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.
Here you’ll find every pregnancy safe skincare product from Belli Beauty as of 11/26/2022 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.
Don’t See Your Product? Read This Before You Ask About It…
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 Safe Products from Belli Beauty
• Acne Control Spot Treatment (at ULTA, Amazon)
• All Day Moisture Body Lotion
• Anti-Blemish Facial Wash (at ULTA, Amazon)
• Elasticity Belly Oil (at ULTA, Amazon)
• Eye Brightening Cream (at Amazon)
• Fresh Start Pre-Treatment Scrub (at ULTA, Amazon)
• Healthy Glow Facial Hydrator (at ULTA)
• Pure and Pampered Body Wash (at Amazon)
• Pure Radiance Sunscreen (at Amazon)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Exfoliating Body Polish (at Amazon): Licorice Root
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• Stretchmark Minimizing Cream (at ULTA, Amazon): Retinoid
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Some of your info (on pregnancy skin care) is goofy and over the top! Lol. First off, you’re not a cosmetic chemist or skin care professional and as such, you should probably stay clear of ingredient recommendations. Your info on hyaluronic acid is totally inaccurate since there’s different sources of HA and different molecular weights. Too low will penetrate and damage tissue cells, and depending on its preservative ingredient, especially if used during microneedling, it can actually cause cellular mutations! Too high and it will just sit on top of the skin, as you mentioned. The key is finding a botanical based HA product that is formulated with mixed molecular weights. Btw, the body’s supply of HA declines with age and external factors, we don’t keep making it at the same rate. Lactic and Glycolic are totally safe. The amount of vitamin A in Rosehip seed oil is soooo minute, and the level in retinol creams is actually insignificant to reach the bloodstream. You’re confusing it with retinoids, which are prescription! Stop spreading inaccurate information.
I debated about publishing your comment as you were obviously in a trolling mood.
1) I’m a pediatrician, we do get skin care training, who do you think treats kids before they head to derm? Very few get referred. There’s a reason why. I have overly simplified many things on this site as it is a beauty blog, not a derm textbook. The general public doesn’t understand every minute details, so I do gloss over some of the details. Most HA is very large and sits on the surface of the skin, especially in drugstore products rather than professional, and it’s only in the last few years that fractionated HA has been available.
2) I don’t think you’ve had any training in patients who are pregnant or nursing. OBs and pediatricians do get this training. We frequently deal with these questions. We really do recommend avoiding many topical things while pregnant, including retinoids, hydroquinone, glycolic acid, etc.
When you show up at your first OB appointment, most women get a folder of handouts that go over what they can and can not do. Mine had a huge page of topicals to avoid. And they weren’t exactly helpful. It just said “salicylates”, I had to ask for more specifics and then was told “oh yeah, willow bark is bad…” If you haven’t been pregnant or didn’t have this experience at your OB then you are in the minority in the US.
In the mandatory OB training that all physicians in the US receive, we learn the philosophy behind all those handouts. We will never have good data to back any of these things up, those studies are all unethical. You can’t randomize pregnant women to topical retinoids for example and see in a double blind trial whose baby has a defect. Instead we tell women to avoid things that we think could logically have an adverse affect and we’re pretty sure are absorbed. Obviously not all retinoids are the same, and our evidence is strongest for oral prescription retinoids, not the small amount in a night cream. But there’s a theoretical risk, therefore we say to avoid it. It’s the same philosophy behind why we say no alcohol at all while pregnant in the US. We don’t allow anything “iffy” because a gradation of risk and moderation are not recognized. In Europe this isn’t the case.
But this is normal practice while pregnant, and guess what? It spills over into nursing. Because foods, medications, topicals… they all get into the breast milk. We can test the milk and find these things.
3) I don’t think you’ve read much of my site or actual recommendations based upon your specific ingredient comments. Glycolic acid is absorbed at least 28% in studies and many OBs recommend to avoid it, so I do as well. However, lactic acid is found in the body already (though we try to avoid excess production, I deal with a lot of that in my ICU), and is safe. And I frequently state that on my site. Note I also state repeatedly that Rosehip oil is fine during pregnancy, I have not confused that with retinoids. There is Vitamin A in it, but it also varies with the actual variety of rosehip, how the plant was raised, when it was harvested, how it is then extracted, etc.
