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 ThisWorks as of 2/20/2024 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 ThisWorks
• baby sleep body lotion
• baby sleep gentle wash
• baby sleep massage oil
• deep sleep bath oil
• deep sleep bath soak (at BlueMercury, Amazon)
• deep sleep body cocoon (at Amazon)
• deep sleep breathe in (at BlueMercury, Amazon)
• deep sleep night oil (at BlueMercury, Amazon)
• deep sleep overnight cleanser (at Amazon)
• deep sleep overnight cream (at Amazon)
• deep sleep shower gel (at BlueMercury, Amazon, Nordstrom)
• evening detox clay mask (at Amazon)
• in the zone body lotion (at Amazon, Nordstrom)
• in the zone shower gel (at Amazon, Nordstrom)
• in transit no traces (at Amazon)
• In Transit Pollution Shield (at BlueMercury)
• morning expert hyaluronic serum
• my wrinkles extreme moisturiser
• my wrinkles midnight moisture
• perfect heels rescue balm (at Nordstrom)
• perfect legs 100% natural scrub (at BlueMercury, Amazon, Nordstrom)
• perfect legs skin miracle (at BlueMercury, Amazon, Nordstrom)
• skin deep dry leg oil (at BlueMercury, Amazon)
• sleep balm (at Amazon)
• stress check breathe in (at BlueMercury, Amazon)
• stress check clean hands (at BlueMercury)
• stress check face mask
• stress check gentle wash (at BlueMercury, Amazon)
• stress check hand shield (at BlueMercury)
• stress check kind hands (at BlueMercury, Amazon)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• evening detox cleansing water (at BlueMercury): Licorice Root, Gluconolactone
• Evening Detox Spray-On Exfoliant (at BlueMercury): Salicylic Acid, ? Stem Cells
• in transit skin defence SPF 45: Chemical Sunscreens
• Love Sleep Breathe In (at BlueMercury, Amazon): Salicylate
• perfect cleavage & neck serum (at Amazon, Nordstrom): Salicylate
• perfect hands intense moisture: Salicylate
• perfect legs gradual tan (at Amazon): DHA
• stress check breathe out (at BlueMercury, Amazon): Salicylate
• stress check hair shield (at BlueMercury): Salicylate
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• deep sleep 5% retinoid complex: Retinoid
• deep sleep body whip (at BlueMercury, Amazon): Hemp
• in transit camera close-up (at BlueMercury, Amazon): Retinoid
• perfect legs body butter (at BlueMercury, Amazon, Nordstrom): Hemp
• stress check CBD body cocoon (at BlueMercury): Hemp, CBD
• Stress Check CBD Body Polish (at BlueMercury): CBD
• stress check CBD lip mask (at BlueMercury): CBD
I’m a doctor, a mommy and a bit of a beauty addict. If you let me, I can take 2 hours to get ready in the morning. Really. I'm on a quest for faster beauty that works!
Checking to see if some of the below are ok for pregnancy ☺️
I included an eye cream and face cream from the same website.
Thanks!!
IT Cosmetics Confidence in an Eye Cream
Full Ingredient List:
AQUA/WATER/EAU, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, PALMITIC ACID, STEARIC ACID, DIMETHICONE, NIACINAMIDE, PEG-40 STEARATE, POLYSORBATE 60, CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL, POLYACRYLATE-13, POLYSILICONE-11, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, POLYISOBUTENE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, TROMETHAMINE, SORBITAN STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, CARBOMER, CHLORPHENESIN, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, GLYCERIN, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POLYSORBATE 20, ALKANNA TINCTORIA ROOT EXTRACT, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, BENZOPHENONE-5, TIN OXIDE, COPTIS JAPONICA ROOT EXTRACT, ALCOHOL, DISODIUM EDTA, SODIUM HYALURONATE, TOCOPHEROL, CITRIC ACID, COLLOIDAL OATMEAL, CAFFEINE, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL, SQUALANE, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, ROYAL JELLY EXTRACT, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, COFFEA ARABICA (COFFEE) SEED EXTRACT, PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT, CHOLESTERYL NONANOATE, CHOLESTERYL CHLORIDE, CHOLESTERYL ISOSTEARATE, CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT EXTRACT, GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA (LICORICE) ROOT EXTRACT, SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE, LECITHIN, ANTHEMIS NOBILIS FLOWER EXTRACT, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, STEARETH-20, CREATINE, MARIS AQUA/SEA WATER/EAU DE MER, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, CERAMIDE NP, PANTHENOL, POLYGLUTAMIC ACID, PHYTOSPHINGOSINE, CERAMIDE AP, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ARGININE, ISOLEUCINE, LEUCINE, VALINE, THREONINE, METHIONINE, LYSINE, PHENYLALANINE, TRYPTOPHAN, CHOLESTEROL, HISTIDINE, SACCHARIDE ISOMERATE, XANTHAN GUM, CUCUMIS SATIVUS (CUCUMBER) FRUIT EXTRACT, N-HYDROXYSUCCINIMIDE, RETINOL, COLLAGEN, COPPER GLUCONATE, PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4, ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8, TEA-COCOYL GLUTAMATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, COPPER TRIPEPTIDE-1, MAGNESIUM ASPARTATE, BIOTIN, ZINC GLUCONATE, SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, PALMITOYL OLIGOPEPTIDE, CHRYSIN, PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7, CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATE, CERAMIDE EOP, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891).
Confidence in a Cream Hydrating Moisturizer
Full Ingredient List:
WATER, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, GLYCERIN, BUTYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE, ETHYLHEXYL ISONONANOATE, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC/MYRISTIC/STEARIC TRIGLYCERIDE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, PEG-100 STEARATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 METHYLGLUCOSE DISTEARATE, STEARYL BEHENATE, DIMETHICONE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAETHYLHEXANOATE, BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-1, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, PALMITIC ACID, STEARIC ACID, POLYETHYLENE, PEG/PPG-20/15 DIMETHICONE, PHENYL METHICONE, PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER, SODIUM HYALURONATE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, POLYQUATERNIUM-51, NIACINAMIDE, HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, CARBOMER, PEG-150 DISTEARATE, CERAMIDE AP, GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS, GLYCERYL POLYMETHACRYLATE, MEADOWFOAM ESTOLIDE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, SQUALANE, PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4, POLYSORBATE 20, STEARETH-20, N-HYDROXYSUCCINIMIDE, CHRYSIN, PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1, PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7, POLYSORBATE 60, ALEURITIC ACID, YEAST EXTRACT, GLYCOPROTEINS, BETAINE, HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE, CERAMIDE NP, ALLANTOIN, COLLOIDAL OATMEAL, RETINYL RETINOATE, POLYLACTIC ACID, CANOLA OIL, CHOLESTERYL NONANOATE, ASCORBYL TETRAISOPALMITATE, GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA (LICORICE) ROOT EXTRACT, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER WATER, CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT EXTRACT, LEUCONOSTOC/RADISH ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE, ERUCA SATIVA LEAF EXTRACT, GLYCERYL CITRATE/LACTATE/LINOLEATE/OLEATE, CETEARETH-20, HYDROXYPROPYL BISPALMITAMIDE MEA, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) STEROLS, MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) LEAF OIL, PHYTOSTERYL/ISOSTEARYL/CETYL/STEARYL/BEHENYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, SANTALUM ALBUM (SANDALWOOD) OIL, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL, CAPRYLHYDROXAMIC ACID, CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE, GLUCOSE, STEARYL STEARATE, TROMETHAMINE, CITRIC ACID, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) OIL, CITRUS PARADISI (GRAPEFRUIT) PEEL OIL, CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS OIL, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) PEEL OIL, POGOSTEMON CABLIN OIL, CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) FRUIT OIL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CARAMEL, DISODIUM EDTA, PHENOXYETHANOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, LIMONENE, LINALOOL.
It Cosmetics is a different brand and they have their own page. Please refer to this post: Pregnancy Safe Skincare from It Cosmetics
Tan Luxe face and body below
The Face
Light/Medium: Aqua (Water), Dihydroxyacetone, Alcohol Denat (Alcohol), Glycerin, Erythrulose, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrolysed Silk, Caramel, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 80, Parfum (Fragrance), Limonene, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Bu-Tylphenyl Methylpropional, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Phenoxyethanol.
The Body
Medium/Dark: Aqua (Water), Dihydroxyacetone, Alcohol Denat. (Alcohol), Glycerin, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Silk, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Polysorbate 80, Erythrulose, Caramel, Xanthan Gum, Parfum (Fragrance), Limonene, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Lecithin, Caffeine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Palmitoyl Carnitine, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzoic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Dehydroacetic Acid.
