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. The list has gotten so large that I’ve decided to start listing brands in their own individual posts.
Here you’ll find pregnancy safe products from Heliocare as of 5/23/2020. 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.
Note, Heliocare isn’t readily available in the US. I have screened the UK/International versions, as the readers that ask me about it are usually international.
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I try to review all of the products that I can when I publish a list. Note, I am in the US and I only have access to US products. Please don’t be rude if I skipped your favorite cleanser, when items are out of stock sometimes they aren’t on the brand’s site, or maybe you are in Asia and I am in the US.
I reserve the comments on each post for reviews of product from that brand, this makes it easier for others to find products later. Please only ask about Heliocare on this post, I will delete other product questions. You can find other brands here. If your brand is not included, please ask on the brand list post.
Pregnancy and Nursing Safe Products from Heliocare
• None
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• 360 AIRGEL SPF 50+: Chemical Sunscreen
• 360 COLOR CUSHION COMPACT SPF 50 – BEIGE: Chemical Sunscreen, Salicylate
• 360 COLOR CUSHION COMPACT SPF 50 – BRONZE: Chemical Sunscreen, Salicylate
• 360 COLOR GEL OIL-FREE BEIGE SPF50: Chemical Sunscreen
• 360 COLOR GEL OIL-FREE BRONZE SPF50: Chemical Sunscreen
• 360 COLOR GEL OIL-FREE PEARL SPF50: Chemical Sunscreen
• 360 FLUID CREAM SPF 50+: Chemical Sunscreen
• 360 GEL OIL-FREE SPF50: Chemical Sunscreen
• 360 INVISIBLE SPRAY: Chemical Sunscreen
• 360 MINERAL TOLERANCE FLUID SPF 50: Salicylate
• 360 WATER GEL SPF50: Chemical Sunscreen, Salicylate
• ADVANCED SPF 50 CREAM: Chemical Sunscreen
• ADVANCED SPF 50 GEL: Chemical Sunscreen
• ADVANCED SUNSCREEN SPF 50 BODY SPRAY: Chemical Sunscreen
• ADVANCED SPF 50 XF GEL: Chemical Sunscreen
• COLOR SPF 50 GELCREAM BROWN: Chemical Sunscreen, Salicylate
• COLOR SPF 50 GELCREAM LIGHT: Chemical Sunscreen, Salicylate
• COLOR SPF 50 SUN TOUCH HYDRAGEL: Chemical Sunscreen
• ULTRA SPF 90 GEL: Chemical Sunscreen
• ULTRA SUNSCREEN SPF 90 CREAM: Chemical Sunscreen
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• None
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Hi is this sunscreen, pregnancy and nursing safe?
Heliocare 360 Mineral Fluid SPF50+ 50ml
AQUA, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, ZINC OXIDE (NANO), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NANO), DIETHYLHEXYL CARBONATE, DIBUTYL ADIPATE, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, PEG-30 DIPOLYHYDROXYSTEARATE, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, NYLON-12, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, STEARIC ACID, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYPODIUM LEUCOTOMOS LEAF EXTRACT, ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID, ETHYLHEXYL FERULATE, FERULIC ACID, CAFFEIC ACID, PHYSALIS ANGULATA EXTRACT, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, MELANIN, CAMELIA SINENSIS EXTRACT, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, PANTHENYL TRIACETATE, PARFUM, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, ETHYL LINOLEATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, OLEYL ALCOHOL, ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA EXTRACT, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, DISODIUM EDTA, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, OXOTHIAZOLIDINE, TOCOPHEROL, LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, LINALOOL, LIMONENE.
This looks ok for pregnancy and nursing
Hi,
Just wondering if Heliocare Advanced SPF 50 cream is OK?
Thanks.
Aqua, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Octocrylene, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Titanium Dioxide (nano), 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor, Hexylene Glycol, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Zinc Oxide (nano), Alcohol Denat., Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Isohexadecane, Polypodium Leucotomos Leaf Extract, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Alumina, Sodium Choride, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Cetyl Dimethicone, Camelia Sinensis Extract, Simethicone, Methylparaben, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Carbonate, Sodium Lactate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Propylparaben, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Linalool, Limonene, Triethoxycaprylylsilane.
No, it has chemical sunscreens. It is in the list already under ok for nursing but not pregnancy.
Heliocare Color Compact SPF 50 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Ci 77891, Nylon-12, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Microcrystalline Wax, Talc, Mica, CI 77492, Alumina, Copernica Cerifera (Carnauba), Wax, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, CI 77491, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, CI 77499, Simethicone, Polypodium Leucotomos Leaf Extract, Parfum, BHT, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Linalool, Isobutylparaben, Limonene
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to chemical sunscreen
I’m from South Africa and having a small cry of relief for finding your blog + email list. In between clients I feel like I got sucked into a mad abyss researching do’s and don’t’s for skincare when pregnant and I just want to make responsible choices. So grateful for your page. I am trying to find an oil-free mineral sunscreen. Below is as close as I have found in RSA. Because I have different access to products, I was wondering if this sunscreen is considered safe for pregnancy from your understanding?
PCA Skin Sheer Tint Broad Spectrum SPF 45
Ingredients: ALUMINA, BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE, C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, DIMETHICONE, DIMETHICONE/ PEG-10/15 CROSSPOLYMER, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, HYDROGEN DIMETHICONE, IRON OXIDES, ISODODECANE, JOJOBA ESTERS, METHYL METHACRYLATE/ GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, OCTYLDODECANOL, PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, WATER/AQUA/EAU.
This one has a salicylate, so ok for nursing but not pregnancy, sorry!
Thank you so much for replying!. I thought I’d found an oil-free mineral one 😐 will keep looking. Thank you so much!
I couldn’t find this Obagi one on your Obagi brand list. I think it is chemical free + free from salicylate (from what I recognise).
Any chance it makes the cut?
Obagi Physical Defense Mineral Sunscreen SPF 40
Antioxidants
UVA & UVB Filters
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Zinc Oxide
Titanium Dioxide
INGREDIENTS: WATER (AQUA), TITANIUM DIOXIDE, ZINC OXIDE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, GLYCERIN, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, DIMETHICONE, PROPANEDIOL, POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, BRASSICA OLERACEA ITALICA (BROCCOLI) EXTRACT, BIOFLAVONOIDS, DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE, POLYGLYCERYL-2, DIPOLYHYDROXYSTEARATE, SODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE, STEARIC ACID, LAURYL GLUCOSIDE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, XANTHAN GUM, SILICA, ALUMINA, CAPRYLHYDROXAMIC ACID, DISODIUM EDTA, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to licorice root (it’s the DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE). It likes to hide in crazy chemical names 🙁