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 Vacation as of 4/16/2023. 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 Vacation
• After Sun Gel (at BlueMercury, ULTA)
• Mineral Lotion SPF 30 (at BlueMercury, ULTA)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• After Dinner Mint (at ULTA): Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Bananas Foster: Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Bombe Alaska: Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Chardonnay Oil SPF 30 (at BlueMercury, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Classic Lotion SPF 30 (at BlueMercury, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreens
• Classic Lotion SPF 50 (at ULTA): Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Classic Spray SPF 30 (at BlueMercury, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Classic Spray SPF 50 (at BlueMercury, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Classic Whip SPF 30 (at BlueMercury, ULTA): Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Coconut Spritzer: Salicylate
• Pineapple Upside-Down Cake: Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Strawberry Jello Salad: Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Super Spritz SPF 50 (at ULTA): Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• None
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Is Vacation’s new Orange Gelée safe to use while pregnant?
Ingredients:
Behenyl Behenate, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Cetyl Esters, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Crocus Sativus Flower Extract, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Fragrance, Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Isododecane, Jojoba Esters, Passiflora Edulis (Passion Fruit) Seed Oil, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyester-8, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Red 6, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Trihydroxystearin, Tyrosine, Yellow 5
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylate
Note, I’m pretty sure this also has chemical sunscreens, but you haven’t included the sunscreen ingredients here. If present they wouldn’t change the pregnancy category.
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Is the new Shake Shake Mineral Milk Face Sunscreen safe?
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Zinc Oxide (20.5%)
INACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Camellia Sinensis (White Tea) Leaf Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carbomer, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Cholesterol, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Dihydro Myrcenol, Diisostearoyl Polyglyceryl-3 Dimer Dilinoleate, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ferulic Acid, Floralozone, Glycerin, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil, Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde, Hyaluronic Acid, Isododecane, Magnesium Sulfate, Methyl Octyne Carbonate, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Passiflora Edulis (Passion Fruit) Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Phytosphingosine, Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Scentenal, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Squalane, sr-Hydrozoan Polypeptide-1, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Undecavertol, Water, Xanthan Gum
Avoid in pregnancy but ok for nursing due to salicylate, and the chemical sunscreen (Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene)
Thank you so much! Very sneaky that they would put chemical sunscreens in the non active ingredients section.
It’s because it’s there mostly for product stability, not to contribute to the SPF. It’s annoying but happens a lot!
Hi! I was wondering about the Studio Tone SPF 50, is this nursing safe? Thank you so much.
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Avobenzone (2.9%), Homosalate (7.1%), Octisalate (4.9%), Octocrylene (8.6%)
INACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Butyloctyl Salicylate, C13-14 Alkane, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Cellulose Gum, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Cetearyl Alcohol, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Cholesterol, Cistus Labdanum Extract, Coco-Glucoside, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract, Corylus Avellana (Hazelnut) Seed Oil, Ethyl Ferulate, Ethyl Vanillin, Ferulic Acid, Florosa, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Hyaluronic Acid, Iron Oxides, Iso E Super, Isovalerianic Aldehyde, Mica, Methoxy Methyl Pyrazine, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Octyldodecyl Oleate, Phytosphingosine, Propanediol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, sr-Hydrozoan Polypeptide-1, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Tridecane, Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Undecane, Water, Xanthan Gum
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to chemical sunscreens
Hi there, what about the new Instant Vacation self tanner?
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Avobenzone (2.9%), Octisalate (4.9%), Octocrylene (9.5%)
INACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Acetyl Tyrosine, Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Behenyl Alcohol, Bisabolol, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Oil, C13-14 Alkane, C13-15 Alkane, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Oil, Corylus Avellana (Hazelnut) Seed Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Decyl Glucoside, Dihydroxyacetone, Dimethicone, Erythrulose, Ethylene Brassylate, Ethyl Ferulate, Fragrance, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Iron Oxides, Lauryl Glucoside, Magnesium Stearate, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Octyldodecyl Oleate, Passiflora Edulis (Passionfruit) Seed Oil, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Propanediol, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Triheptanoin, Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Fruit Extract, Vitex Agnus-Castus Extract, Water, Xanthan Gum
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to chemical sunscreens, salicylate, dha, erythrulose
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