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Pregnancy Safe Skincare and Makeup Products

 

Pregnancy Safe Skin Care Products

If you are pregnant or trying to conceive, have you thought about your beauty products? Not all skincare and makeup is safe to use for pregnancy. And truly, who wants to spend hours researching which ingredients you should avoid in your skincare if you are pregnant? Is it safe to use your favorite retinol serum or what about benzoyl peroxide to treat your hormone related blemishes?

When I was pregnant with my first child, I had a major anxiety moment over my beauty products. I was a doctor and reading all of the ingredient lists and learning which ones I needed to avoid was very intimidating! I wrote a few posts about the process, readers started asking questions, and over the years pregnancy safe beauty products grew into more and more posts on 15 Minute Beauty. I’ve tried to take the entire process and make it much easier for my readers.

I recommend starting with my Pregnancy Skincare eBook. Yes, you need to subscribe to my newsletter to get it, but it is otherwise free! I promise, I don’t email often, and when I do it is with helpful pregnancy beauty updates. The eBook describes my approach to pregnancy skincare, why I think you need a “core” of products that you use throughout your pregnancy.

Don’t See Your Brand? Read This Before You Ask About It…

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.  If your brand is here on the list, I will not answer you on this post. You can also learn more about how to use these pregnancy safety lists.  I will delete questions that don’t follow the guidelines, are in the wrong spot or are rude.  You must ask about your products on brand specific pages, include the product name and full ingredient list (no, I won’t follow your link). If there is no brand page,  you can ask on this page.

 

3Lab
8 Sheep Organics
14th Night
19/99 Beauty
27 Rosiers
54 Thrones
100% Pure
107 Beauty
111Skin

Abhati Suisse
Abib
About-Face
Act+Acre
Activist Skincare
Acure
Adwoa Beauty
Agent Nateur
Aesop
African Botanics
AHAVA
AHC
Alastin
Alba Botanica
Algenist
Alima Pure
Allies of Skin
Alo
Aloisia Beauty
Alpha-H
Alpyn Beauty
Alterna
AlumierMD
Ami Colé
Amika
AmorePacific
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Andalou Naturals
Anua
A’Pieu
Apivita
AprilSkin
Aquaphor
Archipelago Botanicals
Arcona
Ariul
Aromatherapy Associates
Artist Couture
Attitude
Augustinus Bader
Avalon Organics
Aveda
Aveeno
Aveer Aglow
Avéne
Axis-Y

Babo Botanicals
Banila Co
Babor
Bamford
bareMinerals
Basma
Batiste
Beachwaver
BeautyBio
beautyblender
BeautyCounter
BeautyStat
Beauty Bakerie
Beauty Pie
Beauty of Joseon
Becca Cosmetics
Beekman 1802
Belif
Bella Aura
Belli Beauty
Beneath Your Mask
Benefit Cosmetics
Benton
bioClarity
Bioderma
BioEffect
Bioelements
Biologique Recherche
Bio-Oil
Biossance
Biotherm
Bliss
Blithe
Bloomeffects
Blue Lizard
Blume
Bobbi Brown
The Body Shop
Bondi Boost
Bondi Sands
Boscia
Bread Beauty Supply
Briogeo
Bubble
Bumble and bumble
Burt’s Bees
Buxom
By Terry
By Wishtrend
Byoma
Byredo

Caliray
Cane+Austin
Catrice
Caudalie
Cay Skin
CeraVe
Ceremonia
Cetaphil
Chanel
Chantecaille
Clarity Rx
Charlotte Tilbury
Chemist Confessions
The Chemistry Brand
Christina Moss Naturals
Christophe Robin
Ciele
Clarins
Clark’s Botanicals
Clé de Peau
Clearstem
Clinique
CNP Laboratories
Coco and Eve
Cocokind
Colbert MD
Colleen Rothschild
Color Wow
Colorescience
ColourPop
Community Sixty-Six
Coola
Coppertone
Cosmakery
Cosmedix
COSRx
Cover FX
CoverGirl
Crown Affair
Crunchi
Curél
Curlsmith

d’Alba
dae
DamDam
Danessa Myricks Beauty
Darphin
Davines
DCL: Dermatologic Cosmetic Laboratories
Dehiya
Derma E
DermaDoctor
Dermalogica
DHC
Dibs Beauty
Dieux
Dior
Dime Beauty
Divi
DP Hue
Dr. Althea
Dr. Barbara Sturm
Dr. Brandt
Dr. Ceuracle
Dr. Dennis Gross
Dr. G
Dr. Hauschka
Dr. Idriss
Dr. Jart
Dr. Lara Devgan Scientific Beauty
Dr. Roebuck’s
Dr. Schrammek
Dr. Zenovia
DRMTLGY
Drunk Elephant
Drybar

