Pregnancy Safe Skincare from DHC

22 Comments

1. 8.18.19

   Ellie said:

   Hi doctor,
   I wished I found your web site earlier in my pregnancy! (I am now 6 months pregnant) and did do my own research but your web site is the most comprehensive site I’ve ever seen on pregnancy-safe products. There is a relatively new line of products from DHC – the Uramai face products made of rice. This Urumai Cream is the one I am interested in and here is its ingredients list. Do you see anything of concern?
   water/aqua/eau, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, ethylhexyl palmitate, diglycerin, propanediol, polyglyceryl-3 methylglucoside distearate, phytosteryl/isostearyl/cetyl/stearyl/behenyl dimer dilinoleate, c10-18 triglycerides, glyceryl stearate, vegetable oil, squalane, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, oryza sativa (rice) germ oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, phytosteryl/behenyl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl caprylate, sclerotium gum, glycogen, butylene glycol, oryza sativa (rice) callus culture extract, cetearyl glucoside, phytosteryl rice branate, dehydroxanthan gum, tocopherol, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, brassica campestris/aleurites fordi oil copolymer, rosa canina fruit oil, sodium citrate, brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, citric acid, hydrolyzed rice protein, arginine, phytic acid, saccharomyces/rice bran ferment filtrate extract, oryza sativa (rice) extract, silver oxide.
   Thank you!
   • 8.18.19

     15mins said:

     It looks pregnancy and nursing safe to me! 🙂
2. 8.27.19

   Vivian said:

   Hi Doctor,

   I wish I found your page before I purchased my skincare products for my pregnancy, here are the ones I bought in Japan and being told they are safe for pregnancy, can you please comment?

   1. DHC Olive Virgin Oil Essential Cream – ingredient: Aqua, olive oil, Capric/Caprylic Triglycerides (caprylic acid / capric acid) glycerol, BG, Squalane, Cetearyl Alcohol, hydrogenation rice bran oil, Cetyl palmitate, pentylene glycol, bees wax, Sodium Acrylate /acryloyldimethyl taurate / dimethylacrylamide crosspolymer, Glyceryl Stearate (SE), phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, tocotrienols, xanthan gum

   2. DHC Olive Virgin Oil Crystal Skin Essence – ingredient: Aqua, BG, olive oil, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, Magnesium sulfate, Sodium citrate, gellan gum, citric acid, tocopherol, Vitamin E

   3. DHC Suncut Q10 EX Milk – ingredient: cyclopentasiloxane, water, zinc oxide, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, alcohol, dimethicone, neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, bis-PEG-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, trisiloxane, butylene glycol, polysilicone-15, magnesium sulfate, disteardimonium hectorite, isostearyl glyceryl ether, phenoxyethanol, disodium stearoyl glutamate, oleaeuropaea (olive) fruit oil, calcium hydroxide, tocopherol, ubiquinone, caprylic/caprictriglyceride, alpha-arbutin, laminaria ochroleauca extract, sodium hyaluronate

   I have also bought the Mild Lotion 1&2, which I learned from your site that I shouldn’t use for now.

   Thanks a lot! You are amazing!
   • 8.27.19

     15mins said:

     #1 and #2 are pregnancy safe
     #3 has chemical sunscreens, so I would save that until after delivery
3. 6.28.20

   Megan Gieber said:

   The Dee cleansing oil says it has Licorice root but I’ve been looking at multiple ingredient lists and don’t see it, is it possible they’ve updated the formula ?

   Thanks so much !!

   olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sorbeth-30 tetraoleate, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil
   • 6.28.20

     Christine said:

     It’s the stearyl glycyrrhetinate
4. 11.29.20

   Hang Tran said:

   Dear Doctor,
   Please help me with these two sunscreen products from DHC. Is it safe for pregnancy?

   1. DHC UV Protection Whitening Serum:
   Water, cyclopentasiloxane, ethylhexyl palmitate, zinc oxide, butylene glycol, titanium dioxide, dimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone sodium chloride tranexamic acid, distearoimonium hectorite, phytosteryl/isostearyl/cetyl/stearyl/be henyl dimer dilinoleatedimer dilinoleate.

