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. 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 Koh Gen Do as of 11/24/2021. 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.
Pregnancy and Nursing Safe Products from Koh Gen Do
• BRIGHTENING MOISTURE MASK (at Neiman Marcus)
• CLEANSING WATER (at Sephora, Neiman Marcus)
• CLEANSING WATER CLOTHS (at Sephora, Neiman Marcus)
• MAIFANSHI MAKEUP COLOR BASE (at Neiman Marcus)
• MAIFANSHI MOISTURE CONCEALER (at Neiman Marcus)
• ORIENTAL PLANTS FACIAL WASH (at Neiman Marcus)
• SOFT GOMMAGE GEL (at Neiman Marcus)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• ALL IN ONE MOISTURE GEL: Licorice Root
• ALL IN ONE MOISTURE GEL RICH (at Neiman Marcus): Licorice Root
• FOAMING FACIAL WASH: Licorice Root
• HERBAL MIST (at Sephora): Licorice Root
• MACRO VINTAGE ESSENCE MASK (at Neiman Marcus): Licorice Root
• MACRO VINTAGE EYE TREATMENT (at Neiman Marcus): Stem Cells
• MACRO VINTAGE ROYAL MASSAGE MILK (at Neiman Marcus): Malic Acid
• MAIFANSHI AQUA FOUNDATION (at Sephora, Neiman Marcus): Licorice Root
• MAIFANSHI AQUA FOUNDATION ILLUMINATOR (at Neiman Marcus): Licorice Root
• MAIFANSHI LIP CRAYON: Licorice Root
• MAIFANSHI LIPGLOSS (at Neiman Marcus): Licorice Root
• MAIFANSHI LIPSTICK (at Neiman Marcus): Licorice Root
• MAIFANSHI MOISTURE FIT CONCEALER: Licorice Root
• MAIFANSHI MOISTURE FOUNDATION (at Neiman Marcus): Willow Bark
• ORIENTAL PLANTS EMOLLIENT CREAM: Licorice Root, Chemical Sunscreen
• ORIENTAL PLANTS FACIAL SOAP (at Neiman Marcus): Licorice Root
• ORIENTAL PLANTS HAKKOH LOTION-60 (at Neiman Marcus): Willow Bark
• ORIENTAL PLANTS MOIST CLEANSING CREAM (at Neiman Marcus): Chemical Sunscreen
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• MACRO VINTAGE T3 PREMIUM OIL (at Neiman Marcus): Cannabis, Chemical Sunscreen
• ORIENTAL PLANTS NIGHT MOISTURE REPAIR MASK (at Neiman Marcus): Retinoid
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Hello,
Would you please review the following products – if they are safe for both pregnancy and breastfeeding? I heard lots of good things about this brand, esp. their foundation and powder.
Also, some general questions: Is Talc safe to use? Is alcohol in makeup or skincare products safe to use? Thank you!
1. MAIFANSHI MOISTURE FOUNDATION – NEW:
WATER, ISOTRIDECYL ISONONANYALURONATE, ISONANOATE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, BIX-DIGLYCERYL, POLYACYLADIPATE-2, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, TRIBEHENIN, SIMMODSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA SEED OIL), SQUALANE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), PERILLA OCYMOIDES SEED OIL, OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA SEED OIL, SALX ALBA (WILLOW BARK EXTRACT), ROSA ROXBURGHII FRUIT EXTRACT, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM HYALURONATE, POLYLACTIC ACID, CAPRYLYL METHICONE, TOCOPHEROL, DEXTRIN, ISOSTEARATE, SILICA, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, 1.2-HEXANEDIOL, HYDROGEN DIMETHICONE, ALUMINA DIPENTAERYTHRITYL, HEXAHYDROXYSTEARATE/HEXASTEARATE/HEXAROSINATE+/-, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, TALC, IRON OXIDES, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE
2. MAIFANSHI SHEER MOIST POWDER:
VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, LAUROYL LYSINE, BORON NITRIDE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, DIMETHICONE, SQUALANE, SILICA, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) OIL, PERILLA OCYMOIDES SEED OIL, ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL, VACCINIUM MACROCARPON (CRANBERRY) SEED OIL, GEVUINA AVELLANA SEED OIL, ALEURITES MOLUCCANA SEED OIL, CERAMIDE NG, SODIUM HYALURONATE, HYDROLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, POLYGLUTAMIC ACID, GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, LYSOLECITHIN, HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS FRUIT EXTRACT, POLYQUATERNIUM-51, WATER, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, ASCORBYL DIPALMITATE, TOCOPHEROL, CHLORPHENESIN, HYDROGEN DIMETHICONE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL,MICA,IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)
3. MAIFANSHI MOISTURE FIT CONCEALER:
WATER, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, TRIETHYLHEXANOIN, PROPANEDIOL, PEG-9 DIMETHICONE, SILICA, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, ZINC STEARATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, SQUALANE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, HYDROLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE, GLYCERIN, HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL DIMER DILINOLEATE, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, ISOSTEARIC ACID, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM CITRATE, POLYGLYCERYL-2, TRIISOSTEARATE, STEARIC ACID, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, TOCOPHEROL, DIMETHICONE, ALUMINA, HYDROGEN DIMETHICONE, PHENOXYETHANOL, MICA (CI 77019), TITANIUM DIOXIDE, TALC, IRON OXIDES
#1 has willow bark, ok for nursing but not pregnancy
#2 is a powder and doesn’t need to be screened, info here: Pregnancy Safe Makeup Post
#3 has licorice root, ok for nursing but not pregnancy
Is this safe?
