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 DHC as of 12/17/2022. 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.
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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 DHC
• After Bath Hair Oil (at DermStore)
• After Bath Hair Serum (at DermStore)
• Age + Sun Spot Targeted Gel (at DermStore)
• Bio Cellulose Mask (at DermStore)
• Brightening Sunscreen SPF 30 Broad Spectrum (at DermStore)
• By The Sea Mineral Cream (at DermStore)
• By The Sea Mineral Lotion (at DermStore)
• CoQ10 Cream (at DermStore)
• CoQ10 Eye Cream (at DermStore)
• Extra Concentrate (at DermStore)
• Eye & Lip Makeup Remover (at DermStore)
• Light & Smooth Conditioner
• Light & Smooth Shampoo
• Mild Foaming Face Wash (at DermStore, Target)
• Mild Soap (at DermStore, Target)
• Olive Soap (at DermStore)
• Olive Virgin Oil (at DermStore)
• Olive Virgin Oil Crystal Skin Essence (at DermStore, Target)
• Olive Virgin Oil Essential Cream (at DermStore, Target)
• Platinum Silver Deep Moisture Cream (at DermStore)
• Platinum Silver Deep Moisture Lotion (at DermStore)
• Pore Cleansing Oil (at DermStore)
• Pore Face Wash (at DermStore)
• Pore Milk
• Pure Soap
• Rich Moisture (at DermStore, Target)
• Skin Refresh (at DermStore)
• Super Collagen Cream (at DermStore, Target)
• Super Collagen Mist (at DermStore, Target)
• Super Collagen Supreme (at DermStore, Target)
• Urumai Lotion (at DermStore)
• Velvet Skin Coat® (at DermStore, Target)
• Vitamin C Essence
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Acne Spot Therapy (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Astaxanthin Collagen All-in-One Gel (at DermStore, Target): Licorice Root
• Cleansing Foam (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Concentrated Eye Cream (at DermStore, Target): Licorice Root
• CoQ10 Body Soap (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• CoQ10 Lotion (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• CoQ10 Mask (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• CoQ10 Milk (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• CoQ10 Quick Gel Brightening Moisture (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• CoQ10 Washing Cream (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Deep Cleansing Oil® (at DermStore, Target): Licorice Root
• Extra Nighttime Moisture (at DermStore, Target): Licorice Root
• Eye Bright (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Eye Off-Shade (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Eyelash Tonic (at DermStore, Target): Willow Bark
• Face Wash (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Face Wash Powder (at DermStore, Target): Licorice Root
• Facial Scrub (at DermStore, Target): Licorice Root
• Hatomugi Face Wash (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Hatomugi Lotion (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Hatomugi Milk (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Lip Cream (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Make Off Sheet (at DermStore): Willow Bark
• Mild Lotion (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Mild Lotion II: Licorice Root
• Moisture-Rich Clarifying Peeling Gel (at DermStore): Malic Acid
• Olive Concentrated Cleansing Oil (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Olive Hand Cream (at DermStore): Willow Bark
• Pore Lotion (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Quick Film Smoother (at DermStore): Stem Cells?
• Rich Eye Zone Care Pack (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Salicylic Acne Wash (at DermStore): Salicylic Acid
• Scalp Care Conditioner (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Scalp Care Shampoo (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Soothing Lotion (at DermStore): Glycolic Acid
• White Soap (at DermStore): Licorice Root
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• Alpha-Arbutin White Mask (at DermStore): Arbutin, Licorice Root
• CoQ10 Neck Cream (at DermStore): Retinoid
• EGF Cream (at DermStore): Retinoid, Willow Bark
• Revitalizing Moisture Strips: Arbutin, Tartaric Acid
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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!
It looks pregnancy and nursing safe to me! 🙂
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!
#1 and #2 are pregnancy safe
#3 has chemical sunscreens, so I would save that until after delivery
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
It’s the stearyl glycyrrhetinate
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!
#1 Looks ok for both pregnancy and nursing
#2 has chemical sunscreens, ok for nursing but not pregnancy
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.
Looks ok for both pregnancy and nursing
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.
Looks ok for both pregnancy and nursing
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!
I would just stop and switch.
Discussion here: You’ve been using a product with a “bad” ingredient
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?
Discussion here: You’ve been using a product with a “bad” ingredient
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
The stearyl glycyrrhetinate is the licorice root.
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.
The stearyl glycyrrhetinate is the licorice root.
Hii doctor,is DHC lip barm good for pregnancy? Please reply me,my lips are so dry and hurts me alot
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!