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Pregnancy Safe Skincare from Yves Saint Laurent

Pregnancy Safe Skincare from Yves Saint LaurentPregnancy 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 Yves Saint Laurent as of 3/4/2022. 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.

Pregnancy and Nursing Safe Products from YSL

ALL HOURS CONCEALER (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
ALL HOURS FOUNDATION (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
DESSIN DES LEVRES LIP LINER PENCIL
• Loveshine Lip Oil Stick (at Sephora)
NU BARE LOOK TINT (at Sephora)
NU DEWY MIST (at Sephora)
OR ROUGE ANTI-AGING CRÈME FINE (at Nordstrom)
OR ROUGE ANTI-AGING CRÈME RICHE (at Nordstrom)
OR ROUGE ANTI-AGING FACE OIL (at Nordstrom)
OR ROUGE ANTI-AGING SERUM (at Nordstrom)
OR ROUGE CLEANSING CREAM (at Nordstrom)
OR ROUGE MASK-IN-CRÈME (at Nordstrom)
OR ROUGE REGENERATING SHEET MASK (at Nordstrom)
PURE SHOTS HYDRA BOUNCE ESSENCE-IN-LOTION (at Nordstrom)
ROUGE PUR COUTURE LIPSTICK (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
ROUGE SUR MESURE COLOR
ROUGE VOLUPTÉ CANDY GLAZE LIP GLOSS STICK (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
ROUGE VOLUPTÉ SHINE LIPSTICK BALM (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
TATOUAGE COUTURE LIQUID MATTE LIP STAIN (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
TATOUAGE COUTURE VELVET CREAM LIQUID LIPSTICK (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
THE SLIM GLOW MATTE LIPSTICK (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
THE SLIM MATTE LIPSTICK (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
THE SLIM SHEER MATTE (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
THE SLIM VELVET RADICAL MATTE LIPSTICK (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
TOP SECRETS GLOW PERFECTING MAKEUP SETTING SPRAY
TOP SECRETS INSTANT MOISTURE GLOW (at Nordstrom)
TOP SECRETS MOISTURIZING PREP LOTION
TOP SECRETS NATURAL ACTION EXFOLIATOR (at Nordstrom)
TOP SECRETS UNIVERSAL MAKEUP REMOVER BALM-IN-OIL (at Nordstrom)
TOUCHE ÉCLAT ALL-OVER BRIGHTENING PEN (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
TOUCHE ÉCLAT BLUR PRIMER (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
TOUCHE ÉCLAT BLUR PRIMER SILVER
TOUCHE ÉCLAT HIGH COVER RADIANT CONCEALER (at Sephora, Nordstrom)
VINYL CREAM LIP STAIN (at Sephora, Nordstrom)

Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing

NU BLOTTING LOTION (at Sephora): Salicylic Acid, Salicylic Acid Derivative
NU GLOW IN BALM (at Sephora): Salicylic Acid Derivative
NU TONE CORRECTOR (at Sephora): Salicylic Acid, Salicylic Acid Derivative
OR ROUGE CRÈME REGARD EYE CREAM: Salicylic Acid Derivative
OR ROUGE LOTION (at Nordstrom): Salicylic Acid Derivative
PURE SHOTS LIGHT UP BRIGHTENING SERUM (at Nordstrom): Salicylic Acid Derivative, Salicylate
PURE SHOTS LINES AWAY ANTI-AGING SERUM: Salicylate
PURE SHOTS NIGHT REBOOT RESURFACING SERUM (at Nordstrom): Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid
PURE SHOTS PERFECT PLUMPER FACE CREAM (at Nordstrom): Salicylic Acid Derivative
PURE SHOTS SOFT POLISH DOUBLE ESSENCE: Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid Derivative
PURE SHOTS Y SHAPE FIRMING SERUM (at Nordstrom): Salicylic Acid, Salicylate
TOP SECRETS FOAMING CLEANSER: Salicylic Acid
TOP SECRETS INSTANT MATTE PORE REFINER: Salicylic Acid Derivative, Salicylate
TOP SECRETS ULTRA MOISTURE GLOW: Salicylic Acid Derivative
TOUCHE ÉCLAT ALL-IN-ONE GLOW TINTED MOISTURIZER (at Nordstrom): Chemical Sunscreen
TOUCHE ÉCLAT FOUNDATION (at Nordstrom): Chemical Sunscreen
WATER STAIN GLOW LIP STAIN: Salicylic Acid
WATER STAIN LIP STAIN (at Sephora, Nordstrom): Salicylic Acid

Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing

GLOSSY STAIN: Retinoid, Salicylate

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  1. 6.3.19
    Heather said:

    YSL’s All Hours Foundation contains Octinoxate as its active ingredient. I thought that wasn’t safe for pregnancy. Thanks so much for all the work you do.

    • 6.3.19
      15mins said:

      Unfortunately I’m at the mercy of online ingredient lists, which didn’t have that listed when I reviewed it (and actually the ingredient list no longer appears on Sephora or YSL’s site), but it now says that on the front of the bottle, which I don’t remember from before. I’ll move it down to safe for nursing only.

