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 Medik8 as of 2/2/2021. 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.
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Please read the Pregnancy Beauty Guide intro first, where you will learn which products you actually need to worry about (spoiler alert, you don’t need to worry about all makeup or hair products). I will not review products that fall into the “don’t worry about it” categories. If you want to ask about a specific product, I require that you follow these guidelines for asking about pregnancy/nursing safety. You can also learn more about how to use these pregnancy safety lists. I will delete questions that don’t follow the guidelines or are rude.
Pregnancy and Nursing Safe Products from Medik8
• Advanced Night Eye
• Advanced Night Restore (at SpaceNK)
• Breakout Defence + Age Repair
• Brightening Serum
• C-Tetra (at SpaceNK)
• C-Tetra Cream
• C-Tetra Eye
• C-Tetra® Intense (at SpaceNK)
• Calmwise Serum
• Calmwise Soothing Cleanser (at SpaceNK)
• Clarity Peptides (at SpaceNK)
• Copper PCA Peptides (at SpaceNK)
• Cream Cleanse
• Daily Refresh Balancing Toner
• Eyelift Peptides (at SpaceNK)
• Gentle Cleanse
• H.E.O. Mask
• Hydr8 B5 (at SpaceNK)
• Hydr8 B5 Intense (at SpaceNK)
• Illuminating Eye Balm (at SpaceNK)
• Lipid-Balance Cleansing Oil (at SpaceNK)
• Liquid Peptides (at SpaceNK)
• Micellar Mousse (at SpaceNK)
• Mutiny
• Nourishing Body Cream
• r-Retinoate Dissolvable Micro-Channel Eye Patches
• Super C30
• Super C30 Intense (at SpaceNK)
• Ultimate Recovery Bio-Cellulose Mask
• Ultimate Recovery Intense
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Advanced Day Eye Protect (at SpaceNK): Chemical Sunscreen
• Advanced Day Total Protect (at SpaceNK): Chemical Sunscreen
• Balance Control Pads (at SpaceNK): Salicylic Acid
• Blemish SOS (at SpaceNK): Salicylic Acid
• Clarifying Foam (at SpaceNK): Mandelic Acid, Salicylic Acid
• Daily Radiance Vitamin C (at SpaceNK): Chemical Sunscreen
• Eyes & Lips Micellar Cleanse: Gluconolactone
• Natural Clay Mask: Willow Bark
• Pore Cleanse Gel Intense: Salicylic Acid, Mandelic Acid
• Pore Minimising Tonic (at SpaceNK): Mandelic Acid
• Pore Refining Scrub: Mandelic Acid, Salicylic Acid
• Press & Glow (at SpaceNK): Gluconolactone
• Pure C15: Tartaric Acid
• Surface Radiance Cleanse (at SpaceNK): Mandelic Acid, Salicylic Acid
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• Bakuchiol Peptides (at SpaceNK): Bakuchiol
• Calmwise Colour Correct (at SpaceNK): Bakuchiol
• Crystal Retinal 1 (at SpaceNK): Retinoid
• Crystal Retinal 3 (at SpaceNK): Retinoid
• Crystal Retinal 6 (at SpaceNK): Retinoid
• Intelligent Retinol 3TR: Retinoid
• Intelligent Retinol 3TR Intense (at SpaceNK): Retinoid
• Intelligent Retinol 6TR: Retinoid
• Intelligent Retinol 6TR Intense (at SpaceNK): Retinoid
• Intelligent Retinol 10TR Retinoid
• Intelligent Retinol 10TR Intense: Retinoid
• Night Ritual Vitamin A (at SpaceNK): Retinoid
• r-Retinoate (at SpaceNK): Retinoid
• r-Retinoate Day & Night Eye Serum (at SpaceNK): Retinoid
• r-Retinoate Intense (at SpaceNK): Retinoid
• Retinol Eye TR: Retinoid
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Hi Doctor.
Thank you for all your time and efforts compiling these lists, they have been my go to! I was advised at the beginning of my pregnancy that Bakuchiol was safe and have been using the Medik8 serum. I’ve just seen it in list of ingredients to avoid and feeling very worried. How dangerous is it?
Thank you!
Nazia
There are a lot of unknown things with bakuchiol, I have some discussion here: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy
We really don’t know how danger it is, but I recommend avoiding it until we have more info. There’s some discussion here: You’ve been using a product with a “bad” ingredient
Hi, could you kindly advise whether the Physical sunscreen 50+ is safe during pregnancy and nursing? I’m noticing that the ingredient list is different from the one listed above. Thanks a lot and well done for the initiative!
Aqua (Water), Zinc Oxide, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, GlycerinCetearyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Phenoxyethanol,Isostearic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Cetearyl Glucoside, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Marrubium Vulgare Extract, Carnosine, Ergothioneine, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin
Safe for pregnancy and nursing 🙂
Is this safe? Physical sunscreen from medik8
Zinc Oxide 12% Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Coco-Caprylate, Propanediol, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Tridecyl Salicylate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Behenate, Isopropyl Isostearate, Polyester-7, Squalane, Glyceryl Stearate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Silica Silylate, Polyglyceryl-3 Ricinoleate, Isodecyl Salicylate, Dimethiconol/Propylsilsesquioxane/Silicate Crosspolymer, Trilaureth-4 Phosphate, Sodium Chloride, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Phenylpropanol, Caprylyl Glycol.
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylate
Hi Christine, is this sunscreen from Medik8 okay for pregnancy?
Aqua (Water), Zinc Oxide, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Phenoxyethanol, Isostearic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Cetearyl Glucoside, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Marrubium Vulgare Extract, Carnosine, Ergothioneine, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin.
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hi there, I just wanted to double-check the suitability for the following product in pregnancy: MEDIK8 C-TETRA® LUXE (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS C-TETRA INTENSE – 30ML – I know that’s listed above as ok, but the ingredients list on the link was slightly different). Thanks!
C-Tetra® Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopheryl Acetate, PPG-12/SMDI Copolymer, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Limonene. C-Tetra® Intense Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Dimethicone, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Ethyl Linoleate, Passiflora Edulis (Maracuja) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panax Ginseng Root Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, PPG-12/SMDI Copolymer, Limonene.
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hi! Is this safe for nursing? It’s the advanced night ceramide.
Thanks!!
Water, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Phytosterols, C12-16 Alcohols, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Ceramide NP, Cetearyl Olivate, Linoleic Acid, Behenyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sorbitan Olivate, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Amelanchier Alnifolia Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acetyl Glucosamine, Citric Acid, Sorbitol, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Hylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract, Dehydroacetic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis (Mushroom) Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil, Ascorbic Acid, Disodium EDTA Ceteareth-25, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Cetyl Alcohol, Behenic Acid, Ceramide NS, Ferric Hexapeptide-35, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide EOS, Caprooyl Phytosphingosine, Caprooyl Sphingosine, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool.
This is fine for pregnancy and nursing
Hi! Can you please let me know if Oxy-R Peptides is say when prego or nursing:
Aqua (Water), Butylene Glycol, Artocarpus Lakoocha Wood Extract, Gluconolactone, Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium Edta, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Gluconate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Tetrapeptide-30, Hydroxyresveratrol.
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to gluconolactone