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 every pregnancy safe skincare product from La Roche-Posay as of 3/30/2019. 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 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 La Roche-Posay
• Active C10 Vitamin C Wrinkle Cream
• Active C Eyes (at SkinStore)
• Anthelios Mineral Tinted Primer SPF 50 (at SkinStore)
• Effaclar Gel Facial Wash for Oily Skin
• Effaclar Micellar Water for Oily Skin (at SkinStore)
• Effaclar Shine Control Clay Mask (at SkinStore)
• Hyalu B5 Hyaluronic Acid Serum
• Hydraphase Intense Hyaluronic Acid Eye Cream (at SkinStore)
• Hydraphase Intense Hyaluronic Acid Mask
• Hydraphase Intense Light Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizer
• Hydraphase Intense Riche Hyaluronic Acid Cream (at SkinStore)
• Hydraphase Intense Serum with Hyaluronic Acid
• Micellar Foaming Water Face Cleanser
• Micellar Water Gel Cleanser
• Micellar Water Ultra
• Nutritic Lip Balm
• Redermic C Vitamin C Cream for Dry Skin (at SkinStore)
• Redermic C Vitamin C Eye Cream (at SkinStore)
• Redermic C Vitamin C Lotion (at SkinStore)
• Respectissime Eye Makeup Remover
• Rosaliac AR Intense Visible Facial Redness Serum
• Serozinc Face Mist
• Substiane Anti Aging Eye Cream (at SkinStore)
• Substiane Anti-Aging Serum
• Substiane Riche Anti-Aging Cream
• Thermal Spring Water Face Mist
• Toleriane Daily Soothing Face Cream Moisturizer
• Toleriane Dermo Milky Cleanser
• Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
• Toleriane Fluide Oil Free Moisturizer
• Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Facial Cleanser
• Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cream Cleanser
• Toleriane Purifying Foaming Facial Wash
• Toleriane Riche Moisturizer for Very Dry Skin
• Toleriane Ultra Eye Cream
• Toleriane Ultra Makeup Remover for Sensitive Skin
• Toleriane Ultra Moisturizing Cream
• Toleriane Ultra Night Moisturizer
• Ultra-Fine Face Scrub
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Anthelios Anti-Aging Face Primer SPF 50: Chemical Sunscreens
• Anthelios AOX Antioxidant Serum SPF 50: Chemical Sunscreens
• Anthelios Clear Skin Oil Free Sunscreen SPF 60: Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Anthelios Mineral Zinc Oxide Sunscreen SPF 50: Salicylate
• Anthelios SX SPF Moisturizer with Mexoryl SPF 15: Chemical Sunscreens
• Anthelios Tinted Mineral Sunscreen for Face SPF 50: Salicylate
• Anthelios Ultra Light Fluid Facial Sunscreen SPF 60: Chemical Sunscreens
• Effaclar Anti-Aging Pore Minimizer Face Serum: Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid
• Effaclar Astringent Toner for Oily Skin: Salicylic Acid
• Effaclar Clarifying Solution Acne Toner: Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid
• Effaclar Cream Cleanser for Oily Skin: Salicylic Acid
• Effaclar DUO Acne Spot Treatment: Benzoyl Peroxide, Salicylic Acid
• Effaclar Facial Wipes for Oily Skin: Salicylic Acid
• Effaclar MAT Mattifying Moisturizer: Salicylic Acid
• Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash: Salicylic Acid
• Hydraphase Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid and SPF: Chemical Sunscreens
• Mela-D Pigment Control Glycolic Acid Serum: Glycolic Acid, Kojic Acid, Salicylic Acid
• Pigmentclar Brightening Deep Cleanser: Salicylic Acid
• Pigmentclar Eye Cream for Dark Circles: Phe-Resorcinol
• Pigmentclar Serum Visible Dark Spot Reducer: Phe-Resorcinol, Salicylic Acid
• Rosaliac Tinted Moisturizer CC Cream: Chemical Sunscreens
• Toleriane Double Repair Facial Moisturizer with SPF: Chemical Sunscreens
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.
• Effaclar BB Cream for Oily Skin: Retinoid
• Redermic R Retinol Cream: Retinoid, Salicylic Acid
• Redermic R Retinol Eye Cream: Retinoids
Tisha says
December 31, 2019 at 10:56 amHi doctor, is La Roche Posay Anthileos AC Matt Fluid Anti-Brilliance/Anti-Shine SPF 30, pregnancy and breastfeeding safe?
Ingredients-
Aqua/water, Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Alcohol Denat, Glycerin, Octocrylene, Talc, Titanium Dioxide, Diisopropyl Sebacate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Butyl, Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Isododecane, Silica, Perlite, Propylene Glycol , Cassia Alata Leaf Extract, Disodium EDTA , Disteardimonium Hectorite , Hectorite, Dodecene, Drometrizole Trisiloxane , Ethylhexyl Triazone , Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate , Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 Methicone, Maltodextrin, Methicone, PEG-8 Laurate , Phenoxyethanol, Poloxamer 407 , Propylene Carbonate , Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid, Tocopherol (Vitamin E) , Triethanolamine, Zinc Gluconate
Thanks,
Tisha
15mins says
January 4, 2020 at 3:26 pmThis has chemical sunscreens that should be avoided while pregnant. It’s ok for nursing.
Tisha says
January 15, 2020 at 8:55 amThanks Doctor. What if I applied the La Roche Posay Toleriane Fluide Oil Free Moisturizer (which you said is pregnancy safe) first and then this sunscreen, will it still be harmful for the baby? Since, it’s not directly on my skin?
15mins says
January 15, 2020 at 7:50 pmIt’s on your skin and will still be absorbed.
More on this kind of scenario here: pregnancy beauty FAQ
Tisha says
January 15, 2020 at 10:11 pmOk, thank you Doctor.
Cristina says
January 12, 2020 at 11:34 amHi Dr, It’s this ok for pregnancy?
La Roche-Posay HYDREANE BB CREAM
INGREDIENTS
AQUA / WATER
C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE
GLYCERIN
ISOHEXADECANE
OCTOCRYLENE
ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE
ALCOHOL DENAT.
BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER / SHEA BUTTER
ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE
TEREPHTHALYLIDENE DICAMPHOR SULFONIC ACID
DROMETRIZOLE TRISILOXANE
POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE
PEG-100 STEARATE
GLYCERYL STEARATE
TRIETHANOLAMINE
ZEA MAYS OIL / CORN OIL
PRUNUS ARMENIACA KERNEL OIL / APRICOT KERNEL OIL
PASSIFLORA EDULIS OIL / PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED OIL
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE
SODIUM HYDROXIDE
SODIUM HYALURONATE
PHENOXYETHANOL
STEARIC ACID
ARGILLA / MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE
PALMITIC ACID
SILICA
BENZYL BENZOATE
CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
PARFUM / FRAGRANCE
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
DISODIUM EDTA
CETYL ALCOHOL
BHT
ORYZA SATIVA BRAN OIL / RICE BRAN OIL
CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE
CI 77492
CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES
CI 77491
CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES
MICA
15mins says
January 12, 2020 at 4:51 pmThis has a chemical sunscreen, so ok for nursing but not pregnancy