      • 3.1.22
        Kiki said:

        Hi, i want to ask about YSL TOUCHE ÉCLAT GLOW-PACT CUSHION, it’s a new released cushion. Is it safe for pregnancy and nursing? Here’s the ingredients list:

        AQUA / WATER ●
        TITANIUM DIOXIDE ●
        DIPHENYLSILOXY PHENYL TRIMETHICONE ●
        HOMOSALATE ●
        ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE ●
        CYCLOPENTASILOXANE ●
        POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE ●
        GLYCERIN ●
        PHENYL TRIMETHICONE ●
        PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE ●
        BUTYLENE GLYCOL ●
        LAURYL PEG-10 TRIS(TRIMETHYLSILOXY)SILYLETHYL DIMETHICONE ●
        ACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER ●
        CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE ●
        ALCOHOL DENAT. ●
        CYCLOHEXASILOXANE ●
        DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE ●
        DIMETHICONE ●
        1,2-HEXANEDIOL ●
        ISODODECANE ●
        SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE ●
        MAGNESIUM SULFATE ●
        ACRYLATES/POLYTRIMETHYLSILOXYMETHACRYLATE COPOLYMER ●
        TRIBEHENIN ●
        PHENOXYETHANOL ●
        TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE ●
        DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER ●
        GLYCERYL BEHENATE ●
        POLYGLYCERYL-6 OCTASTEARATE ●
        ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ●
        SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE ●
        CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ●
        ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ●
        PARFUM / FRAGRANCE ●
        SODIUM HYALURONATE ●
        TOCOPHERYL ACETATE ●
        PROPYLENE GLYCOL ●
        TOCOPHEROL ●
        ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT ●
        CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT ●
        CITRIC ACID ●
        PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ●
        SODIUM BENZOATE ●
        POTASSIUM SORBATE ●
        [+/- MAY CONTAIN
        CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE ●
        CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES ●

        Thank you!

        • 3.1.22
          Christine said:

          Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylate and chemical sunscreens. Sisley has a pregnancy safe cushion if you really wanted a cushion

  2. 8.7.19
    Vivian said:

    Hello,

    In one of your links under Foundations Safe for Pregnancy I noticed YSL Touche Éclat Cushion Foundation is listed as safe for pregnancy. However, on the other link for Foundations Safe for Pregnancy it is listed as not safe for pregnancy but ok for nursing.
    Could you please clarify before I make the purchase? Thanks!

    • 8.7.19
      15mins said:

      So, there are (or were) multiple versions with the same name. If you look at the products, they do NOT have the same ingredient list. The one on Nordstrom has no chemical sunscreen. They likely have changed something or they might actually sell a different version to Nordstrom, but the one on the YSL site has sunscreens. I put the lists together about 18 months apart, but that’s still the case. If you do decide to purchase I would look at the ingredients on your product, but currently the one on YSL’s site isn’t safe, but Nordstrom is fine.

  3. 9.20.19
    Kate said:

    Hi Christine,

    Please advice the new water lip stain from YSL:

    Water and Gliding Oils 40%: Provide hydration and comfort.

    Water, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polysorbate 60, Alcohol Denat., Isododecane, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Salicylic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Ceteth-40, Ammonium Polyacrylate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Fragrance. May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Yellow 6 (Ci 15985), Red 33 (Ci 17200), Red 28 (Ci 45410), Red 21 (Ci 45380), Yellow 5 (Ci 19140), Blue 1 (Ci 42090), Red 27 (Ci 45410)

    • 9.20.19
      15mins said:

      I would avoid this during pregnancy due to the salicylic acid. It is ok for nursing

      • 9.21.19
        Kate said:

        Thanks so much Christine. Could you explain why they put salicylic acid in a lipstick please?

        • 9.22.19
          15mins said:

          I don’t know truthfully, I think it must serve some other purpose than exfoliating the lips, but I’m not a cosmetic chemist, just a physician 🙂

  4. 9.26.19
    Sophie Peters said:

    Hello,

    Thank you for such informative guides, we are seriously lacking here I’m the UK and you’ve provided a wealth of information and in turn reassurance.

    Since discovering your site, I purchased the Touche ÉCLAT cushion compact. But, I’ve since noticed it’s listed in a separate article as not safe (chemical SPF) It does not list this and wondered if you had any further information?

    Also the YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick doesn’t seem to contain the liquorice root or Salicylate in this formulation listed as unsafe in your guide and wondered if this was a new formulation or if they were listed under other names….

    Ingredients:
    Octyldodecanol, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Stearyl/Ppg-3 Myristyl Ether Dimer Dilinoleate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Polyethylene, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax), Polybutene, Propylene Glycol Dibenzoate, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Titanium Dioxide, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Parfum (Fragrance), Caprylyl Glycol, Aqua (Water), Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Mannitol , Polyurethane-15, Acacia Senegal Gum, Glyceryl Stearate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Butylene Glycol, Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis) Extract , Yeast (Faex) Extract , Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Citric Acid [+/- May Contain: Ci 77019 (Mica), Ci 77491 (Iron Oxide), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 15850 (Red 7), Ci 15850 (Red 6), Ci 45410 (Red 28 Lake), Ci 77492 (Iron Oxide), Silica, Ci 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), Ci 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), Ci 17200 (Red 33 Lake), Ci 75470 (Carmine), Ci 12085 (Red 36), Ci 77499 (Iron Oxide), Ci 15985 (Yellow 6 Lake), Ci 77742 (Manganese Violet), Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Ci 73360 (Red 30), Synthetic Fluorphlogopite.

    I’m very confused and would appreciate any clarification. Thank you

    • 9.28.19
      15mins said:

      The cushion compact is also listed here as having chemical sunscreen. Note YSL uses very similar names for many of their products, in particular their lip products. This is why you’ll need to click on the links to see the exact product I am discussing.
      The formulation you mention above has the salicylate (it is the 2nd ingredient) as well as the licorice root (Ammonium Glycyrrhizate) and it also has a retinoid, making it unsafe for pregnancy.

  5. 11.20.19
    Natalie said:

    Hi,
    Would you be able to advise if the Ink Fusion foundation is safe?
    This is the list of ingredients on the UK site, as I live in the UK:

    DIMETHICONE .CYCLOHEXASILOXANE . ISODODECANE . ALCOHOL DENAT . VINYL DIMETHICONE / METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER . PHENYL TRIMETHICONE .ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE . DISTEARODIMONIUM HECTORITE . PEG-10 DIMETHICONE . SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE . AQUA / WATER . PROPYLENE CARBONATE . DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE .SILICA SILYLATE .PARFUM / FRAGRANCE .CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM SEED OIL . ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE . BENZYL ALCOHOL . [+/- MAY CONTAIN: CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE . CI77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES] . (F.I.L B165892/2)

    Thank you!

