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 Maelove as of 2/25/2024. 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 Maelove
• GLOW MAKER VITAMIN C SERUM
• HYDRATOR HYALURONIC ACID B5 SERUM
• HYDRO RELIEF PEPTIDES & AMINO ACIDS CREAM
• NIA 10 NIACINAMIDE SERUM
• PEPTIDE SQUAD COLLAGEN RENEWAL SERUM
• PLUSH CREAM LIGHTWEIGHT MOISTURIZER
• SHEER SILK CERAMIDE CLEANSER
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• EYE ENHANCER DE-PUFFING PEPTIDE CREAM: Stem Cells
• NIGHT RENEWER GLYCOLIC ACID CREAM: Glycolic Acid
• SUN PROTECTOR SPF 30 SUNSCREEN: Licorice Root
• SUPER SMOOTH AHA + BHA EXFOLIATING SERUM: Glycolic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Salicylic Acid
• THE EXFOLIATOR BHA + CLAY FACIAL SCRUB: Salicylic Acid
• THE REFRESHER AHA GEL CLEANSER: Tartaric Acid, Malic Acid
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• FADE AWAY BRIGHTENING SERUM: Arbutin, Kojic Acid, Licorice Root
• LOVE 31 BOTANICAL FACIAL OIL: Hemp, Willow Bark
• MOONLIGHT ADVANCED RETINAL NIGHT SERUM: Retinoid, Gluconolactone
• STARGAZE BEGINNER RETINOL SERUM: Retinoid
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Hi Dr. !
“One Cream” has squalane in it. Is it still pregnancy safe?
Yes, squalane is fine.
Thank you for your diligence in these posts!
Hello- what about Maelove’s Super Smooth serum? Here are ingredients:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1919/1971/files/Super_Smooth_Ingredients.png?v=1617725777
I have already reviewed all products in this brand that I have access to their ingredient list, please refer to the post about how to request a product review. I need a full ingredient list to review your product, more info here: why I need an ingredient list to comment on product safety. I do NOT follow links from readers as people have tried to hack me that way.
Hi! Thanks so much for compiling these lists. I just bought the maelove bundle with the glow maker, nia 10 and the hydrator B5/HA. The hydrator one has a different label than what is pictured on the website and it reads that it is with “panthenol (looks like that’s just B5) and Resveratrol” in it. I wasn’t sure if this was an ingredient change or if this was listed in the original review of the products when you looked them up in December. I just wasn’t sure if Resveratrol was safe. Thanks so much in advance!
They just changed labels, that’s all. Both of those ingredients are fine.
What about The Hydrator?
Yes, The Hydrator is safe and on the list above.
Thank you for this incredible resource! Can you review the ingredients for Maelove Sheer Silk Moisturizing Cleanser?
Sheer Silk Cleanser Ingredients:
Water (Aqua), Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Stearic Acid, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Glycerine, Propanediol, Sodium PCA, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycol Stearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Ceramide EOP, Cholesterol, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ethylexyl Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hi! They just came out with a new serum called ‘Fade Away Brightening Serum’ would you say this is safe?
As mentioned in the post, I need a full ingredient list to review your product as I’ve reviewed all of the ones I have access to. More info here: why I need an ingredient list to comment on product safety. Note, I do not follow links from readers, I need the actual list. Thanks!
Maelove ‘Fade Away Brightening Serum’
Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Butylene Glycol,
Polysorbate 20, Glycerin, Alpha-Arbutin, Kojic Acid,
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra
(Licorice) Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cucumis
Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa
(Turmeric) Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis
(Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch
Hazel) Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder,
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Coccinia
Indica Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant)
Fruit Extract, Amber Powder, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme)
Flower/Leaf Oil, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Melia
Azadirachta (Neem) Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta
(Neem) Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract,
Glutathione (L), Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, 1,2-
Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Gluconate,
Sclerotium Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tropolone, Citric
Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol
Avoid in pregnancy and nursing due to the arbutin and kojic acid. I would also avoid the licorice root while pregnant.
Thanks for the great info! I think Maelove reformulated the Sun Protector SPF30. Here are the new ingredients.
Water (Aqua), Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Sorbitan Stearate, Dimethicone, Ascorbic Acid, Plankton Extract, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phoenix Dactylifera (Date) Fruit Extract, Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract, Arabidopsis Thaliana Extract, Ascorbyl
Palmitate, Polygonum Aviculare Extract, Tocophery! Linoleate/Oleate, Teprenone, Xanthan Gum, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylgly- cerin, Hexylene Glycol, PEG-8, Carbomer, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Lecithin, Citric Acid, Sodium
Lactate. Disodium EDTA.
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Micrococcus Lysate
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to licorice root
note, this list doesn’t have the sunscreens, but regardless it would be in the same safety category.
Hi! They came out with a new peptide serum, called “Peptide Squad”. Is this pregnancy/nursing safe?
Peptides from all four classes of wrinkle-fighting peptides include signal peptides (Matrixyl 3000; Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 and palmitoyl tripeptide-7), neurotransmitter-inhibiting peptides (Argireline; Acetyl hexapeptide-8), carrier peptides (Copper Tripeptide-1), and enzyme inhibitor peptides (Rice peptides). Niacinamide, panthenol, hyaluronic acid, natural moisturizing factors, ceramides, jojoba oil, and botanical extracts and actives including allantoin, aloe, green tea, turmeric, red algae and polyphenols madecassoside (found in CICA) and bisabolol (found in chamomile).
This isn’t a full ingredient list, it’s a description of them. I don’t feel comfortable answering based on this list.
The way they list the ingredients on the website is weird…my assumption is the third block of text is the proper ingredient list
Key ingredients: Peptides from all four classes of wrinkle-fighting peptides include signal peptides (Matrixyl 3000; Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 and palmitoyl tripeptide-7), neurotransmitter-inhibiting peptides (Argireline; Acetyl hexapeptide-8), carrier peptides (Copper Tripeptide-1), and enzyme inhibitor peptides (Rice peptides).
Supporting ingredients: Hydrating, soothing, skin barrier supporting, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant ingredients include niacinamide, panthenol, hyaluronic acid, natural moisturizing factors, ceramides and jojoba oil, and botanical extracts and actives including Allantoin, Aloe, Green Tea, Turmeric, Red Algae and polyphenols such as Madecassoside (found in CICA) and Bisabolol (found in chamomile).
Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Niacinamide, Panthenol (D), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Copper Tripeptide-1, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Ceramide AP, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate (L), Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Bisabolol (L-alpha), Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Flower Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) Extract, Glycine, Pullulan, Sodium Lactate, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Cholesterol, Carbomer, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Gluconate, Madecassoside, Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract, Phytosphingosine, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sclerotium Gum, Maltodextrin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Proline, Xanthan Gum, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hydroxide, Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Alcohol, Alcohol Denat.
The last paragraph is definitely the full ingredient list. It’s safe for pregnancy and nursing 🙂
Thank you so much for the speedy reply! And thank you for all the time and effort you put into this website…I’m on baby #2 and I cannot tell you how many times I have come here to look something up!