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 Image Skincare as of 2/18/2020. 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.
Please refer to my post on pregnancy safe makeup, where I explain why you don’t need to worry about your mascara, powders, eyeliners, etc.
Please note, it can take up to an hour to review the ingredient lists of each product. I review with my own list of pregnancy safe criteria. I obtain my ingredient lists from the brands and major retailers (typically Nordstrom and Sephora), and I review the US versions. Please do not ask me to re-review the same products over and over, I do not have the time to do so, and many people have been rude about this. For more brands, please head over to the list of pregnancy safe products.
Pregnancy Safe Products from Image Skincare
• AGELESS Total Pure Hyaluronic6 Filler
• I MASK Hydrating Hydrogel Sheet Mask
• ORMEDIC Balancing Anti-Oxidant Serum
• ORMEDIC Balancing Bio-Peptide Créme
• ORMEDIC Balancing Facial Cleanser
• ORMEDIC Balancing Gel Polisher
• ORMEDIC Balancing Lip Enhancement Complex
• ORMEDIC Sheer Pink Lip Enhancement Complex
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• AGELESS Total Anti-Aging Serum: Stem Cell, Glycolic Acid, Malic Acid
• AGELESS Total Facial Cleanser: Glycolic Acid
• AGELESS Total Resurfacing Masque: Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid
• CLEAR CELL Mattifying Moisturizer for Oily Skin: Licorice Root
• CLEAR CELL Medicated Acne Masque: Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid
• CLEAR CELL Salicylic Gel Cleanser: Salicylic Acid, Neem
• ILUMA™ Intense Brightening Cleanser: Stem Cells, Willow Bark (salicylate)
• ILUMA™ Intense Brightening Exfoliating Powder: Licorice Root
• ILUMA™ Intense Brightening Serum: Licorice Root, Willow Bark (Salicylate)
• ORMEDIC Balancing Eye Lift Gel: Stem Cells
• ORMEDIC Balancing Gel Masque: Licorice Root
• PREVENTION+ Daily Hydrating Moisturizer SPF 30+: Salicylate
• PREVENTION+ Daily Matte Moisturizer Oil-Free SPF 32: Chemical Sunscreen, Stem Cell
• PREVENTION+ Daily Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30+: Salicylate
• PREVENTION+ Daily Ultimate Protection Moisturizer SPF 50: Chemical Sunscreen, Stem Cells
• The MAX Stem Cell Crème: Stem Cells
• THE MAX Stem Cell Eye Crème: Stem Cells
• THE MAX Stem Cell Facial Cleanser: Stem Cells
• The MAX Stem Cell Neck Lift: Stem Cells
• VITAL C Hydrating Anti-Aging Serum: Chemical Sunscreen, Licorice Root
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
Note I’m including products with retinoids here, as those are a bit iffy. It depends on how conservative you want to be while nursing (still absolutely contraindicated while pregnant). Refer to my post on ingredients to avoid while nursing for more discussion.
• AGELESS Total Eye Lift Crème: Retinoid, Glycolic Acid
• AGELESS Total Overnight Retinol Masque: Retinoid
• AGELESS Total Repair Crème: Retinoid, Glycolic Acid, Licorice Root
• ILUMA™ Intense Brightening Crème: Arbutin, Licorice Root, Neem
• ILUMA™ Intense Brightening Eye Crème: Retinoid, Licorice Root
• VITAL C Hydrating Antioxidant A C E Serum: Retinoid
• VITAL C Hydrating Enzyme Masque: Retinoid
• VITAL C Hydrating Eye Recovery Gel: Retinoid
• VITAL C Hydrating Facial Cleanser: Retinoid
• VITAL C Hydrating Facial Oil: Retinoid
• VITAL C Hydrating Intense Moisturizer: Retinoid
• VITAL C Hydrating Overnight Masque: Retinoid
• VITAL C Hydrating Repair Crème: Retinoid, Licorice Root
• VITAL C Hydrating Water Burst: Arbutin, Retinoid
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Is IMAGE MD restoring daily defense moisturizer SPF 50 safe in pregnancy please
INGREDIENTS*
FEATURED INGREDIENTS
Zinc oxide
Homosalate, octocrylene & octisalate
Hydrolyzed pea protein
Antioxidant blend
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
HOMOSALATE 10.0%
OCTISALATE 5.0%
OCTOCRYLENE 6.0%
ZINC OXIDE 9.0%
INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: AQUA/WATER/EAU, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, GLYCERIN, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, THERMUS THERMOPHILLUS FERMENT, POLYACRYLATE-13, CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYISOBUTENE, POLYGLYCERYL-6 POLYRICINOLEATE, LECITHIN, ISOSTEARIC ACID, POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE, POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, SODIUM CHLORIDE, CETEARYL DIMETHICONE, MARRUBIUM VULGARE EXTRACT, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, XANTHAN GUM, POLYGLYCERYL-2 ISOSTEARATE, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) PEEL OIL, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, POLYSORBATE 20, LIMONENE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, PANTHENOL, DISODIUM EDTA, SODIUM HYALURONATE, MELANIN, ERYTHRITOL, CITRIC ACID, GLUCOSE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, HYDROLYZED PEA PROTEIN, TOCOPHEROL, PEG-8/SMDI COPOLYMER, TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, BAROSMA BETULINA (BUCHU) LEAF OIL, VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT, SODIUM BENZOATE, HOMARINE HCL, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, SODIUM SUCCINATE, MALUS DOMESTICA FRUIT CELL CULTURE EXTRACT, ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA (THALE CRESS) EXTRACT, MICROCOCCUS LYSATE, PLANKTON EXTRACT, ERGOTHIONEINE.