MAIFANSHI MAKEUP COLOR BASE
WATER, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, CYCLOMETHICONE, POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE, PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, KAOLIN, NYLON-12, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, MAGNESIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE, HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID, GLUCOSYL CERAMIDE, MORUS ALBA ROOT EXTRACT, JOB’S TEARS (COIX LACHRYMA-JOBI) EXTRACT, REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA ROOT EXTRACT, MITRACARPUS SCABER EXTRACT, ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI LEAF EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED SILK, ALPHA-GLUCAN, POLYGLYCERYL-2 DIISOSTEARATE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, TRIETHOXYSILYLETHYL POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL HEXYL DIMETHICONE, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, PEG-9 DIMETHICONE, STEARIC ACID, GLYCERIN, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, PENTASODIUM PENTETATE, SODIUM CITRATE, CITRIC ACID, ALUMINA, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL [+/-] ZINC OXIDE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, TALC, DIMETHICONE, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, MICA, SILICA, HYDROGEN DIMETHICONE, IRON OXIDES, METHICONE, TIN OXIDE, HYDROXYAPATITE, CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN, CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS YELLOW CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, WATER,ZINC OXIDE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL,CYCLOMETHICONE, DIPROPYLENEGLYCOL,CAPRYLYL METHICONE, PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE,DIMETHICONE, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER,HDI/TRIMETHYLO LHEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER,DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE,POLYGLYCERYL-2 DIISOSTEARATE, MAGNESIUM A SCORBYL PHOSPHATE, HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID, GLUCOSYL CERAMIDE, COIX LACRYMA-JOBI MA-YUEN SEED EXTRACT,REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA ROOT EXTRACT, MORUS ALBA ROOT EXTRACT, MITRACARPUS SCABER EXTRACT, ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI LEAF EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED SILK,ALPHA-GLUCAN,LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM CALLUS CULTURE EXTRAC,CYSTEINE/OLIGOMERIC PROANTHOCYANIDIN,GLYCERYLAMIDOETHYL METHACRYLATE/STEARYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER, SODIUM HYALURONATE, ROSA ROXBURGHII FRUIT EXTRACT, NYLON-12, PEG-9 DIMETHICONE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER,STEARIC ACID, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, ISOSTEARIC ACID,HYDROGEN DIMETHICONE,SODIUM CITRATE, PENTASODIUM PENTETATE,CITRICACID,GLYCERIN, BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1, ALUMINA, HYDROXYAPATITE, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, PVP, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, ALGIN, XANTHAN GUM, CHITOSAN,CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE, SODIUM POLYGAMMA-GLUTAMATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, [+/-]TITANIUM DIOXIDE, TALC, TINOXIDE, METHIC ONE, CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS, ULTRAMARINES, MICA, SILICA,IRON OXIDES, ALUMINUM
This has stem cells. My concerns are in this post: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy. Ok for nursing though
Is their old version of the moisture foundation safe for nursing and pregnancy. I think this one doesn’t have willow bark.
Thank you!
WATER, ISOTRIDECYL ISONONANOATE, OCTYLDODECYL LANOLATE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, TRIBEHENIN, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, SQUALANE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), HYDROLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, TOCOPHEROL, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, OLEYL ALCOHOL, PHENOXYETHANOL(+/-) TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, IRON OXIDES, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE
This version is fine for pregnancy and nursing 🙂