4) You mention decreasing HA with age (not sure why, as I’ve never brought that up), lots of things in the skin change with age. Elastin and collagen production decrease. Oxygen utilization (which can’t be increased just by delivering more, my entire subspecialty is oxygen delivery, putting “oxygen delivery” in a cream won’t make the skin use it and is just increasing the risk of ROS).
Regardless, a lot of what you’re attacking me about isn’t even stuff that I’ve said on this site. And you seem very angry and trollish. I hope you’re having a better day.
Hi! Thank you so much for all your info on this website. I have learned a lot. I started using the Belli product with Vit C but I really love Loreals Vit C serum. Can you look at the ingredients. I think it is safe but I am so new to this and still trying to learn! Thank you!
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PROPYLENE GLYCOL
DIMETHICONE
ASCORBIC ACID
GLYCERIN
CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE
DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER
LAUROYL LYSINE
ACRYLONITRILE/METHYL METHACRYLATE/VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
COPOLYMER
ADENOSINE
HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID
ISOBUTANE
PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE
It looks ok to me! 🙂
Hello,
First of all, thanks so much for this site! It is an amazing one-stop shop.
My question is about the Belli Pure & Pampered body wash. Can you tell me which ingredient is the retinoid? Thank you so much.
Ingredients: Deionized Water, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Coco/Isostearamide, Glycerine, Sodium PCA, Phenoxyethanol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Citric Acid, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate (and) Glycereth-2 Cocoate, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
It looks like it may have been reformulated, it isn’t there any more
Okay, thanks so much! So it is now safe to use?
Yes, safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hi there,
First of all, you have saved me so much stress with this website, thank you for taking it upon yourself to conduct this exorbitant amount of research for all of our gain. Secondly, I wanted to share that I believe Belli may have reformulated the stretch mark minimizing cream since you reviewed it. I’m currently pregnant and just ordered it, but noticed my ingredients list has retinyl palmitate in it. 🙁 Just wanted to do my part and let you know!
Oh no!!! You’re right. I JUST reviewed this whole brand again, I either missed it or it changed? (Likely my fault)
Thank you for spotting it, I’ve fixed the list.
Of course, no problem! And thank you for taking another look at this brand — I also ordered the elasticity belly oil, so glad to know that you still deem it safe!
Hi! I am so thankful to you and the FREE information you put out there.
I was wondering about the Belli exfoliating body polish
Ingredients: Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Propanediol, Jojoba Esters, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Hydrixyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cetearyl Oilvate, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Oil, Squalane, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Sorbitan Olivate, Chlorphenesin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Xanthan Gum, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Carica Papeya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract*, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado Oil), Phytic Acid, Tocopherol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Arginine
With the licorice root I would avoid in pregnancy but ok for nursing
Hi Doctor, I was wondering if this new Belli hand sanitizer is safe for pregnancy? Would you have recommendations on other hand sanitizers that are also safe? Thank you for your help!
Name: Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer
Ingredients: Water, SD Alcohol 40-B, Polysorbate 20, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Triethanolamine, Citrus Limon (Lemon Peel) Oil.
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Thank you!
Hello
I see the Belli elasticity belli oil is on the safe list – I’m just a bit confused as I was of the understanding that essential oils are to be avoided and this product claims it contains essential oils…any clarification would be much appreciated!
Kind regards
Most physicians think essential oils are fine in moderation. Just don’t go swimming in them. Info here: a href=”https://www.15minutebeauty.com/pregnancy-skin-care-ingredients-avoid.html”>skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy
I would like to check the Belli product Anti-Blemish Facial Wash. I have been use this because I thought it was safe. But I saw that you listed Pure and Pampered body wash with retinoid which makes me concern about the product I’m using.
Thanks.
Water, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lactate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, sodium peg-7, olive oil carboxylate, glycerin, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium pca, lactic acid, olive oil peg-7 esters, phenoxyethanol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel oil, xanthan gum, citric acid, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, glycereth-2 cocoate.
This is safe, it’s in the list above I think.
Thank you for this list! I was wondering about the safety of the essential oils in the Belli elasticity oil. I’ve read conflicting information about Gotu Kola Extract. Can you please comment on the safety of this ingredient as you have deemed the product overall as safe.
Thanks!
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