Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylic acid, glycolic acid

Active Ingredient: Salicylic Acid 0.5%
Inactive Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Niacinamide, Allantoin, Glycerin, Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract, Panthenol, Glycolic Acid, Menthol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, t-Butyl Alcohol, Citral, Geraniol, Fragrance (Parfum)

Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to licorice root

Water/Aqua/Eau, Trimethylolpropane Tricaprylate/Tricaprate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Isopentyldiol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Urea, Yeast Amino Acids, Trehalose, Inositol, Taurine, Betaine, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, Beta-Glucan, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyisobutene, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, 1,2-Hexanediol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glucose, Sorbitan Oleate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Glucosamine HCl, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Benzoate, Phenethyl Alcohol

Formulated Without: Parabens, Sulphates, Phthalates, Gluten

The retinyl palmitate is the retinoid.
Active vs inactive is misleading, it makes it sound like the “inactive” just sits there and does nothing, which isn’t the case. In the US when certain ingredients are being used in a product (but only for a certain purpose or at a specific amount), they get listed as “active”, because they’re considered a topical drug and are regulated by the FDA as such. The sunscreen ingredients in most products are there for SPF and are at a high enough concentration that they then become a drug, and therefore per labelling rules must be placed under active. But those ingredients under “inactive” aren’t magically inert. They still work and are there for a reason. Including the retinoid. So yes, it’s there and I screened it out. The label doesn’t matter because the inactive vs active is a stupid naming decision someone made decades ago in the FDA and it confuses a LOT of people, but the labelling doesn’t affect safety at all.

I don’t know why Murad would market a product with a retinoid to pregnant woman, but a lot of products are like that (such as Bio-Oil). This discussion will help with some of the confusion: Why does X Brand say this product is safe but you don’t think it is safe? (or Vice Versa)

Can you provide a more detailed explanation on why the City Defense sunscreen is deemed unsafe? Is the retinyl palmitate the retinoid here? Is the risk affected by it not being an active ingredient? I’m especially curious because Murad sells this sunscreen as part of their kit specifically marketed to pregnant women. Thank you!

Safe for pregnancy and nursing

Murad Soothing Oat and Peptide Cleanser

Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Propanediol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Squalane, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Betaine, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Saccharide Isomerate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Surfactin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sorbitan Oleate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Benzoate

Formulated Without: Parabens, sulfates, phthalates, gluten, fragrance, formaldehyde, alcohol, mineral oil, petrolatum, oxybenzone, dimethicone, oil, silicones, dyes, animal-derived ingredients

Safe for pregnancy and nursing

Water/Aqua/Eau, Caffeine, Glycerin, Isopentyldiol, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Pfaffia Paniculata Root Extract, Ptychopetalum Olacoides Bark/Root Extract, Lilium Candidum Flower Extract, Acmella Oleracea Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tetrapeptide-1, Urea, Yeast Amino Acids, Trehalose, Inositol, Taurine, Betaine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer, Silica, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Xylitol, Caprylic Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Tocopherol, Tin Oxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)