Unfortunately this has chemical sunscreens, so ok for nursing but not pregnancy
Thank you so much, your website is amazing. I thought it was unsafe based on what you had written before, but wanted to be sure. Again thank you
Hi there,
Thank you so much for making this amazing post! You’ve helped me so much.
Fresh came our with a new serum. Could you please help me check if this one is safe please?
CLEAR CELL Restoring Serum oil-free
INGREDIENTS*
AQUA (WATER / EAU), GLYCERIN, OLIGOPEPTIDE-10, STEARYL GLYCYRRHETINATE, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE (ORGANIC), BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT, HONEY EXTRACT, ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN EXTRACT, PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT, PYRIDOXINE CYCLIC PHOSPHATE, HYDROXYETHYL UREA, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER), HEXYLENE GLYCOL, SILICA, PHENOXYETHANOL, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, ACRYLATES / C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, ALLANTOIN, XANTHAN GUM, DISODIUM EDTA, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN.
KEY INGREDIENTS:
Granactive acne (oligopeptide-10, boswellia serrata extract and honey extract)
Mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil
Aloe barbadensis leaf juice
Net-DG (licorice extract)
Thanks a lot!
Looks ok
Hi, I talked with my doctor and some image reps and they all told me the vit c wash is fine for pregnancy. I’m just confused. Also what would you recommend for serious hormonal acne during pregnancy that’s safe?
It’s pretty universally accepted within the medical community to avoid retinoids during pregnancy. Your doctor may not have realized the formulation contains that ingredient? Otherwise, it appears the reps don’t understand what is and is not pregnancy safe.
I have a post on pregnancy acne.
Hi,
thanks for all the information you gave me!
Can I use IMAGE MD – Restoring Brightening Crème with ADT Technology™
Aqua, Caprylic / Capric Triglyceride, Bellis Perennis (Daisy) Flower Extract, Butylene Glycol, Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Elaeis (Palm) Fruit Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil, Bidens Pilosa Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Yeast Extract, Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract, Stearic Acid, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Peg-15 Hydroxystearate, Lecithin, Propanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Silybin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Dicetyl Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Squalane, Ceramide 3, Alpha-arbutin, Xanthan Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexylgycerin, 3-o-ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Disodium Edta, Ppg-12 / Smdi Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Resveratrol, Tocopherol, Polysorbate 60, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Yeast Extract, Methyl Undecenoyl Dipeptide-16, Sorbitan Isostearate, Soy Amino Acids, Ergothioneine.
This has licorice root, ok for nursing but not pregnancy
Thank you for this post! This helped a lot as I look for new skincare during this time. Image is doing a promotion to get this mask free when you purchase over a certain amount. Can you please let me know if it is pregnancy safe? Here are the ingredients:
Pepper berry extract
Jojoba beads
Hyaluronic acid
Oxygenating complex
INGREDIENTS: AQUA/WATER/EAU, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, GLYCERYL POLYMETHACRYLATE, GLYCERIN, BENTONITE, ISODODECANE, JOJOBA ESTERS, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, KAOLIN, CI 77891, MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, PROPANEDIOL, PERFLUOROHEXANE, CI 77510, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, CI 77007, SQUALANE, METHICONE, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, ALCOHOL, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) PEEL OIL, LIMONENE, PERFLUORODECALIN, MICA, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, PENTAFLUOROPROPANE, POLYSORBATE 60, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, POLYESTER-1, LECITHIN, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, OLUS OIL, BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1, SODIUM HYALURONATE, GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS, TOCOPHEROL, VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT, ASCORBYL TETRAISOPALMITATE, CYCLODEXTRIN, BENZOIC ACID, DEHYDROACETIC ACID.
