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 Smashbox as of 9/5/2024. 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 Smashbox
• Always On Cream Eye Shadow
• Always On Longwear Matte Liquid Lipstick (at ULTA)
• Always On Shimmer Cream Shadow (at ULTA)
• Be Legendary Line & Prime Pencil (at ULTA)
• Be Legendary Prime & Plush Lipstick (at ULTA)
• Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector (at Sephora, ULTA)
• Gloss Angeles Extra Shine (at ULTA)
• Halo Cream Cheek + Lip Tint (at ULTA)
• Halo Healthy Glow 4-in-1 Perfecting Pen Concealer (at ULTA)
• Photo Finish Correct Anti-Redness Primer (at ULTA)
• Photo Finish Endurance Breathable Setting Spray (at ULTA)
• Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer (at ULTA)
• Photo Finish Intensify 24 Hour Shadow Primer (at ULTA)
• Photo Finish Primerizer+ Hydrating Primer (at ULTA)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Always On Skin-Balancing Foundation (at ULTA): Licorice Root
• Halo Healthy Glow All-In-One Tinted Moisturizer (at ULTA): Chemical Sunscreens, Salicylate
• Photo Finish Control Mattifying Primer (at ULTA): Salicylic Acid
• Photo Finish Resurface Primer (at ULTA): Glycolic Acid
• Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Face Primer (at ULTA): Licorice Root
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• Photo Finish Smooth & Blur Primer (at Sephora, ULTA): Retinoid, Salicylate
I’m a doctor, a mommy and a bit of a beauty addict. If you let me, I can take 2 hours to get ready in the morning. Really. I'm on a quest for faster beauty that works!
Good morning! I want to first of all thank you for your countless hours and time you have put into this website. As a woman going through IVF and am trying to put my best foot forward to increase my chances of a successful embryo transfer, the information you have on your page has been immeasurably helpful and has put my anxious and hormone crazy mind at easy! I also want to let you know that I am so sorry for human kind for being rude in any exchanges they’ve had with you. That’s so disheartening, as you are doing this as a community service and out of the goodness of your heart to help us ladies out.
I have a question regarding the Becca Soft Light Blurring pink powder. I am concerned about a few of the ingredients that are present in this product and would be forever indebted to you if you could take a look and tell me what you think! I also use Lumify eye drops that whiten your eyes…which after reading your info on whitening products I think I’ll stop using them from now on.
The ingredients in the Becca blurring powder (from the boxycharm website that I purchased it from) are: Talc, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Boron Nitride, Silica, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hexylene Glycol, Dimethiconol, Dimethicone, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Sodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Tin Oxide, CI 77491/77492/77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide).
If you’re curious about the Lumify eye drops, the ingredients are: Active ingredient Brimonidine tartrate (0.025%) … redness reliever
Inactive ingredients Benzalkonium chloride, boric acid, calcium chloride dihydrate, glycerin, potassium chloride, sodium borate decahydrate, sodium chloride, water for injection. Hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide may be used to adjust pH.
The website for the drops is: https://www.lumifydrops.com/discover
Thank you again for your time!!! I appreciate you so much!!! 🙂
I don’t see anything of concern in the powder, and that isn’t even taking into account that it’s a powder and sits on the surface of the skin and doesn’t get absorbed.
I don’t comment on meds like the lumify, I would discuss directly with your doctor. I will say they’re purely cosmetic and not at all to improve health or function of your eyes, so I would just stop using them myself.
Thank you so much for your reply!!! I appreciate your time! 🙂
I appreciate all your time and dedication. A reason for this being such a daunting task is that these companies reformulate all the time. PHOTO FINISH REDUCE REDNESS PRIMER is now Photo Finish Correct Anti-Redness Face Primer.
Ingredients:
-Silkscreen Complex (Antioxidants, Hyaluronic Acid, Probiotic Extract, Vitamins, and Algae): Nourishes, visibly balances, and defends skin.
-Algae: Calms and soothes stressed skin.
-Rose and Mushroom: Reduce the look of irritation.
