Comments on: Pregnancy Safe Beauty FAQ

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:50:21 +0000

In reply to Kate. Discussion is in here: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:18:55 +0000

Hi there, thank you for your work. Can you please elaborate on why you screen out gluconalactone? I would really like to understand why, as all of the other online resources I’m reading suggest that it’s safe during pregnancy. Thank you!

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:03:32 +0000

In reply to Mariana. I think at this point you're thinking about such a small amount, that you're way over thinking this.

By: Mariana

Mariana — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:39:08 +0000

In reply to Christine. Yes, I understand that, but if you comb your hair after applying the leave-in conditioner and before you blow dry it, it is nearly impossible for the conditioner to not come into contact with your scalp...

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:36:51 +0000

In reply to Mariana. Your hair itself can't absorb anything. You also aren't meant to be applying leave in conditioners near the scalp.

By: Mariana

Mariana — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:20:40 +0000

Hi! Thanks very much for the great work.
I wanted to know your opinion on leave-in conditioners. I’ve read in your website that you think that the concern should be only about hair products that sit on the scalp for an extended amount of time. However, leave-in conditioners are not washed after application and sit on the hair for a long time, thus they may come into contact with the scalp.
Thoughts?

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:12:32 +0000

In reply to Libby. No, they're not unfortunately. It's very dependent on the products.

By: Libby

Libby — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:03:10 +0000

First, thank you so much for all of this, it has made my pregnancy experience SO much better, and has been a weight off of me! I wanted to ask about hand washes and hand sanitizers. I didn’t see a section for them. Are they all generally okay? I saw conflicting info other places especially about antibacterial. Thanks!

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:03:39 +0000

In reply to Kit. Safe for pregnancy and nursing

By: Kit

Kit — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:36:46 +0000

Hi Doctor, it’s a blessing to come across your website!
I managed to screen out quite a number from my usual routine.

Could you please also help to check if the following is ok?

INGREDIENTS.WATER (AQUA)- BUTYLENE GLYCOL- DIPROPYL-ENE GLYCOL• SQUALANE• NIACINAMIDE• ALCOHOL – GLYCERIN-TRIETHYLHEXANOIN• DIPENTAERYTHRITYL HEXAHYDROXYS-TEARATE/HEXASTEARATE/HEXAROSINATE•BEHENYLALCO-HOL• LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL • SIMMOND SIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL• ALPINIA KATSUMADAI SEED EXTRACT: AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA LEAF EXTRACT• CRATAE•
GUS CUNEATA FRUIT EXTRACT • CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) RHIZOME EXTRACT • DISODIUM ASCORBYL SULFATE• GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) SEED EXTRACT • GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS• HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA EXTRACT • HYDROXYPROLINE • ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN EXTRACT • ROYAL JELLY EXTRACT • SAMBU-CUS NIGRA FLOWER EXTRACT• TOCOPHEROL• VACCINIUM
MYRTILLUS LEAF EXTRACT • ZOSTERA MARINA EXTRACT • CAR-BOMER• CETEARYL ALCOHOL• CITRIC ACID • DIMETHICONE• DI-SODIUM EDTA• DISODIUM PHOSPHATE: ETHYL OLEATE• GLYCERYL STEARATE• HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE• PEG-150-PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAETHYLHEXANOATE• POLYSORBATE
60• SODIUM HYDROXIDE• SODIUM METHYL STEAROYL TAU-RATE• SODIUM PHOSPHATE• TRISODIUM EDTA• XANTHAN
GUM• PHENOXYETHANOL• POTASSIUM SORBATE: SODIUM
BENZOATE• FRAGRANCE (PARFUM) • CARAMEL