    • 11.20.19
      15mins said:

      Unfortunately the ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate is a chemical sunscreen. So, ok for nursing but not pregnancy

      • 11.23.19
        Natalie said:

        Thank you for the reply. It seems here in the UK ingredients differ, as they have stated no chemical sunscreen is used in this version. But, I’ll be sure to double check in-store on the packaging. Thank you again

  6. 3.7.20
    April said:

    Hi! Your pregnancy lists have been a life saver for me! I was looking at a new product from YSL and was wondering your thoughts!

    Pure Shots Perfect Plumper Face Cream

    Ingredients: (from YSL website)
    AQUA / WATER, GLYCERIN, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER / SHEA BUTTER, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, DIMETHICONE, ISOPROPYL LAUROYL SARCOSINATE, PEG-100 STEARATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA FLOWER EXTRACT / BITTER ORANGE FLOWER EXTRACT, ADENOSINE, CAPRYLOYL SALICYLIC ACID, DISODIUM EDTA, RIBOSE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, NIACINAMIDE, PANTHENOL, TOCOPHEROL, CERA ALBA / BEESWAX, BORON NITRIDE, STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE, ACRYLATES/BEHENETH-25 METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CETYL HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CITRIC ACID, MICA, MYRISTIC ACID, PALMITIC ACID, POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, STEARIC ACID, TIN OXIDE, DIMETHICONOL, POLYSILICONE-11, BENZYL ALCOHOL, GERANIOL, LINALOOL, CI 14700 / RED 4, CI 15985 / YELLOW 6, CI 19140 / YELLOW 5, CHLORPHENESIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE

    • 3.7.20
      15mins said:

      There’s a salicylic acid in there I would avoid while pregnant. Ok for nursing though

      • 3.7.20
        April said:

        Thank you so much for the prompt reply! 💜

        • 1.18.23
          plutohg said:

          Dear Dr,

          could you please review the following product? Thanks

          YSL Le Cushion Encre De Peau Foundation

          Ingredients:

          AQUA / WATER / EAU • METHYL TRIMETHICONE • DIMETHICONE • ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE • TITANIUM DIOXIDE • ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE • DIPHENYLSILOXY PHENYL TRIMETHICONE • BUTYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE • LAURYL PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE • GLYCERIN • PENTYLENE GLYCOL • BUTYLENE GLYCOL • TRISILOXANE • PEG-10 DIMETHICONE • MAGNESIUM SULFATE • ACRYLATES/STEARYL ACRYLATE/DIMETHICONE METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER • PHENOXYETHANOL • DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER • DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE • LAUROYL LYSINE • ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN • STEARIC ACID • POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID • ALUMINA • TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE • CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM SEED OIL • ISODODECANE • LECITHIN • ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE • ISOSTEARIC ACID • ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE • ADENOSINE • POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE • DISODIUM EDTA • SILICA SILYLATE • BHT • PROPYLENE CARBONATE • TOCOPHEROL • JASMINUM OFFICINALE FLOWER EXTRACT / JASMINE FLOWER EXTRACT • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE

          • 1.18.23
            Christine said:

            Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to chemical sunscreen, salicylate

  7. 6.28.20
    edna tsui said:

    Hi Christine,
    Thanks for all the great blog, I wonder if this lipstick is safe?Thanks!

    TATOUAGE COUTURE VELVET CREAM LIQUID LIPSTICK
    DIMETHICONE ● BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 ● DIISOSTEARYL MALATE ● HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE ● DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER ● PHENYL TRIMETHICONE ● TALC ● HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER ● DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER ● VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER ● ISOSTEARYL ISOSTEARATE ● MICA ● POLYETHYLENE ● ALUMINA ● NYLON-12 ● CI 15985 / YELLOW 6 LAKE ● PENTYLENE GLYCOL ● POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE ● CI 45410 / RED 28 LAKE ● CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE ● CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ● ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ● CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES ● CI 15850 / RED 7 ● SILICA ● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ● ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ● BENZYL ALCOHOL ● TOCOPHEROL ● ANISE ALCOHOL ● PARFUM / FRAGRANCE ●

    -Edna

    • 6.28.20
      Christine said:

      This looks fine to me

  8. 6.29.20
    Misa Vincent said:

    Hi! Thank you for all of your hard work in creating these lists! There is a new YSL skincare product. Please let me know your views on safety.

    Pure Shots Lines Away Anti Aging Serum

    AQUA / WATER, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, RHAMNOSE, ALCOHOL DENAT.,, HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PEG/PPG/POLYBUTYLENE GLYCOL-8/5/3 GLYCERIN, DIMETHICONE, HYDROXYETHYLPIPERAZINE ETHANE SULFONIC ACID, COCO-GLUCOSIDE, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, PHENOXYETHANOL, ADENOSINE, ACETYL TETRAPEPTIDE-9, IRIS FLORENTINA ROOT EXTRACT, CHLORPHENESIN, CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE, POLYPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE GLYCOL ACRYLATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, AMMONIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE, DIMETHICONOL, BENZYL SALICYLATE, BENZOIC ACID, LINALOOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CARBOMER, CEREUS GRANDIFLORUS FLOWER EXTRACT / CACTUS FLOWER EXTRACT, CARRAGEENAN, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, GLUCOSE, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, GLYCERYL OLEATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE

    • 6.30.20
      Christine said:

      This has salicylate, ok for nursing but not pregnancy

      • 7.3.20
        Misa Vincent said:

        Thank you! There is one more item from this line:

        Pure Shots Hydra Bounce Essence-in-Lotion

        Ingredients:
        AQUA / WATER, GLYCERIN, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, ALCOHOL DENAT., PENTYLENE GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, NIACINAMIDE, METHYL GLUCETH-10, BIS-BEHENYL/ISOSTEARYL/PHYTOSTERYL DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, TOCOPHEROL, PEG/PPG/POLYBUTYLENE GLYCOL-8/5/3 GLYCERIN, CARBOMER, CHLORPHENESIN, POLYGLYCERYL-2 ISOSTEARATE, XANTHAN GUM, SCLEROTIUM GUM, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE, ADENOSINE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, RIBOSE, PANTHENOL, LINALOOL, GERANIOL, CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA FLOWER EXTRACT / BITTER ORANGE FLOWER EXTRACT, BENZYL ALCOHOL, CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE, POLYPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE GLYCOL ACRYLATE, AMMONIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL

        Is this item safe to use during pregnancy?

