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 K18 as of 2/23/2023. 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 K18
• leave-in molecular repair hair mask (at Sephora)
• Molecular Repair Hair Oil (at Sephora)
• PEPTIDE PREP™ pH maintenance shampoo (at Sephora)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• PEPTIDE PREP™ detox shampoo (at Sephora): Salicylate
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• None
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Hello doc!
Please can you let me know if this dove lotion is ok:
Body Love Pampering Care Body Lotion
Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Dimethicone,
Stearic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycol
Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Petrolatum,
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glyceryl
Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Cetyl
Alcohol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate
Crosspolymer, Fragrance (Parfum), Triethanolamine,
Disodium EDTA, Stearamide AMP, Carbomer,
Coumarin, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
Thank you so much 😊
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Is the K18 Biomimetic Hairscience – Molecular Repair Hair Oil safe for pregnancy?
Ingredients:
-K18PEPTIDE™: Reverses hair damage that causes frizz, promotes strength and smoothness.
-Hemisqualane and Squalane: Reinforce hair’s moisture barrier, smooth flyaways, enhance shine.
-Avocado Oil: Provides heat protection up to 450°F (232°C).
Caprylyl Caprylate/Caprate, Squalane, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Oil, C13-15 Alkane, Undecane, Benzyl Alcohol, Tridecane, Castor Isostearate Succinate, Propanediol, sh-Oligopeptide-78, Fragrance (Parfum), Tocopherol, Cinnamal, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool.
Clean at Sephora products are formulated without the following banned or restricted ingredients (please see Clean at Sephora landing page for full list of specific restrictions and allowances by category—this is not an exhaustive list):
Acrylates, Aluminum Salts, Animal Musks/Fats/Oils, Benzophenones and related compounds, Butoxyethanol, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) under 0.1%, Carbon Black or Black 2, Coal Tar, Ethanolamines, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasing Agents, Hydroquinone, Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Methoxyethanol, Methyl Cellosolve, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Mineral Oil, Nanomaterials (restrictions for specific nanomaterials only), Oxybenzone, Parabens, Petrolatum and Paraffin (USP grade only), Phenoxyethanol under 1%, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, Resorcinol, Retinyl Palmitate, Styrene, Sulfates, Talc (no detection of asbestos), Toluene, Triclosan and Triclocarban, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance (under 1% and formulated without Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Benzalkonium chloride, BPA, EDTA, Methylene chloride, PTFE, PFOA), 1,4-Dioxane (ingredients must comply with impurity thresholds), Octinoxate, PFAS compounds, Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks, Ethoxylated Ingredients (including PEGS or polyethylene glycol must meet contamination limits for 1,4-Dioxane and ethylene oxide), Cyclic Silicones, EDTA and derivatives (allowed if no technical substitute under 0.2%).
Thank you!!
The hair oil is already in the list?
Hi, is the K18 clarifying shampoo safe?
Water (Aqua) (Eau), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Salicylic Acid, Charcoal Powder, sh-Oligopeptide-78, Panthenol, Glycerin, Sodium Phytate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance (Parfum), Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylic acid, salicylate