Water/Aqua/Eau, Dimethicone, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Silica, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Algae Extract, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Fuscoporia Obliqua Extract, Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Caffeine, Yeast Extract/Faex/Extrait De Levure, Sorbitol, Sodium Polyaspartate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pantethine, Trehalose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Isohexadecane, Isopropyl Isostearate, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, PEG-8 Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Disiloxane Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Polysorbate 80, Disodium EDTA, Tin Oxide, Cellulose, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, BHT, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Mica, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77492).
Would this still be Pregnancy and Nursing Safe?
Safe for pregnancy and nursing 🙂
Thank you so much! I do really appreciate this whole website.
Hi! There’s a new primerizer. Is it pregnancy safe?
PHOTO FINISH PRIMERIZER+ HYDRATING PRIMER
INGREDIENTS: WATER\AQUA\EAU, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAETHYLHEXANOATE, GLYCERIN, ISOPROPYL ISOSTEARATE, PPG-15 STEARYL ETHER, NIACINAMIDE, HYDROXYETHYL UREA, SODIUM POLYASPARTATE, ALGAE EXTRACT, CAFFEINE, LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT, YEAST EXTRACT\FAEX\EXTRAIT DE LEVURE, LYCIUM CHINENSE FRUIT EXTRACT, ROSA HYBRID FLOWER EXTRACT, VACCINIUM MACROCARPON (CRANBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM (BLUEBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, TREHALOSE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, PANTETHINE, SORBITOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, DISODIUM EDTA, PROPANEDIOL, NYLON-12, SILICA, BHT, PHENOXYETHANOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE
Looks ok for pregnancy and nursing 🙂
Hi there 🙂
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!
I’m from the UK and hoping to find out if the following is safe:
1) step by step contour kit – TALC, ZINC STEARATE, NYLON-12, LAUROYL LYSINE, DIMETHICONE, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, MORINGA PTERYGOSPERMA SEED OIL, SILICA, ISOPENTYLDIOL, BORON NITRIDE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, POLYETHYLENE, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, PTFE, MICA, CI 77163, CI 42090, CI 75470, CI 77289, CI 77288, CI 77510, CI 77742, CI 77007, CI 19140, PANTHENOL
Thanks so much!
This is fine for pregnancy and nursing, though I think it’s a powder which you don’t need to worry about anyways.
I am wondering if Smashbox Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer is safe during pregnancy. This is a new product. Please advise.
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!
Oh yes. I have found the ingredients for Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer. Thank you.
Water\Aqua\Eau, C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Cetyl Alcohol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Molasses Extract\Saccharum Officinarum\Extrait De Melasse, Algae Extract, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Squalane, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Caffeine, Hordeum Vulgare Extract\Extrait D’Orge, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sodium Polyaspartate, Trehalose, Sorbitol, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Yeast Extract\Faex\Extrait De Levure, Isopropyl Isostearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Laureth- 8, Carbomer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Xanthan Gum, Dimethicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Pentylene Glycol, Tin Oxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Disodium Edta, BHT, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491).
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Thank you so much for such a wonderful page! Use it every day!
Could you please let us know if this product is safe:
Smashbox
Crystalized Photo Finish Crystalized Primerizer
KEY INGREDIENTS:
Niacinamide and hyaluronic acid help plump and moisturize
Formulated without parabens, phthalates, triclosan and triclocarban, sulfates, mineral oil, formaldehydes, vitamin A, hydroquinone, gluten, oil, talc
Cruelty free
Vegan
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!
Is the Smashbox The original Photo Finish Smooth and Blur primer safe?
Formulated without Parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Phthalates, Oil, Fragrance & Talc.
INGREDIENTS: CYCLOPENTASILOXANE , DIMETHICONE , DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER , TRISILOXANE , SILICA , DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER , ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE , RETINYL PALMITATE , TOCOPHERYL ACETATE , CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED EXTRACT , PROPYLENE GLYCOL , WATER\AQUA\EAU , VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED EXTRACT , COLA ACUMINATA (KOLA) SEED EXTRACT , CAMELLIA OLEIFERA LEAF EXTRACT
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Avoid in pregnancy and nursing due to the retinoid. It also has salicylate to avoid in pregnancy
I am still using the original Smashbox Oil and Shine Control primer formula and I see that it does say safe on your list. Was just curious if you were able to find the actual percentage of salicylic acid used in the primer? Thank you!!