        • 7.4.20
          Christine said:

          Looks ok for pregnancy and nursing

  9. 7.31.20
    Glynnis said:

    Hi, could you do a review on bb cushion/cushion foundation that is safe for preganancy use?

    • 7.31.20
      Christine said:

      There’s too many of them, they’re all included already in the different brand lists. In addition, I’m in the US, so the one you asked about today isn’t even available here, very few of those products overlap between the US and Singapore.

  10. 10.25.20
    Shruthi Gobbooru said:

    Hi! Thanks for providing us the best possible information on pregnancy-safe skincare. Is YSL pure shots night reboot serum safe for pregnancy/nursing?
    Ingredients:
    Aqua / Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil / Meadowfoam, Seed Oil, Isononyl Isononanoate, Glycolic Acid (3.4%), Propylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Glycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glucose, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract / Cactus Flower Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Adenosine, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Hydrolyzed Linseed Extract, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Salicylic Acid, Caramel, Limonene, Parfum / Fragrance.
    Please note that the glycolic acid % in this serum is 3.4% (<10% glycolic acid is considered pregnancy-safe?) Thanks again!

    • 10.26.20
      Christine said:

      There is no % glycolic that’s considered “safe”. There’s no studies regarding safety during pregnancy for most ingredients, and we can’t do those studies as they’re actually unethical. Glycolic acid isn’t universally accepted as safe by the medical community, it is highly absorbed (at least 28% in some studies) when used topically, and as it’s fairly small we think it goes systemic very easily.
      Second, given we don’t know if things are actually safe or not, we also don’t have exact cut offs for when something is actually safe. I can’t do a study to say 9% glycolic acid is safe but 11% isn’t. That 10% number isn’t based on actual evidence. Along those same thoughts, would a higher percent be ok if you applied to only half of your face? What about if it is your body? Which trimester, but then what if you have your dates wrong? What if you have an eczema flare up and your skin is absorbing ingredients more easily? It kind of goes on and on.
      Because of those reasons, if there’s enough reason to think an ingredient is unsafe, we recommend complete avoidance. There’s not really a gradient of this, it’s an all or nothing thing.

      I recommend avoiding this while pregnant due to the glycolic acid and salicylic acid. Ok for nursing.

  11. 4.25.21
    EVA said:

    Hello,

    I would like to know if the new foundation of YSL, the new Touche Eclat which seems to have no sunscreen inside, is safe. It has been launched this April in Europe. The ingredients list is this:

    Marigold bloom & mallow extract as well as vitamine E protect skin from dryness and prevents dull complexion. AQUA / WATER ● CYCLOPENTASILOXANE ● ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE ● GLYCERIN ● DIMETHICONE ● ISODODECANE ● PEG-10 DIMETHICONE ● HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE ● BIS-PEG/PPG-14/14 DIMETHICONE ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● SODIUM CHLORIDE ● SILICA ● DIMETHICONE/POLYGLYCERIN-3 CROSSPOLYMER ● PHENOXYETHANOL ● METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER ● CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ● DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE ● SILICA SILYLATE ● DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE ● TOCOPHERYL ACETATE ● ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ● PARFUM / FRAGRANCE ●ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ● ASCORBYL PALMITATE ● PROPYLENE GLYCOL ● ETHYLHEXYL HYDROXYSTEARATE ● TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE ● DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL ● RUSCUS ACULEATUS ROOT EXTRACT ● BHT ● ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT ● CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT ● CITRIC ACID ● TOCOPHEROL ● SODIUM BENZOATE ● POTASSIUM SORBATE ● [+/- MAY CONTAIN CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES ● CI 77163 / BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE ●]

    • 4.25.21
      Christine said:

      Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to chemical sunscreen (the ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate)
      Discussion here: Why did you say this product has sunscreen when there isn’t an SPF?

      • 4.25.21
        EVA said:

        Thanks for your answer.
        The previous version of this foundation had spf22 and was mentioned on its label. This one my mistake, cause it still has but wasn’t mentioned in the description of the site i wanted to buy from.

        Anyway thank you again for your time

        • 4.25.21
          Christine said:

          So annoying that you were excited about it and it wasn’t safe 🙁
          Have you see the newish Chanel Sublimage L’Essence de Teint? It’s new in the US, but I actually ordered it from Harrods a few months before it was available in the US, and the ingredient lists are the same between the UK and US and it’s safe for both pregnancy and nursing. Check that one out!

          • 4.25.21
            EVA said:

            Maybe I will give it a try if i can have a good color shade match. I was considering about the Laura Mercier flawless lumiere as a good alternative as it has good reviews and it is safe on your list.

  12. 5.30.21
    Anna said:

    Hi, could you please have a look if this is pregnancy safe? I live in the UK so the product name and ingredients may be different. Many thanks.

    Aqua / Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Talc, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum / Mineral Oil, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Lauryl Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Silica, Dimethicone/Peg-10/15 Crosspolymer, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Lauryl Peg/Ppg-18/18 Methicone, Propylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Tetrasodium Edta, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Lauroyl Lysine, Propylene Carbonate, Isostearyl Alcohol, Titanium Dioxide, Silica Silylate, Dodecene, Poloxamer 407, Dipropylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol, [+/- May Contain: Ci 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 / Iron Oxides, Ci 77163 / Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica], (F.I.L. B197049/1).

    • 5.30.21
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  13. 6.15.21
    Gloria said:

    Hi dr, would like to seek your advice on Le Cushion Encre De Peau – Fusion Ink Cushion Foundation SPF23/PA++, many thanks!

    AQUA / WATER . METHYL TRIMETHICONE . DIMETHICONE . ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE . TITANIUM DIOXIDE [NANO] / TITANIUM DIOXIDE . ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE . DIPHENYLSILOXY PHENYL TRIMETHICONE . BUTYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE . LAURYL PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE . GLYCERIN . PENTYLENE GLYCOL . BUTYLENE GLYCOL . TRISILOXANE . PEG-10 DIMETHICONE . MAGNESIUM SULFATE . ACRYLATES/STEARYL ACRYLATE/DIMETHICONE METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER . PHENOXYETHANOL . DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER . LAUROYL LYSINE . ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN . DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE . POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID . STEARIC ACID . ALUMINA . TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE . CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM SEED OIL . ISODODECANE . LECITHIN . ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE . ISOSTEARIC ACID . ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE . ADENOSINE . POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE . DISODIUM EDTA . SILICA SILYLATE . BHT . PROPYLENE CARBONATE . TOCOPHEROL . PARFUM / FRAGRANCE . [+/- MAY CONTAIN: CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE . CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES . MICA] . (F.I.L. C180002/1)

    • 6.15.21
      Christine said:

      Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to chemical sunscreen, salicylate
      The only pregnancy safe cushion foundation that I know of is from Sisley

  14. 7.24.21
    Anh Vu said:

    Hi,
    Could you check Night Reboot serum if it’s safe for breastfeeding please? Thank you.
    AQUA / WATER, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, LIMNANTHES ALBA SEED OIL / MEADOWFOAM SEED OIL, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, GLYCOLIC ACID, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ALCOHOL DENAT., GLYCERIN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, HYDROXYETHYLPIPERAZINE ETHANE SULFONIC ACID, ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL, GLUCOSE, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT, CEREUS GRANDIFLORUS FLOWER EXTRACT / CACTUS FLOWER EXTRACT, HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS EXTRACT, ADENOSINE, ASCORBYL GLUCOSIDE, HYDROLYZED LINSEED EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, PANTHENOL, TOCOPHEROL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SALICYLIC ACID, CARAMEL, LIMONENE, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE

    • 7.24.21
      Christine said:

      Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to glycolic acid, salicylic acid

  15. 9.19.21
    Anastasiia said:

    Hello!
    Thank You so much for the all help that You provide!!!
    Can You, Please, check this one?
    NU Bare Look Skin Tint Foundation

    Aqua/Water, Glycerin, Caprylyl Methicone, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone/Peg-10/15 Crosspolymer, Alcohol Denat., Sodium Chloride, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium Edta, Alumina, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Citrate, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, Juglans Regia Leaf Extract/Walnut Leaf Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Parfum/Fragrance

    Thank You

    • 9.19.21
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing
      I loooove this one! I bought in my “summer’ color a few weeks ago, just reordered in my typical fall/winter tone.

      • 9.19.21
        Anastasiia said:

        Thank You a lot!!!!!
        I will definitely try it then!!!

  16. 10.20.21
    Irene said:

    hello! I’m wondering why the glow up lip stain is safe when it has Salicylic acid?

    There’s also a non glow up version Water Lip Stain. I’m wondering if that’s safe as well? Ingredients:
    Water, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polysorbate 60, Alcohol Denat., Isododecane, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Salicylic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Ceteth-40, Ammonium Polyacrylate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Fragrance. May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Yellow 6 (Ci 15985), Red 33 (Ci 17200), Red 28 (Ci 45410), Red 21 (Ci 45380), Yellow 5 (Ci 19140), Blue 1 (Ci 42090), Red 27 (Ci 45410).

    • 10.21.21
      Christine said:

      I think there was likely a reformulation, note I last reviewed YSL in 2019 (it’s in the post). I would avoid both in pregnancy due to the salicylic acid

  17. 11.10.21
    Christina Yoong said:

    Hi, thank you for the list above. Can you please confirm if YSL Fusion Ink Compact Foundation pregnancy safe ?

  18. 12.19.21
    Madhawi said:

    Hi Doctor, YSL new NU DEWY facial mist isn’t listed yet. Is it pregnancy safe? Here are the ingredients and thanks in advance.

    AQUA / WATER • CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE • GLYCERIN • ALCOHOL DENAT. • ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE • PUNICA GRANATUM FRUIT EXTRACT • JUGLANS REGIA LEAF EXTRACT / WALNUT LEAF EXTRACT • SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS SEED OIL / JOJOBA SEED OIL • DICAPRYLYL ETHER • SODIUM HYALURONATE • TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE • CITRIC ACID • TOCOPHEROL • TOCOPHERYL ACETATE • PHENOXYETHANOL • CHLORPHENESIN • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE

    • 12.20.21
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  19. 1.22.22
    Katie said:

    Hi! I was wondering if you can tell me if the YSL Nu Glow In Balm Face Moisturizing Primer is safe for pregnancy?