This looks ok to me
Thank you for your help!
Hello! Can you please let me know if it is pregnancy safe?
1) IMAGE Skincare I MASK Purifying Probiotic Mask – here are the ingredients:
Yogurt-based probiotics
Superfruit complex (goji, pomegranate, mangosteen and acai)
Brazilian green clay
Activated charcoal
Willowherb
ingredients:
Aqua/Water/Eau Kaolin Glycerin Propanediol Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Cetearyl Alcohol Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed Oil Hypnea Musciformis Extract Cetyl Alcohol Stearic Acid CI 77288 Arachidyl Alcohol Ceteareth-20 Sargassum Filipendula Extract Inulin Lactococcus Ferment Lysate Sorbitol Behenyl Alcohol Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil Carrageenan Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract Arachidyl Glucoside Gelidella Acerosa Extract Xanthan Gum Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil Yogurt Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Lactate Tocopherol Epilobium Angustifoluym Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Charcoal Powder Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract Santalum Album Extract Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Fruit Extract Sodium PCA Glucose Lactic Acid Coffea Arabica Seed Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract Passiflora incarnata Fruit Extract Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract Spriulina Maxima Extract Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract Ananans Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract Citrus Limon Peel Extract Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract Punica Granatum Juice Extract Rose Extract Butter Extract Cananga Odorata Flower Extract Garcina Mangostana Fruit Extract Prunus Amygdalus Fulcis (Sweed Almond) Seed Extract Sodium Chloride Silybum Marianum Extract Phenoxyethanol Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Sodium Metaisulfite Limonene Hydroxycitronellal [+/- CI 77491 77492 77499]
2) Zineryt – The active substances are
erythromycin (40 mg/ml) and zinc acetate (12 mg/ml) combined in a special way. The other ingredients are di-isopropyl sebacate and ethanol.
#1 is ok for pregnancy and nursing
#2 is a prescription and I defer to your doctor
Is the (VITAL C Hydrating Antioxidant A C E Serum: Retinoid) Not safe for nursing because of the retinoid? I just read on the nursing safety post that topical retinoids during nursing are ok so wanted to make sure I understood. Looking for a melasma and acne scar solution while nursing. Thank you!!
It’s the retinoid. Please read the little info about retinoids in the post under the not safe for pregnancy or nursing header.
Dear Christine,
Thank you for your work!
Can you please let me know if it is pregnancy safe?
IMAGE I MASK firming transformation mask:
Aqua
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Glyceryl Polymethacrylate
Glycerin
Bentonite
Isododecane
Jojoba Esters
Synthetic Fluophlogopite Butylene Glycol
Kaolin
Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Phenoxyethanol
Propanediol
Perfluorohexane Zea Mays Starch Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Squalane
Methicone
Polymethylsilsequioxane Alcohol
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil
Perfluorodecalin Ethylhexylglycerin
Perfluoromethylclopentane Polysorbate 60
Silia Dimethyl Silylate Polyester-1 Lecithin
Sorbitan Isostearate
Olus Oil Bioaccharide Gum-1 Sodium Hyaluronate
Tocopherol
Glycosaminoglycans
Vitex Agnus Castus Extract
Ascorbyl Tetraisopalitate Cyclodextrin
Benzoic Acid
Dehydroacetic Acid
Limonene
Mica [+/-: CI 77007 CI 77510]
Looks ok for pregnancy and nursing
Thank you very much!
Hi Christine,
Can you please help me, if octinoxate and octisalate (IMAGE Skincare
PREVENTION+ Daily Ultimate Protection Moisturizer SPF 50) are safe for nursing? I read that octinoxate can be absorbed through the skin, so it’s showing up in plasma, urine and breast milk. Infant exposure through breastfeeding is especially concerning.
Please, let me know your opinion.
Thank you very much in advance!
We have info to suggest that chemical sunscreens should be avoided in pregnancy, but currently we think they’re ok in nursing. If you’re concerned I would just avoid them.