Comments on: Pregnancy Safe Skincare from The Body Shop

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:27:49 +0000

In reply to Roberta Cade. I literally updated this list last week. 2025 isn't years ago. I do NOT rereview products so frequently. Please utilize the list.

By: Roberta Cade

Roberta Cade — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:33:13 +0000

In reply to Christine.

Thank you for your wonderful website, I am so grateful for it and all that you do.

Forgive me, I know many of these are listed above but it was some years ago that you listed them and I belive the ingredients/ names may have changed somehwat since, so I wanted to check – are the below pregnancy safe please:

Almond Milk Cleansing Face & Body Bar

Sodium Palmate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Parfum/Fragrance, Sodium Chloride, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Methyl Gluceth-20, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil/Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract/Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Extract, Xanthan Gum, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid.

Vitamin E Nourishing Night Cream

Aqua/Water/Eau, Butylene Glycol, Isocetyl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycine Soja Oil/Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter/Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil/Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carbomer, Panthenol, Parfum/Fragrance, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Geraniol, Linalool, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citric Acid, CI 14700/Red 4, CI 19140/Yellow 5.

Vitamin C Skin Boost Instant Smoother

Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Ascorbic Acid, Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Parfum, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Polysilicone-11, Linalool, Limonene, Silica, Benzyl Benzoate, Citral, Aqua, Hexyl Cinnamal, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Citronellol, CI 77891.

Camomile Sumptuous Makeup Cleansing Butter

Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Synthetic Wax, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil/Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopherol, Parfum/Fragrance, Linalool, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Limonene, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Citric Acid.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:37:42 +0000

In reply to Hem Kadian. Safe for pregnancy and nursing

By: Hem Kadian

Hem Kadian — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:29:09 +0000

In reply to 15mins.

Hi Doc,

Could you please advise if the below is safe to use during pregnancy.

SHEER TOUCH LIP & CHEEK TINT

Aqua/Water/Eau, Copernicia Cerifera Cera/Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax/Cire de Carnauba, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax/Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Acacia Senegal Gum, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables/Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables, Cocos Nucifera Oil/Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil,Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Cera, Shorea Robusta Resin, Mica, Tocopherol, Arachidic Acid, Myristic Acid, Oleic Acid [+/-CI 77499/Iron Oxides, CI 77492/Iron Oxides, CI 77491/Iron Oxides, CI 77891/Titanium Dioxide].

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:54:50 +0000

In reply to Jan. Safe for pregnancy and nursing

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:43:48 +0000

Hello,

Thank you for such a helpful blog! Can you check if this product is safe for nursing.

Vitamin E Bi-Phase Serum
Ingredients: Octyldodecanol, Aqua, Glycerin, C15-19 Alkane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Citrate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Geraniol, Linalool, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, CI 17200.

Thank you!

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 19:21:22 +0000

In reply to Zar. Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylic acid

By: Zar

Zar — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:13:44 +0000

Hi Dr,
Thank you for the helpful list
Can you please check if the tea tree skin clearing hydrator is safe to use during pregnancy, I couldn’t find it in the list
The ingredients:
Aqua/Water/Eau, Propanediol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Betaine, Alcohol Denat., Sodium Polyacrylate, Glycerin, Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil/Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil/Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Salicylic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Tapioca Starch, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Limonene, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Citral, Linalool, Leptospermum Petersonii Oil.

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:17:35 +0000

In reply to Charlotte. Both are Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to stem cells

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:33 +0000

Hi, I’m so glad I found this post – I hope you are still answering! I am nursing at the moment but really wanted to try the Edelweiss line…. 2 items not on your list I would like your opinion on please:
Edelweiss Liquid Peel
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Carbomer, Palmitamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Parfum/Fragrance, Citric Acid, Linalool, Citronellol, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum.

Edelweiss Cleansing Concentrate:
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Erythritol, Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate, Coconut Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum/Fragrance, Sodium Isethionate, Linalool, Citronellol, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract, Xanthan Gum.

Thank you so much