There’s no such thing as a pregnancy safe sunless tanner. Discussion is here:
Sunless Tanners during pregnancy
Please note, in my guidelines I need people to comment on their brand’s page and if one doesn’t exist, then on the page that has the lists of the brands. I get many complaints about comments for the wrong brand cluttering up the comment section.
Hey can’t find a place to ask this question! Wondering about Baza cream (daily use).
Ingredients:
NC 11701-047-05
Baza Cleanse & Protect®
Skin Protectant
All-In-One
Perineal Lotion
For At-Risk Skin Irritation
Due to Incontinence
8 FL. OZ. (237 mL)
Coloplast
Drug Facts
Active ingredient
Dimethicone, 2%
Inactive ingredients allantoin, ceteary/ alcohol, citric acid, diazolidiny/ urea, glycerin, glycery/
stearate. soronvi palmitate
methvinaranen. panthenol
propylene glycol, propyiparaben, sodium
lau Oy leciylate, soybean oil, tocopnervi acetate (vitamin a weter
There are a lot of misspellings in the ingredients and I am unsure what a few of them are. I don’t feel comfortable answering.
I had used the energy bank sun flash my entire pregnancy and thankfully baby was born okay but for this pregnancy now I think it’s unsafe correct? Aqua (Water), Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Caramel, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Euglena Gracilis Extract, Stearic Acid, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Creatine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Xylitylglucoside, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glycerin, Anhydroxylitol, Parfum (Fragrance), Sodium Stearate, Cichorium Intybus (Chicory) Root Extract, Xylitol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Linalool, Dehydroacetic Acid, Caffeine, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Benzyl Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Benzyl Salicylate, Farnesol, Citral, Tocopherol.
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylate
Hi – is the This Works Deep Sleep Overnight Cream safe? Ingredients are:
Aqua (Water/Eau), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Albizia Julibrissin (Persian Silk Tree) Bark Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Fructooligosaccharides, Sorbitan Olivate, Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Copper PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carbomer, Potassium Lactate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Lactic Acid, Parfum (Fragrance), Linalool*, Ceramide NP, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Cinnamomum Camphora Linalooliferum (Ho Wood) Wood Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Ormenis Multicaulis Flower Oil, Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Leaf Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides (Vetivert) Root Oil, Tocopherol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ceramide EOP.
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hi there, thank you so much for these posts, they are incredibly clear and helpful. Can I just check in on the This Works perfect legs skin miracle- I believe it is on the safe list but also think it has a tanner, I really hope it is safe but wanted to make sure. If the colour element is safe could you explain why so I may try to find a similar product for face, desperate to not be pale my whole pregnancy!
It’s not, it’s a temporary leg bronzer.
Full ingredients here, no DHA or Erythulose.
Aqua, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Coconut Alkanes, Glycerin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphates, Sorbitan Olivate, Laureth-4, Cetearyl Olivate, Caramel, Cetyl Palmitate, Butyrspermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbitan Palmitate, Hydrogenated Macadamia Seed Oil, Mica, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Allantoin, Benzyl Alcohol, Algae Extract, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Macrocystis Pyrifera, Parfum, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Limonene, Dehydroacetic Acid, Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil, CitrusAaurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Oil, Amyris Balsamifera Wood (Amyris) Oil, Cinnamomum Camphora (Ho Wood) Oil, Boswellia Carterii (Frankincence) Resin Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Rosa Damascena (Rose) Flower Absolute, Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Absolute, Evernia Prunastri Absolute, Eugenia Caryophyllus (Clove) Bud Oil, Styrax Benzoin Absolute, Hibiscus Abelmoschus (Musk Mallow) Seed Oil, Linalool, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Citronellol, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Evernia Prunastri Extract, Chlorphenesin, Hexylene Glycol, Geraniol, Eugenol, Potassium Sorbate, CI 77491.
Hi Dr.
Can you review this product when you get a chance?
Thank you!
THISWORKS
Stress Check Sleep Lotion:
Aqua (Water/Eau), Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Stearic Acid, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Coconut Alkanes, Cetearyl Olivate, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbitan Olivate, Galactoarabinan, Parfum (Fragrance), Linalool*, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Benzyl Alcohol, Camelina Sativa Seed Oil, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Cinnamomum Camphora (Camphor) Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Ormenis Multicaulis (Chamomile) Flower Extract, Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides (Vetivert) Root Oil, Dehydroacetic Acid, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Melissa Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Geraniol*, Limonene*, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate. *Naturally occuring in essential oils
Safe for pregnancy and nursing