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.
Here you’ll find pregnancy safe products from Joanna Vargas as of 5/25/2025. 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.
Pregnancy and Nursing Safe Products from Joanna Vargas
• Bright Eye Firming Mask (at DermStore)
• Cloud Bar Soap (at DermStore)
• Magic Serum
• Miracle Charcoal Bar Soap
• Rejuvenating Antioxidant Oil Serum (at DermStore)
• Rescue Vitamin C + Squalane Serum (at DermStore)
• Twilight Night Cream (at DermStore)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Eden Hydrating Pro Moisturizer (at DermStore): Stem Cells
• Eden Instant Lift Mask (at Bluemercury): Stem Cells
• Eden Rejuvenating Pro Serum (at DermStore): Licorice Root, Stem Cells
• Exfoliating Mask (at Bluemercury, DermStore): Gluconolactone
• Forever Glow Anti-Aging Face Mask (at Bluemercury, DermStore): Licorice Root
• Twilight Face Mask (at Bluemercury, DermStore): Licorice Root
• Twilight Night Serum (at DermStore): Licorice Root
• Vitamin C Face Wash (at DermStore): Gluconolactone
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• Daily Hydrating Cream (at DermStore): Retinoid, Gluconolactone
• Supernova Retinol Serum (at DermStore): Retinoid, Stem Cells, Salicylic Acid
• The Daily Serum (at DermStore): Retinoid, Gluconolactone
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Was wondering if Joanna’s new Eden moisturizer was safe. Thank you! Ingredients…
Aqua/Water/Eau, Sorbitan Olivate, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Diglycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Saccharide Isomerate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Caprylic / Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Tocopherol Acetate, Dipropylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Chlorphenesin, Allantoin, Butylene Glycol, Ethanol, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Palmitic acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Lecithin, Ectoin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Fragrance/Parfum, Sodium Metabisulphite, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, Ceramide 1, Ceramide 3, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Ceramide 6 II, Cyclopeptide-5.
I’m not certain if the Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract is a stem cell ingredient. Sometimes stem cells are listed this way, but not always. I would check into what the brand is claiming about stem cells in the product. My concerns are in this post: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy.