Pregnancy safe skincare 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. The list has gotten so large that I’ve decided to start listing brands in their own individual posts.
Here you’ll find pregnancy safe products from St. Ives as of 7/19/2019. If it is not safe, I’ll tell you why. All of the products meet my pregnancy safe criteria. If they release a new product that is not listed here, please comment below and I will add it. Note I will link to every product directly to avoid confusion. You’ll know exactly which product I mean.
Please note, it can take up to an hour to review the ingredient lists of each product. I review with my own list of pregnancy safe criteria. I obtain my ingredient lists from the brands and major retailers (typically Nordstrom and Sephora), and I review the US versions. Please do not ask me to re-review the same products over and over, I do not have the time to do so, and many people have been rude about this. For more brands, please head over to the list of pregnancy safe products.
Pregnancy Safe Products from St. Ives
• Cleansing Stick Apricot & Manuka Honey
• Cleansing Stick Cactus Water & Hibiscus
• Cleansing Stick Matcha Green Tea & Ginger
• Cleansing Stick Rose Water and Bamboo
• Energizing Coconut & Coffee Scrub
• Exfoliate & Nourish Coconut Oil Scrub
• Face Mist Energizing Orange
• Face Mist Happy Grapefruit
• Face Mist Relaxing Lavender
• Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub
• Gentle Smoothing Oatmeal Face Scrub and Mask
• Glowing Sheet Mask Apricot
• Hydrating Vitamin E and Avocado Body Lotion
• Radiant Skin Pink Lemon and Mandarin Orange Face Scrub
• Renewing Collagen & Elastin Body Lotion
• Renewing Elastin & Collagen Moisturizer
• Repairing Cranberry & Grapeseed Oil Body Lotion
• Revitalizing Acai, Blueberry, and Chia Seed Oil Body Lotion
• Revitalizing Sheet Mask Acai, Blueberry & Chia Seed Oil
• Softening Coconut & Orchid Body Lotion
• Soothing Oatmeal & Shea Butter Body Lotion
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Acne Control Apricot Face Scrub: Salicylic Acid
• Blackhead Clearing Green Tea Face Scrub: Salicylic Acid
• Clarifying Green Tea Cleanser: Salicylic Acid
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
Note I’m including products with retinoids here, as those are a bit iffy. It depends on how conservative you want to be while nursing (still absolutely contraindicated while pregnant). Refer to my post on ingredients to avoid while nursing for more discussion.
There isn’t info out there on the safety of Cannabis used topically during pregnancy or nursing. We do know smoking marijuana with THC has bad effects and should be avoided, though it hasn’t been fully decided if it is just the THC or something else as well.
Note that in theory Hemp and CBD do not have THC in them, it’s breed out of the plant is the official status. However, depending upon how it was processed many CBD oils will test positive for THC. But there are still the unknowns we haven’t decided about. I would not recommend using Hemp or Cannabis products while nursing or pregnant for that reason.
Jessica says
July 30, 2019 at 11:21 amAwesome, I’ve been waiting for St Ives to be posted here! I’ve been too busy/lazy to do my own research. Good to know that my lotion and face scrub are safe, and I can start using them again. Thanks so much, your blog is extremely helpful 🙂
Puteri says
August 13, 2019 at 6:15 amHalo doc, how about their body wash? Is it safe? 🙂
St. Ives Renew & Purify Sea Salt & Pacific Kelp Exfoliating Body Wash
The ingredients is :
Water (Aqua), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Cocamide MEA, Hydrated Silica, Fragrance (Parfum), Glycerin, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, PPG-9, Propylene Glycol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Sea Salt, Macrocystis Pyrifera (Kelp) Extract, Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
Thank u so much:)
15mins says
August 13, 2019 at 7:31 pmLooks ok
Alexsha says
August 20, 2019 at 10:20 amHi doc, i just want to ask if the St. Ives Even &Bright Pink Lemon &Mandarin Exfoliating Body Wash is safe to use while pregnant? The ingredients are:
Water(Aqua),Sodium Laureth Sulfate,Acrylates Copolymer,Hydrated Silica,Sodium Chloride,Cocamide MEA,Fragrance (Parfum),Glycerin,Citric Acid,Tetrasodium Edta,PPG-9,Propylene Glycol,Methylchloroisothiazolinone,Methylisothiazolinone,Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Extract,Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Extract ,Red 33(CI 17200),Yellow 5 (CI 19140).
Thank you!
15mins says
August 20, 2019 at 10:54 amThis is fine
J-mie says
August 23, 2019 at 3:26 amHello doc is it also safe to use st. Ives soothing oatmeal and shea butter wash, Ingredients:
Water (Aqua), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamide MEA, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Avena Sativa (Oat) Meal Extract, Fragrance (Parfum), Glycol Stearate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Citric Acid, PPG-9, Propylene Glycol, Stearamide AMP, Methylisothiazolinone, Blue 1 (CI 42090), Red 33 (CI 17200), Yellow 5 (CI 19140).
15mins says
August 23, 2019 at 7:33 amLooks fine
Thamanna says
November 15, 2019 at 12:00 amI have used my St ives green tea scrub twice or thrice during my first trimester. What to do now
15mins says
November 15, 2019 at 4:28 pmMore info in here:
pregnancy beauty FAQ
Fathy says
December 15, 2019 at 10:27 amHi Doc,
I have St Ives Hydrating Lotion with Vitamin E & Avocado. I read the ingredients and it contains BHT, which Based on articles that I read not good for pregnancy.
It says :
Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) – BHT is similar to BHA in so far as it is also used in foods and cosmetics as a synthetic alternative to natural antioxidants like Vitamin E. Labeled as E321 on food packaging, some studies have shown BHT could potentially cause an increased risk of cancer and asthma.
15mins says
December 15, 2019 at 10:37 amThere isn’t convincing evidence to avoid it, the level of exposure in topical products (remember, your skin’s primary function is to be a barrier) is much lower than in foods. And yes, it’s found in many foods.