Eadem
Earth Harbor
Earth Mama
Earth to Skin
Edible Beauty
Elaluz
Elemis
EleVen by Venus Williams
ELF
Elizabeth Arden
elmt
Elta MD
Embryolisse
Eminence
Emma Hardie
Epara Skincare
Epicuren
Epionce
Erborian
Erno Laszlo
ESPA
Estée Lauder
Etude House
Eucerin
Eve Lom
Evolve
Exuviance

Fable & Mane
Face Gym
FaceTheory
Fara Homidi
Farmacy
Farmhouse Fresh
Farsáli
Fashion Fair
Fenty Beauty
Filorga
First Aid Beauty
Fitglow Beauty
Follain
Foreo
Freck Beauty
Fresh
Fresh Skinlab

Garnier
Giorgio Armani Beauty
Gisou
Givenchy
GlamGlow
Glo Skin Beauty
Gloss Moderne
Glossier
Glow by Skalla
Glow Recipe
Glowbiotics
Glymed
Glytone
Gold Bond
Goldfaden MD
Good Molecules
Good Science Beauty
Goodal
Goop
Grande Cosmetics
Grown Alchemist
Gucci
Guerlain
Guinot
GXVE by Gwen Stefani

Habit Skincare
Hada Labo
Hanacure
Hanalei
Hanni
Hanyul
Haruharu WONDER
Hatch
Haus Labs by Lady Gaga
Heimish
Heliocare (UK)
Hello Sunday
Herbivore
Hermes
Hero Cosmetics
Holifrog
Honest Company
Hourglass Cosmetics
Huda Beauty
Hume Supernatural
Hydropeptide
Hylamide
Hyper Skin

Iconic London
IGK Hair
Il Makiage
Ilia
Illamasqua
Illiyoon
I’m From
Image Skincare
Iman Cosmetics
INC.redible
Indie Lee
INNBeauty
Innersense Organic Beauty
The Inkey List
Innisfree
IOPE
Iris & Romeo
iS Clinical
Isle of Paradise
ISDIN
Isntree
IT Cosmetics
It’s a 10
iUNIK

J Lo Beauty
Jan Marini
Jane Iredale
January Labs
Jeffree Star
Jergens
Jillian Dempsey
Joanna Czech
Joanna Vargas
Jones Road
Josh Rosebrook
Josie Maran
Jouer Cosmetics
Juara Skincare
Juice Beauty
Jurlique
JVN

K18
Kaja Beauty
Kaplan MD
Kat Burki
Kate McLeod
Kate Somerville
Kat Von D
Kerastase
Kevin Murphy
Kevyn Aucoin
Kiehl’s
Kinship
Kitsch
Kjaer Weis
Klairs
Klavuu
Klorane
Koh Gen Do
Kopari
Kora Organics
Korres
Kosas
Krave Beauty
Kristin Ess
Kulfi
Kylie
Kypris Beauty

La Mer
La Roche-Posay
LaBruna
Lancer
Lancôme
Laneige
L’Ange
L’Anza
LashFood
Laura Mercier
Lawless
Leahlani
Legology
Leonor Greyl
Lierac
Lightsaver
Lisa Eldridge
Live Tinted
Living Proof
Liz Earle UK
L’Occitane
Lolavie
L’Oreal Paris
Lumene
Lune+Aster
Lush
Lux Unfiltered
Luzern
LXMI
Lys Beauty

M-61
MAC
Macrene
Mad Hippie
Maelove
Maelys
Make Up For Ever
Makeup by Mario
Malin+Goetz
ma:nyo
Mara Skincare
Mario Badescu
Mary & May
May Lindstrom
Maybelline
MDSolarSciences
Medicube
Mediheal
Medik8
Megababe
Melanin Haircare
Melt Cosmetics
MERIT Beauty
Mielle Organics
Mineral Fusion
Milk Makeup
Mio
Missha
Mixsoon
Mizani
Mizon
Molton Brown
Monat
Moon Juice
MoroccanOil
Murad
Mustela
Mutha
MZ Skin

Naked Sundays
Nannette de Gaspé
NARS
Natasha Denona
Native
Naturally Serious
Nature Republic
Naturium
Natura Bisse
NatureLab Tokyo
Naturopathica
Nécessaire
Neen
Neocutis
NeoGen
Neora
Neostrata
Neova
Neutrogena
NIOD
Nip + Fab
Nivea
No7
Noble Panacea
NudeStix
Numbuzin
The Nue Co.
Nuria Beauty
Nutrafol
Nuxe
NYX

