl Salicylate.
Active Ingredients: Zinc Oxide 16%
Ingredients: Arachidyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Behenyl Alcohol, Bisabolol*, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Cellulose Gum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract*, Citric Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Nasturtium Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract*, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract*, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract*, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter*, Tocopherol, Water (Aqua).
* Certified Organic Ingredients
Could you let me know about the Sheer Mineral Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50?
Arachidyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Behenyl Alcohol, Bisabolol*, Butyloctyl Salicylate, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Cellulose Gum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract*, Citric Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Nasturtium Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract*, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract*, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract*, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter*, Tocopherol, Water (Aqua). *CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENTS
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylate. Note the sunscreen ingredients aren’t included here, but that won’t change the safety.
Is hydrating eye cream by Botanics safe. It’s made by the boot company same people who make no7which I think you have listed all as unsafe just need some clarity
I need a full ingredient list to review your product as I’ve never even heard of the brand, more info here: why I need an ingredient list to comment on product safety
Hi, i am pregnant but having a hard time figuring out what would be safe to put on my child, meaning..
is it safe to apply a sunscreen that you did not list on her body and then wash my hands? every brand i would normally use on my kid seems to be unsafe – but is it ok for it to get on my hands?
Just wash your hands afterwards. Soaps are sometimes formulated to leave some “active” ingredients behind, so I would make sure the soap is safe.
Hi.. Isnt safe for pregnancy?
Axis Y sunscreen
Water, Cyclohexasiloxane, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Dibutyl Adipate, Niacinamide, Caprylyl Methicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Betaine, Magnesium Sulfate, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Inositol, Aluminum Hydroxide, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Stearic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Octyldodecanol, Adenosine, Glycerin, Squalane, Allantoin, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water, Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil, Artemisia Capillaris Extract(0.005%), Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Tocopherol
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hello, had a question on possible misrepresentation of Babo Botanicals sunscreen products, listed twice:
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Clear Zinc Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 – Fragrance Free (at The Detox Market): Salicylate
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• Clear Zinc Sunscreen Stick SPF 30 – Fragrance Free: Hemp
I don’t see hemp nor Salicylate for that sunscreen – are you sure of the exact product name and containing these harmful ingredients?
Thanks!
The salicylate (Butyloctyl Salicylate) is ingredient #6 in the lotion. In the Stick the Hemp is the Cannabis Sativa seed oil. I very purposefully link directly to the product I’m discussing as sometimes brands and retailers will use different names for the same product. Both of those are accurate.
Good afternoon,
I am sorry that I am bother you, because I saw you checked this lotion already “ Sensitive Baby Daily Hydra Baby Lotion, Fragrance Free – 8 oz.”
But I saw in the ingridients: 2 %colloidal oatmeal, and I don’t know what does it mean and I have started worried , because I used and I am pregnant , and I am panic if it’s a some sort of ointment with dangerous ingredients, please, help me to blow off my scaring
Thank you!!!
It’s just oatmeal, like you would eat. It’s fine for pregnancy. I’ve already screened out anything you need to worry about.
Thank you very much!
this lotion also has a glycerin, which said unsafe during pregnancy , if it’s synthetic glycerin. And FDA says the glycerin is category C , so I am so confused this …
How I can to know which exactly glycerin was used there , and maybe you know something about “ using glycerin during pregnancy” ?
It’s fine when used topically.
THANK YOU so much for doing this. My question is about ALOE VERA and perhaps other natural ingredients (essential oil/herbs) in babies lotion and body wash. I like to get BABO BOTANICALS and they have yarrow and aloe vera. I will breastfeed my newborn son and I wonder if these: ALOE and YARROW (and what other plant ingredients) are SAFE to use by breastfeeding moms and won’t affect lactation or the baby?
Thank you again for helping mothers like me.
They’re fine.
Hi Dr. Christine, would you please check if these two new products from Babo is pregnancy safe?
1)Daily Sheer Fluid SPF50
2) Daily Sheer Fluid SPF50 Tinted Sunscreen
https://www.babobotanicals.com/pages/dailysheerfluidspf50mineralsunscreens
Thanks so much!
As mentioned in the post, I need a full ingredient list to review your product as I’ve reviewed all of the ones I have access to. More info here: why I need an ingredient list to comment on product safety. Note, I do not follow links from readers, I need the actual list. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this website!
Can I ask about the Babo Botanicals Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50? It has:
Arachidyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Behenyl Alcohol, Bisabolol*, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Cellulose Gum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract*, Citric Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Nasturtium Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract*, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract*, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract*, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter*, Tocopherol, Water (Aqua).
Thank soooo much! In Europe is SO hard to find one of these sunscreens…
Unfortunately, this is Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to Salicylate. It’s the same as the one in the list above already.
Thank you so much!
Hi- is the smoothing detangling berry primrose spray safe?
Water (Aqua), Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Isoamyl Laurate, Behentrimonium Chloride, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract*, Nasturtium Officinale (Watercress) Flower/Leaf Extract*, Spiraea Ulmaria (Meadowsweet) Flower Extract*, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Leaf Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Glycerin, Fragrance, Alcohol, Sucrose Laurate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sodium Gluconate.
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hi doctor I just saw this listed under a slightly different name so just making sure the tînted moisturizing face mineral stick is safe:
Active Ingredient: Zinc Oxide 19.7% Inactive Ingredients: Argania Spinosa Kernel Extract, Beeswax, Bisabolol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Iron Oxides, Jojoba Esters, Nasturtium Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract, Octyldodecanol, Octyldodecyl Oleate, Oryzanol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Tocopherol, Trihydroxystearin.
Brands slightly alter names frequently on their website. If you click links it’s easier to see if it’s the same product, rather than waiting for me. (You asked this 2x, at 12:30 am and 5:30 am local time for me. I was asleep.)
This is Safe for pregnancy and nursing