   Fragrance-free, coloring-free, paraben-free, blended with natural ingredients, no UV absorber (non-chemical).

   2. DHC Suncut Q10 Ex Gel
   “water, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, alcohol, isononyl isononanoate,
   polymethyl methacrylate, pentylene glycol, zinc oxide,
   cyclopentasiloxane, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine,
   diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, vp/eicosene
   copolymer, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, ethylhexyl triazone,
   titanium dioxide, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25
   methacrylate crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/dimethicone
   copolymer, isohexadecane, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl
   taurate copolymer, triethylhexanoin, ethylhexylglycerin,
   polyhydroxystearic acid, isostearic acid, aluminium stearate, olea
   europaea (olive) fruit oil, tetrasodium edta, caprylic/capric
   triglyceride, alumina, silica, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate
   crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, t-butyl alcohol, laminaria
   ochroleuca extract, ubiquinone, sodium hyaluronate”

   Than you very much!
   • 11.30.20

     Christine said:

     #1 Looks ok for both pregnancy and nursing
     #2 has chemical sunscreens, ok for nursing but not pregnancy
5. 1.7.21

   Christine said:

   Hi Dr.! What are your thoughts on this?
   DHC – Urumai Lotion
   Ingredients: Water/Water/Eau, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Diglygerin, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Sodium Caproyl Prolinate, Rice Ferment Filtrate (Sake), Sodium Citrate, Ectoin, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Glucoside, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Saccharomyces/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Tocotrienols, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Tocopherol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Pantoea/Rice Ferment Extract Filtrate.
   • 1.7.21

     Christine said:

     Looks ok for both pregnancy and nursing
6. 2.6.21

   Lo said:

   Hello, please could I check if this is safe to use. Thanks!
   DHC Urumai Lotion:
   Water/Aqua/Eau, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Diglygerin, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Sodium Caproyl Prolinate, Rice Ferment Filtrate (Sake), Sodium Citrate, Ectoin, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Glucoside, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Saccharomyces/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Tocotrienols, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Tocopherol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Pantoea/Rice Ferment Extract Filtrate.
   • 2.6.21

     Christine said:

     Looks ok for both pregnancy and nursing
7. 11.28.21

   Fatima said:

   Hi Dr. I’ve used this line’s deep cleansing oil about 4-5 times in my 18 weeks of pregnancy. But I won’t anymore because I because I did not know about the licorice root ingredient :/ Is there any cause for concern with this ingredient before switching over to another pregnancy safe cleansing oil mentioned above as safe instead? Or is it ok to just stop all together before moving on with another? Thank you!
   • 11.28.21

     Christine said:

     I would just stop and switch.
     Discussion here: You’ve been using a product with a “bad” ingredient
8. 9.4.22

   Aimee Alfonso said:

   Hello doctor, I used one pair of the Revitalizing Moisture Strips and for about 15 mins. I am currently 6 weeks pregnant. Is my baby in danger?
   • 9.4.22

     Christine said:

     Discussion here: You’ve been using a product with a “bad” ingredient
9. 9.9.22

   Hana said:

   Hi doctor, the Lip cream product listed as Not Safe for Pregnancy because it contains licorice root, but I looked at the ingredient list and didn’t see licorice root. This is full ingredient list, can you see it again for me?
   lanolin oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax/candelilla cera/cire de candelilla, beeswax/cera alba/cire d’abeille, lanolin, stearic acid, squalane, paraffin, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, pentylene glycol, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, panax ginseng root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract
   • 9.9.22

     Christine said:

     The stearyl glycyrrhetinate is the licorice root.
10. 2.7.23

    Dragana said:

    Can you please review Deep Cleansing Oil, i can’t see licorice root in the ingredient list:
    olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sorbeth-30 tetraoleate, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, tocopherol, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil.
    • 2.7.23

      Christine said:

      The stearyl glycyrrhetinate is the licorice root.
11. 3.4.23

    Kalpani Thanujika said:

    Hii doctor,is DHC lip barm good for pregnancy? Please reply me,my lips are so dry and hurts me alot
    • 3.4.23

      Christine said:

      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!