This version didn’t have Salicylic Acid. The % doesn’t even matter, you need to still avoid it.
But what about this % of an ingredient?
Thank you for this site! It’s almost been like a bible. Was wondering about the new Smashbox Photo Finish Control Mattifying Primer
Ingredients:
Water\Aqua\Eau, Dimethicone, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Methyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Calcium Carbonate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Algae Extract, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Yeast Extract\Faex\Extrait De Levure, Pantethine, Caffeine, Butyl Avocadate, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Betaine, Trehalose, Sorbitol, Zinc Pca, Glycerin, Sodium Polyaspartate, Polyglyceryl-3 Disiloxane Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Isohexadecane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Isopropyl Isostearate, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Lauryl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Polysorbate 80, Disodium EDTA, Silica, Hydroxyapatite, BHT, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Benzoic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol.
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to salicylic acid
Hi, Thank you SO much for all your hardwork!
I was wondering if you could check Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer+ Hydraing Face Primer with Hyaluronic Acid
Ingredients:
WATER\AQUA\EAU, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAETHYLHEXANOATE, GLYCERIN, ISOPROPYL ISOSTEARATE, PPG-15 STEARYL ETHER, NIACINAMIDE, HYDROXYETHYL UREA, SODIUM POLYASPARTATE, ALGAE EXTRACT, CAFFEINE, LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT, YEAST EXTRACT\FAEX\EXTRAIT DE LEVURE, LYCIUM CHINENSE FRUIT EXTRACT, ROSA HYBRID FLOWER EXTRACT, VACCINIUM MACROCARPON (CRANBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM (BLUEBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, TREHALOSE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, PANTETHINE, SORBITOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, DISODIUM EDTA, PROPANEDIOL, NYLON-12, SILICA, BHT, PHENOXYETHANOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hello! Thank you so much for this amazing website!
I’m wondering if the Smashbox halo healthy glow all in one tinted moisturizer is ok.
Ingredients:
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Octinoxate 6.7%, Titanium Dioxide 3.1%, Zinc Oxide 1.3%
INGREDIENTS: Water\Aqua\Eau, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Methyl Trimethicone, Niacinamide, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Diethylhexyl Succinate, Laureth-4, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lecithin, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Fruit Extract, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Lycium Chinense (Wolfberry) Fruit Extract, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-14, Peat Extract, Gold, Sodium Lactate, Methicone, Sodium PCA, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Barium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Maltodextrin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, Silica, Aluminum Hydroxide, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Hexylene Glycol, Isostearic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Stearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Dipentaerythrityl Tri-Polyhydroxystearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, BHT, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163)]
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to Chemical sunscreen, salicylate
Talc, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Isostearyl Alcohol, Petrolatum, Silica, Boron Nitride, Nylon-12, Hdi/trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Paraffin, Microcrystalline Wax\cera Microcristallina\cire Microcristalline, Polyethylene, Magnesium Stearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Tin Oxide, Tetrasodium Edta, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate. May Contain: Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Aluminum Powder (CI 77000), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)).
Sorry this is for Smashbox X BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter. I’m wondering if this is safe to use for pregnancy. Thank you!
This is a powder, which you don’t need to worry about and therefore I do not review. Please refer to this post: Pregnancy Safe Makeup Post.
You said I don’t need to worry about this product type, why won’t you review it anyways?
What about the Smashbox Photo Finish Revitalize 8in1 priming essence?
Water\Aqua\Eau, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Caffeine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glycerin, Trehalose, Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Betaine, Paeonia Albiflora Peony Root Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Yeast Extract\Faex\Extrait De Levure, Sorbitol, Algae Extract, Sodium Polyaspartate, Polysorbate, Fragrance Parfum, Citronellol, Linalool, Limonene, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate.
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Hi,
What about the new smashbox foundation?
Water\\Aqua\\Eau, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Methyl Trimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Magnesium Sulfate, Silica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Hyaluronate, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Saccharide Isomerate, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Polysilicone-11, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract, Betaine, Pullulan, Polyglutamic Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Jania Rubens Extract, Sodium Carrageenan, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Triethyl Citrate, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Silica Dimethicone Silylate, Laureth-7, Alumina, BHT, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499).
Ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to licorice root