    INGREDIENTS
    O
    -Shea Butter: Known to help to soften and soothe skin.
    -Glycerin: Known to help trap moisture and hydrate skin.
    -Rosat: Known to help illuminate skin.
    Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Caprylic/Capric
    Triglyceride, Pentylene Glycol, Jojoba Esters, Propanediol,
    Cetyl Esters, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6
    Distearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Shea Butter,
    Behenyl Alcohol, Pelargonium Graveolens Extract, Acacia
    Decurrens Flower Cera/Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax,
    Glycine Soja Oil/Soybean Oil, Zingiber Officinale Root
    Extract/Ginger Root Extract, Sanguisorba Officinalis Root
    Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera/Sunflower Seed
    Wax, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Sunflower Seed Oil,
    Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia
    Bark Extract, Tin Oxide,
    Sorbitan Oleate, Isohexadecane, Sodium Hyaluronate,
    Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate,
    Silica Silylate, Hydrolyzed Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower
    Extract, Hydroxypropyl Starch
    Phosphate, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Citric Acid, Trisodium
    Ethylenediamine Disuccinate,
    Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ethylhexylglycerin,
    Polyglycerin-3, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax,
    Polysorbate80, Acrylamide/Sodium
    Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Cetyl Alcohol,
    Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Ci 77491/
    Iron Oxides, Ci77891/Titanium Dioxide, Parfum/Fragrance.,
    (F.I.L B272639/1).

    • 1.23.22
      Christine said:

      Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylic acid derivative

      • 1.24.22
        Katie said:

        Thank you so much!

  20. 6.17.22
    Carol said:

    Hi Doctor, thank you for the useful information! I want to know if YSL VOLUPTÉ TINT-IN-BALM is safe for pregnancy and nursing.

    Ingredients:
    G862461 – INGREDIENTS: CYCLOPENTASILOXANE . DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER . PARFUM / FRAGRANCE . ZEA MAYS OIL / CORN OIL . PRUNUS ARMENIACA KERNEL OIL / APRICOT KERNEL OIL . PASSIFLORA EDULIS OIL / PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED OIL . ORYZA SATIVA BRAN OIL / RICE BRAN OIL . CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE . SILICA . TIN OXIDE . [+/- MAY CONTAIN: CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE . CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES] . (F.I.L. B166500/2)

    • 6.17.22
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  21. 6.24.22
    Lyly L said:

    Hi Dear, I want to ask about Yves Saint Laurent
    TouchÉclat Le Teint Foundation. Is it safe for pregnancy and nursing? Here’s the ingredients list:

    -Marigold Bloom and Mallow Flower: Hydrate and protect skin from dryness and pollution.
    -Ruscus Extract: Energizes skin by stimulating micro-circulation and targeting dullness.
    -Vitamin E: Protects against free radicals.

    Aqua/Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Isododecane, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Bis-Peg/Ppg-14/14 Dimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Chloride, Silica, Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Silica Silylate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum/Fragrance, Aluminum Hydroxide, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Propylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dipropylene Glycol, Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Bht, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, [+/- May Contain Ci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499/Iron Oxides, Ci 77163/Bismuth Oxychloride].

    Thanks so much!

    • 6.24.22
      Christine said:

      This is the Touch Eclat that’s already in the list under not safe for pregnancy. Sorry!

  22. 7.10.22
    Flora Le said:

    Hi Doctor,

    Would you please review new cushion from YSL whether it is safe to use during pregnancy? Thank you.

    TOUCHE ECLAT GLOW-PACT

    Product Ingredients: AQUA / WATER TITANIUM DIOXIDE DIPHENYLSILOXY PHENYL TRIMETHICONE HOMOSALATE ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE CYCLOPENTASILOXANE POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE GLYCERIN PHENYL TRIMETHICONE PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE BUTYLENE GLYCOL LAURYL PEG-10 TRIS(TRIMETHYLSILOXY)SILYLETHYL DIMETHICONE ACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE ALCOHOL DENAT. CYCLOHEXASILOXANE DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE DIMETHICONE 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ISODODECANE SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE MAGNESIUM SULFATE ACRYLATES/POLYTRIMETHYLSILOXYMETHACRYLATE COPOLYMER TRIBEHENIN PHENOXYETHANOL TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER GLYCERYL BEHENATE POLYGLYCERYL-6 OCTASTEARATE ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN PARFUM / FRAGRANCE SODIUM HYALURONATE TOCOPHERYL ACETATE PROPYLENE GLYCOL TOCOPHEROL ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT CITRIC ACID PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE SODIUM BENZOATE POTASSIUM SORBATE [ /- MAY CONTAIN CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES

    • 7.10.22
      Christine said:

      Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to chemical sunscreens, salicylate

  23. 7.11.22
    Safina Ibrahim said:

    Hi, i want to ask about YSL PURE SHOTS EYE REBOOT CONCENTRATE, it’s a new released eye cream. Is it safe for pregnancy and nursing? Here’s the ingredients list:
    Ingredients

    Aqua / Water • Glycerin • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Squalane • Caffeine • Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract / Cactus Flower Extract • Coffea Arabica Seed Oil / Coffee Seed Oil • Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract / Jasmine Flower Extract • Steareth-20 • Carbomer • Glucose • Sodium Citrate • Sodium Hydroxide • Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 • Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 • Adenosine • Ribose • Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate • Hydroxyacetophenone • Caprylyl Glycol • Citric Acid • Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate • Lactic Acid • Biotin • N-Hydroxysuccinimide • Polyamide-8 • Chrysin • Tocopherol • Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Potassium Sorbate • Sodium Benzoate • Chlorhexidine Digluconate • Ci 77891 / Titanium Dioxide • Mica

    • 7.11.22
      Christine said:

      looks safe for pregnancy and nursing 🙂

  24. 8.9.22
    Jasmine said:

    Hi. Could you check YSL Forever Youth Liberator Water-In-Oil?

    Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil/​Jojoba Seed Oil, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Alcohol Denat, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Aqua/​Water, Rhamnose, Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carrageenan, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Linalool, Geraniol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Coumarin, Limonene, Citronellol, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum/​Fragrance

    • 8.9.22
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  25. 9.1.22
    Casey Pelfrey said:

    Hi Dr,

    Can you please advise if the YSL NU LIP & CHEEK BALMY TINT is safe for pregnancy?

    CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE • PPG-5 PENTAERYTHRITYL ETHER • PEG-5 PENTAERYTHRITYL ETHER • BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER / SHEA BUTTER • POLYBUTENE • CERA ALBA / BEESWAX / CIRE DABEILLE • HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL • SILICA SILYLATE • GLYCINE SOJA STEROLS / SOYBEAN STEROLS • OCTYLDODECANOL • CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE • CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES • CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES • ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE • TOCOPHERYL ACETATE • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE • ALUMINA • CI 15985 / YELLOW 6 LAKE • CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA FLOWER OIL / BITTER ORANGE FLOWER OIL • VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT • LINALOOL • CI 15850 / RED 7 • TRIBEHENIN • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE • LIMONENE • SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE • SILICA • FARNESOL • PUNICA GRANATUM FRUIT EXTRACT • GERANIOL • TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN • LACTIC ACID • SODIUM HYALURONATE • PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1 • CITRIC ACID • GLUCOMANNAN

    • 9.1.22
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

      • 9.1.22
        Casey Pelfrey said:

        Thank you!

  26. 11.22.22
    Kasey said:

    Hello! Is the new YSL All Hours Foundation formula safe for pregnancy?

    Ingredients: WATER • DIMETHICONE • ISODODECANE • ALCOHOL DENAT. • TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE • BUTYLENE GLYCOL • PEG-10 DIMETHICONE • SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE • PERLITE • DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE • NYLON-12 • HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER • ISOPROPYL LAUROYL SARCOSINATE • DIISOPROPYL SEBACATE • BIS-PEG/PPG-14/14 DIMETHICONE • MAGNESIUM SULFATE • PHENOXYETHANOL • DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE • DIPENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAHYDROXYSTEARATE/TETRAISOSTEARATE • SILICA SILYLATE • GLYCERIN • TOCOPHEROL • CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE • HYDROGEN DIMETHICONE • SILICA • BHT • JASMINUM OFFICINALE (JASMINE) FLOWER EXTRACT • BENZYL ALCOHOL • SODIUM HYALURONATE • PHENETHYL ALCOHOL • LINALOOL • SODIUM CARRAGEENAN • CITRUS LIMON (LEMON) PEEL EXTRACT • JANIA RUBENS EXTRACT • FRAGRANCE

    • 11.22.22
      Christine said:

      Yes, it’s in the list already.

  27. 4.27.23
    YYLO said:

    I would like to know if the YSL baby doll kiss and blush is pregnancy and nursing safe:

    Ingredients:

    G906978 – INGREDIENTS: DIMETHICONE . BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2 . DIISOSTEARYL MALATE . DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER . HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE . PHENYL TRIMETHICONE . KAOLIN . HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER . ISOSTEARYL ISOSTEARATE . POLYETHYLENE . VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER . NYLON-12 . PENTYLENE GLYCOL . CAPRYLYL GLYCOL . ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN . ALUMINA . SILICA . CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE . SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE . CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE . PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE . MAGNESIUM SILICATE . TIN OXIDE . PARFUM / FRAGRANCE . [+/- MAY CONTAIN: MICA . CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE . CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES . CI 15850 / RED 7 . CI 45410 / RED 28 LAKE . CI 15985 / YELLOW 6 LAKE . CI 45380 / RED 22 LAKE . CI 15850 / RED 6 . CI 15850 / RED 7 LAKE . CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 LAKE . CI 42090 / BLUE 1 LAKE . CI 75470 / CARMINE] . (F.I.L B162796/2)

    • 4.27.23
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  28. 5.7.23
    DD said:

    Hi!

    Thank you for all these work you have done! It has helped me a ton.

    Would you mind checking the THE BOLD HIGH PIGMENT LIPSTICK is good for pregnancy or not?

    Ingredient list:
    TRIMETHYLSILOXYPHENYL DIMETHICONE • C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE • OCTYLDODECANOL • HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE • CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE • VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER • ETHYLCELLULOSE • PARAFFIN • POLYETHYLENE • CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX / CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE • PEG-45/DODECYL GLYCOL COPOLYMER • CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES • CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES • METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER • SYNTHETIC WAX • CI 15850 / RED 7 • TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN • VITIS VINIFERA SEED OIL / GRAPE SEED OIL • TRIETHOXYSILYLETHYL POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE • ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE • ALUMINA • CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES • AQUA / WATER / EAU • TOCOPHEROL • GLYCERIN • HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL / SUNFLOWER SEED OIL • ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT / ROSEMARY EXTRACT • PAPAVER RHOEAS PETAL EXTRACT • CITRIC ACID • SODIUM BENZOATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE\

    Thank you!

    • 5.8.23
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  29. 5.21.23
    Massiel said:

    Hi there! THANK YOU so MUCH for this website!

    I’m having a hard time looking at the ingredients of this YSL product, please if you could advise, thank you so much

    Forever Youth Liberator Night Cream

    Ingredients:
    Aqua/​Water, Glycerin, Rhamnose, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Cetyl Alcohol, Zea Mays Starch/​Corn Starch, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/​Shea Butter, Petrolatum, Glyceryl Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Cera Alba/​Beeswax, Mannose, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Sorbitan Tristearate, Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, Propylene Glycol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glycol, Poloxamer 338, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethiconol, Triethanolamine, Xanthan Gum, Stearyl Alcohol, Myristyl Alcohol, Adenosine, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Ruscus Aculeatus Extract /​ Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan), Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Limonene, Geraniol, Citronellol

    • 5.22.23
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

      • 5.22.23
        Massiel said:

        Thank you so much for replaying!

  30. 5.30.23
    Nicole said:

    Hi!
    Is the new Candy Glaze Lipgloss Stick safe for pregnancy?

