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 Skkn by Kim as of 9/4/2022. 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.
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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 Skkn by Kim
• Exfoliator
• Eye Cream
• Face Cream
• Hyaluronic Acid Serum
• Night Oil
• Oil Drops
• Vitamin C8 Serum
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Cleanser: Licorice Root
• Toner: Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• None
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Hi!! Why is licorice root not good in skincare while pregnant but ok while nursing?? Never heard of that ingredient. Thanks!!
The physiology of what happens with a placenta is very different than nursing. Basically the placenta is a big filter, but a lot of things get through. But for nursing, the body has to actively secrete most things into the breast milk. You’re also dealing with a baby whose organs are already formed, very different than a baby who is still forming organs. Licorice root is very similar to hydroquinone, but not as strong.
Oh wow; hidroquinone I had heard and definitely makes sense what you are explaining. I am only nursing but as a mama that is careful to the extreme , I will probably also avoid it while nursing! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this. I had been wanting to try this line for a while now but had been hesitant because ingredients are listed in so many different ways and names, so this helps a ton. Thanks and keep the great work!
Hi! What about her new Resurfacing Mask
All ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ethoxydiglycol, Phytic Acid, Raphanus Sativus (Radish) Root Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, t-Butyl Alcohol.
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to glycolic acid