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 Pureology as of 1/22/2022. 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.
Don’t See Your Product? Read This Before You Ask About It…
Please read the Pregnancy Beauty Guide intro first, where you will learn which products you actually need to worry about (spoiler alert, you only need to worry about hair products that touch your scalp). 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 Pureology
• None
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Color Fanatic Heat Protectant Leave-In Conditioner (at Sephora): Chemical Sunscreen, Salicylate
• Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Deep-Conditioning Mask (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Spray (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Color Fanatic Top Coat + Sheer Clear (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Color Fanatic Top Coat + Tone Blue (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Color Fanatic Top Coat + Tone Purple (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Hydrate Conditioner (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Hydrate Shampoo (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Hydrate Sheer Conditioner (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Hydrate Sheer Shampoo (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Hydrate Soft Softening Treatment (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Hydrate Superfood Treatment (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Nanoworks Gold Conditioner (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Nanoworks Gold Shampoo (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Pure Volume Conditioner (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Pure Volume Shampoo (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Smooth Perfection Conditioner (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Smooth Perfection Smoothing Lotion (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Smooth Perfection Shampoo (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Smooth Perfection Smoothing Serum (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Strength Cure Blonde Conditioner (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Strength Cure Blonde Shampoo (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylic Acid, Chemical Sunscreen
• Strength Cure Conditioner (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Strength Cure Miracle Filler (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Strength Cure Shampoo (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Strength Cure Split End Salve (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Strength Cure Superfood Treatment (at Sephora, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreen
• Style + Protect Beach Waves Sugar Spray (at ULTA): Salicylate, Chemical Sunscreen
• Style + Protect Instant Levitation Mist (at ULTA): Salicylate, Chemical Sunscreen
• Style + Protect Lock It Down Hairspray (at ULTA): Salicylates
• Style + Protect Mess It Up Texture Paste (at ULTA): Salicylate, Chemical Sunscreen
• Style + Protect On The Rise Root Lifting Mousse (at ULTA): Salicylate, Chemical Sunscreen
• Style + Protect Refresh & Go Dry Shampoo (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylate, Chemical Sunscreen
• Style + Protect Shine Bright Taming Serum (at ULTA): Salicylate, Chemical Sunscreen
• Style + Protect Soft Finish Hairspray (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylates
• Style + Protect Texture Finishing Spray (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylates
• Style + Protect Weightless Volume Mousse (at Sephora, ULTA): Salicylate, Chemical Sunscreen
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• None
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Hello,
May I know if this salon use Pureology Serious color care strength cure shampoo is safe during pregnancy. It looks like this product at least doesn’t have Salicylic Acid in there.
Thank you,
1082785PR4 INGREDIENTS: AQUA/WATER/EAU • SODIUM COCOYL ISETHIONATE • SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE • DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE• SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE • COCO-BETAINE• GLYCOL DISTEARATE •
GLYCERETH-26 • DECYL GLUCOSIOE • PARFUM/FRAGRANCE • SODIUM ISETHIONATE • COCONUT ACID • PPG-5-CETETH-20 • DIVINYLDIMETHICONE/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER • POLYQUATERNIUM-7 • AMODIMETHICONE• CARBOMER •
ACRYLATES COPOLYMER • POLYQUATERNIUM-10 • PEG-55 PROPYLENE GLYCOL OLEATE • PROPYLENE GLYCOL• Cll-15 PARETH-7 • BENZOIC ACID • LAURETH-9 • GLYCERIN • TOCOPHEROL • OLEA EUROPAEAOIL/OLIVE FRUIT OIL • CAMELINA SATIVA OIL/CAMELINA SATIVA SEED OIL • TRIOECETH-12 •
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED EXTRACT/SUNFLOWER SEED EXTRACT • SODIUM BENZOATE • C12-13 PARETH-23 • BENZYL ALCOHOL• COUMARIN • GERANIOL • C12-13 PARETH-3 • HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL • ARGININE • 2-0LEAMIDO-1.3-OCTADECANEDIOL • POLY(LINSEED OIL) •
BENZOPHENONE-4 • Cl 14700/RED 4 • METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE• HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS/HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS EXTRACT •
METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE • CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE • MELANIN• Cl 15510/ORANGE 4• ASTAXANTHIN • ROSMARINUS • OFFICINALIS LEAF EXTRACT/ROSEMARY LEAF EXTRACT • SODIUM HYDROXIDE• CITRICACID(F.I.L.D159202/2)
It doesn’t have salicylic acid, but it odes have benzophenone-4, which is a chemical sunscreen. So ok for nursing but not pregnancy
Aw. That’s a bummer.
Thank you, Christine.
Hello. I am a Pureology Sheer Hydrate shampoo lover. Now that I am pregnant, I’ve stopped using it because of the chemical sunscreen. What did you use when you were pregnant? I’m falling down a research hole and need help!
My products have pretty much all disappeared or have been reformulated 🙁 Aveda has some that are safe!
Hello!
Is the nano works conditioner safe, I think it may be an updated formula:
AQUA / WATER / EAU, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, AMODIMETHICONE, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, PANTHENOL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER / SHEA BUTTER, BENZOIC ACID, TRIDECETH-6, SCLEROCARYA BIRREA SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL, ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, CARAMEL, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED EXTRACT / SUNFLOWER SEED EXTRACT, BENZYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CI 15985 / YELLOW 6, CI 14700 / RED 4, BHT, MELANIN, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, CITRIC ACID, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to chemical sunscreen
Thanks! What ingredients are chemical sunscreens?
ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE
Thanks!
What is your opinion on using Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Spray (listed above as unsafe for pregnancy) if I only spray it on my hair and not the scalp?
Remember that you only need to worry about hair products applied to your scalp or roots. Discussion here:
Hair products to worry about
Hello, I just realized my pureology shampoo and conditioner is considered unsafe for pregnancy due to chemical sunscreen and I am in my second trimester, I have been using it this whole time. How harmful do you think the affects are in shampoo for example? It’s only on for a couple minutes and then rinsed out. The conditioner, I only apply from mid to ends, never on my scalp. As a professional hairstylist I have a hard time finding “cleaner” shampoos that actually keep the hair soft and protected. Especially for highlighted hair. Hoping I have not done any damage in my pregnancy due to using these products!
This discussion will help: You’ve been using a product with a “bad” ingredient