Oak Essentials
Obagi
Odacité
Ofra
Ogee
Olaplex
Olay
OleHenrikson
Omorovicza
One Kind
One Love Organics
One/Size
OneSkin
The Ordinary
The Organic Pharmacy
Oribe
Origins
Osea
Oskia
Osmia Organics
Osmosis
Ouai
Ouidad
Oumere
The Outset

Pacifica
Pai Skincare
Pai-Shau
Palmer’s
Pat McGrath Labs
Patchology
Patrick Ta
Pattern Beauty
Paula’s Choice
Paume
PCA Skin
Peace Out
Peach & Lily
Perricone MD
Peter Thomas Roth
Philip Kingsley
Philosophy
Physician’s Formula
Phyto
Phytomer
Pipette
Pixi Beauty
Plantkos
Plated
Polite Society
Prada Beauty
Prequel
Pretty Vulgar
Primally Pure
Primera
Provence Beauty
Pureology
Pür
Pura d’or
Purito
Purlisse
Pyunkang Yul

Qhemet Biologics

R+Co
Radha Beauty
Rael
Rahua
Ranavat
Rapidlash
Rare Beauty
Redken
Reflekt
Refy
r.e.m. Beauty
REN
Renée Rouleau
Reverie
Revision Skincare
Revitalash
RéVive Skincare
Revlon
Revolution Beauty
Rhode
Rimmel London
Rituals
Rituel de Fille Makeup
Rizos Curls
rms beauty
RoC
Rodan + Fields
Rodial
Roen Beauty
The Rootist
Rose Inc
ROSE Ingleton MD
Rosen
Rossano Ferretti Parma
Round Lab
Rovectin
Roz Hair

Sabon
Sacheu
Sahajan
Saie
Saint Jane
Sally Hansen
Salt & Stone
Sand & Sky
Sanitas Skincare
Sara Happ
Sarah Creal
Saturday Skin
Sebastian
Seen
Seint/Maskcara
Sekkisei
Selfless by Hyram
Sephora Collection
Sexy Hair
Shani Darden Skincare
Shayde Beauty
Shaz & Kiks
Shea Moisture
Sigma Beauty
Simihaze Beauty
Shiseido
Shu Uemura Art of Hair
Sidia
Sienna Naturals
Simple Skincare
Sio Beauty
Sioris
Sisley Paris
SK-II
Skin & Senses
Skin Authority
Skin1004
Skin&Lab
SkinBetter Science
SkinCeuticals
Skinfix
Skinfood
SkinMedica
Skkn by Kim
Skyn Iceland
Smashbox
Soap and Glory
Sobel SkinRX
Soft Services
Sol de Janeiro
Solara Suncare
Soleil Toujours
Some by Mi
Son & Park
Sonya Dakar
St Ives
Stila
Stratia
Stripes Beauty
StriVectin
Sukin
Sulwhasoo
Summer Fridays
Sun Bum
Sunday II Sunday
Sunday Riley
Suntegrity
Supergoop!
Superzero
Surratt Beauty
Susanne Kaufmann

Tammy Fender
Tan-Luxe
Tatcha
Tarte
Tata Harper
Thayers
Then I Met You
Think (ThinkBaby and ThinkSport)
ThisWorks
Three Ships
Thrive Causemetics
Timeless Organics
Timeless Skincare
Tirtir
Tom Ford
Tony Moly
Too Faced
Topicals
Torriden
Tower 28
Tracie Martyn
Trader Joe’s
Tribe Skincare
Trinny London
Trish McEvoy
Tronque
Tropic UK
True Botanicals
Truly Beauty
Tula Skincare
Typology

U Beauty
Ultra Violette
Ultrasun
Undefined Beauty
Uni
Unite Hair
Unsun Cosmetics
UOMA Beauty
Urban Decay
Uriage
Ursa Major

Vacation
Valentino Beauty
Vanicream
Vaseline
Vegamour
Verb Haircare
Versed
Verso Skincare
VI Derm
Vichy
Victoria Beckham
Violets are Blue
Viori
Virtue Beauty
Vita Liberata
Vitamins and Sea
Vitner’s Daughter
Vivier Skin
Viviscal
VT Cosmetics
Volition Beauty

W3ll People
Wander Beauty
Weleda
Wella
Westman Atelier
Wet n Wild
Whind
Wildling
Winky Lux
Wishful
Wonder Valley
Wyn Beauty

Yon-Ka
Youth to the People
Youthforia
Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)

ZitSticka
ZO Skinhealth by Obagi

 

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  1. 11.27.24
    Laura said:

    Hi there,
    Could you let me know if this is pregnancy safe?
    Sente Hydrate+ Serum
    Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Acetamidoethoxyethanol, Glycerin, Panthenol, Heparan Sulfate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium PCA, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Erythritol, Carrageenan, Pentylene Glycol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Anisate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Levulinate, Citric Acid, Benzoic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sorbic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin.