    The ingredients are DISOSTEARYL MALATE, BIS-BEHENYL/ISOSTEARYL/ PHYTOSTERYL DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, PENTAERYTHRITYL ADIPATE/CAPRATE/ CAPRYLATE/HEPTANOATE, VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER, PARAFFIN, OCTYLDODECANOL, CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX / CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE, CI 45410 / RED 28 LAKE, SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE, SYNTHETIC WAX, ALUMINA, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, CI 15985 / YELLOW 6 LAKE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ETHYLENE/ PROPYLENE COPOLYMER, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE, DEXTRIN PALMITATE, TOCOPHEROL, MANGIFERA INDICA SEED OIL /
    MANGO SEED OIL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, AQUA / WATER / EAU, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, MANGIFERA INDICA FRUIT EXTRACT / MANGO FRUIT EXTRACT, PUNICA GRANATUM FRUIT EXTRACT

    • 5.31.23
      Christine said:

      Ok for pregnancy and nursing

  31. 12.26.23
    Danielle Rielly said:

    Hi, I wanted to ask about the All Hours Creaseless Precise Angles Concealer (not sure if this is the same formula as the All Hours Concealer on your safe list so wanted to confirm). Thank you!

    Aqua / Water / Eau, Dimethicone, Isododecane, Glycerin, Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Propylene Glycol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Silica, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caffeine, Coffea Arabica Seed Oil / Coffee Seed Oil, Aluminum Hydroxide, Steareth-20, Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract / Jasmine Flower Extract, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, N-Hydroxysuccinimide, Tocopherol, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Chrysin, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Citric Acid, Biotin, [+/- May Contain: Ci 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 / Iron Oxides].

    • 12.26.23
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  32. 2.6.24
    Maggie said:

    Is this one safe?
    YSL PURE SHOTS CLEAN REBOOT MOUSSE CLEANSER
    2050771 5 – INGREDIENTS: AQUA / WATER / EAU • GLYCERIN • MYRISTIC ACID • POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE • GLYCERYL STEARATE SE • STEARIC ACID • LAURIC ACID • PALMITIC ACID • COCO-GLUCOSIDE • PHENOXYETHANOL • JASMINUM OFFICINALE FLOWER EXTRACT / JASMINE FLOWER EXTRACT • ARGININE • SERINE • HYDROXYACETOPHENONE • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • CITRULLINE • TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE • LINALOOL • CITRONELLOL • BENZYL ALCOHOL • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE (F.I.L. N70016635/1)

    • 2.6.24
      Christine said:

      Fine for pregnancy and nursing

  33. 4.2.24
    Iris said:

    is YSL’s lash clash mascara safe to use during pregnancy/breastfeeding?

    AQUA / WATER • CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES • BEHENYL BEHENATE • ETHYLENEDIAMINE/STEARYL DIMER DILINOLEATE COPOLYMER • STYRENE/ACRYLATES/AMMONIUM METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • STEARIC ACID • PALMITIC ACID • PVP • VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER • AMINOMETHYL PROPANEDIOL • PHENOXYETHANOL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • BUTYLENE GLYCOL • MYRISTIC ACID • SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE • TETRASODIUM EDTA • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • IRIS FLORENTINA ROOT EXTRACT AQUA / WATER / EAU • CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES • BEHENYL BEHENATE • ETHYLENEDIAMINE/STEARYL DIMER DILINOLEATE COPOLYMER • STYRENE/ACRYLATES/AMMONIUM METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • STEARIC ACID • PALMITIC ACID • PVP • VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER • AMINOMETHYL PROPANEDIOL • PHENOXYETHANOL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • BUTYLENE GLYCOL • MYRISTIC ACID • SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE • TETRASODIUM EDTA • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • IRIS FLORENTINA ROOT EXTRACT AQUA / WATER / EAU • CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES • BEHENYL BEHENATE • ETHYLENEDIAMINE/STEARYL DIMER DILINOLEATE COPOLYMER • STYRENE/ACRYLATES/AMMONIUM METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • STEARIC ACID • PALMITIC ACID • PVP • VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER • AMINOMETHYL PROPANEDIOL • PHENOXYETHANOL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • BUTYLENE GLYCOL • MYRISTIC ACID • SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE • TETRASODIUM EDTA • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • IRIS FLORENTINA ROOT EXTRACT AQUA / WATER • CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES • BEHENYL BEHENATE • ETHYLENEDIAMINE/STEARYL DIMER DILINOLEATE COPOLYMER • STYRENE/ACRYLATES/AMMONIUM METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • STEARIC ACID • PALMITIC ACID • PVP • VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER • AMINOMETHYL PROPANEDIOL • PHENOXYETHANOL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • BUTYLENE GLYCOL • MYRISTIC ACID • SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE • TETRASODIUM EDTA • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • IRIS FLORENTINA ROOT EXTRACT

    • 4.3.24
      Christine said:

      This is a mascara, which you don’t need to worry about and therefore I do not review. Please refer to this post: Pregnancy Safe Makeup Post.

  34. 4.3.24
    Karen said:

    Hi Doctor,

    Is the YSL Loveshine Lip Oil Stick safe for pregnancy?

    Please see the ingredient list below:
    Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Phenyl Trimethicone, Synthetic Wax, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Octyldodecanol, Diisopropyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera Extract/Candelilla Wax Extract, Polyethylene, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate, CI 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Paraffin, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Cera Microcristallina/Microcrystalline Wax/Cire Microcrystalline, Hexadecene, CI77492/Iron Oxides, CI77491/Iron Oxides, Tocopheryl Acetate, CI 15850/Red 7, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, CI 77499/Iron Oxides, Aluminum Hydroxide, CI 42090/Blue 1 Lake, Silica, Tocopherol, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract/Fig Fruit Extract, Parfum/Fragrance.

    Thank you very much for your time and kind guidance.

    • 4.4.24
      Christine said:

      Yes, it’s in the list already. I added it before they released it even.