I’ve been told by derms and cosmetic chemists that things in powder really can’t absorb at all. So I wouldn’t worry about it.

Thank you for this. I have really found your site beneficial throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding. I do have a follow up as I am 14 months into breastfeeding and want to start using the 4 in 1 pressed powder again. The retinol complex is an encapsulated formulation within the powder. I have looked at the ingredients and I am not fully sure if that means it tries to absorb. Does that affect the powder makeup isn’t a worry view? I just also say I was using this makeup at the beginning of pregnancy because I didn’t know about the retinol and my little baby is healthy as can be. But it wasn’t until I found this site that I felt a lot better so thank you for that

Safe for pregnancy and nursing

AQUA/WATER/EAU, PROPANEDIOL, NIACINAMIDE, SQUALANE, JOJOBA ESTERS, ISOAMYL LAURATE, SACCHAROMYCES FERMENT, GLYCERIN, C14-22 ALCOHOLS, 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID, PANTHENOL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CERAMIDE AP, RETINOL, LACTIC ACID, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER EXTRACT, SODIUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE, PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS (GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT, MELIA AZADIRACHTA LEAF EXTRACT, BRASSICA OLERACEA ACEPHALA LEAF EXTRACT, SPINACIA OLERACEA (SPINACH) LEAF EXTRACT, TRIETHYL CITRATE, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT, PUNICA GRANATUM (POMEGRANATE) SEED EXTRACT, RUBUS IDAEUS (RASPBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, VACCINIUM MACROCARPON (CRANBERRY) SEED OIL, APIUM GRAVEOLENS (CELERY) SEED EXTRACT, GLUCOSE, ANANAS SATIVUS (PINEAPPLE) FRUIT EXTRACT, CITRUS LIMON (LEMON) PEEL EXTRACT, CITRUS PARADISI (GRAPEFRUIT) PEEL EXTRACT, PYRUS MALUS (APPLE) FRUIT EXTRACT, ROSA DAMASCENA EXTRACT, TOCOPHEROL, VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT, VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) FRUIT EXTRACT, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER, C12-20 ALKYL GLUCOSIDE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CITRIC ACID, LAUROYL LYSINE, ACACIA SENEGAL GUM, ISOAMYL COCOATE, SODIUM PHYTATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, XANTHAN GUM, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE.

Thank you =)

For powders, it isn’t about what ingredients are in there, it’s whether the formulation is able to be absorbed. Please refer to this post: Pregnancy Safe Makeup Post.
Retinoids are the biggest ingredient to avoid in pregnancy, but it’s up to you if you feel comfortable or not using it.

Even retinol in this foundation? I’ve been tempted to try this brand but retinol seems to be one of the more severe “bad” ingredients… thanks!

You don’t need to worry about the ingredients that are “bad” in that kind of formulation as they don’t absorb. I

This discussion will help: You’ve been using a product with a “bad” ingredient