    • 11.28.24
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

      • 11.28.24
        Rita said:

        Hello,

        Thank you for this amazing website!

        I wonder whether the following product is safe for pregnancy.

        Brand: Wild Grove
        Product: Handmade hot process artisan soap (dragonblood orange clove)

        Ingredients:
        Sodium olivate, aqua, sodium cocoate, sodium cottonseedate, glycerin, sodium cocoabutterate, sodium lactate, parfum, citrus sinensis, paprika, limonene, benzyl benzoate, coumarin, eugenol.

        Thank you very much in advance.

        • 11.28.24
          Christine said:

          Looks safe for both pregnancy and nursing 🙂

  2. 11.27.24
    Vioyou said:

    Hi, I couldn’t find this brand on your brand list. Wondering if it’s pregnancy safe.

    Mamonde Pore Clear Toner

    Water / Aqua / EAU, Alcohol, Glycerin, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Xylitol, Sea Silt, Ppg-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Lithium Magnesium, Sodium Silicate, Fragrance / Parfum, Calcium Chloride, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Disodium Edta, Sucrose, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sprout Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Indole Acetic Acid.

    Thank you!

    • 11.28.24
      Christine said:

      Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  3. 11.28.24
    Eva said:

    Hello,
    Can you please review these products?
    Thank you!

    1.

    Ere Perez
    Carrot Colour Pot

    All ingredients

    ricinus communis (castor) oil, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) butter, daucus carota sativa (carrot) oil, magnesium stearate, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e). May contain +/- CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (iron oxides), CI 77019 (mica), CI 77891 (titanium dioxide).

    2)
    Ere Perez
    coco crayon

    Brave / Wild / Heart / Rebel
    octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, c10-18 triglycerides, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, silica, hydrogenated vegetable oil, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, adansonia digitata (baobab) seed oil, oryzanol, glyceryl undecylenate, tocopherol (vitamin E). May contain +/- CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (iron oxides), CI 77891 (titanium dioxide), CI 15850 (D&C red 6).

    Grace / Charm / Spark / Siren / Babe
    octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, c10-18 triglycerides, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, silica, hydrogenated vegetable oi, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, adansonia digitata (baobab) seed oil, oryzanol, glyceryl undecylenate, tocopherol (vitamin e), kaolin. May contain +/- CI 77491, CI 77492 (iron oxides), CI 77891 (titanium dioxide), CI 77742 (manganese violet), CI 15850 (D&C red 6), CI 45410 (D&C Red 28 – Siren only).

    • 11.28.24
      Christine said:

      All 3 are Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  4. 11.28.24
    Lauren said:

    Hi! A few misc questions for you:

    Pratima Sunscreen:
    Distilled Water, Zinc oxide (non-nano), Rose Flower Water*, Aloe Vera*, Neem*, Brahmi*, Sunflower lecithin*, Shatavari*, Licorice*, Vegan Cetearyl Alcohol, Acacia Senegal Gum*, Rosemary Antioxidant CO2*, Vitamin E**.

    Young Goose Firming Neck and Chest:
    Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerine, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Resveratrol, Spermidine (CellVio), Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Phenyl Trimethicone, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Squalane, Isoprene Glycol, Xylitylglucoside , Anhydroxylitol , Xylitol, Maltodextrin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Shorea Robusta Seed Butter, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetyl Alcohol, Heptyl Undecylenate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract , Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate , Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride , Stearalkonium Hectorite , Propylene Carbonate , Disodium EDTA, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Oil , Citric Acid

    Thanks you for all you do and Happy Thanksgiving!! 🙂

    • 11.28.24
      Christine said:

      #1 Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to licorice
      #2 Safe for pregnancy and nursing

  5. 11.28.24
    Fung said:

    Hi, may I know if the following Mask from Ceramine is safe?
    1) Aqua Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Mark
    Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1&2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Allantoin, Tromethamine, Betaine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carbomer, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Disodium EDTA, Ceramide NP, Glycosphingolipids, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Aniba Rosaeodora (Rosewood) Wood Oil.

    2) Pure collagen mask
    Water, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Glycerin, Mica, Hydrolyzed Collagen (8,000pm), Hydrolyzed Silk, Natto Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Adenosine, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Sprout Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Sprout Extract.

    Thank you.

    • 11.28.24
      Christine said:

      Both are Safe for pregnancy and nursing