Pregnancy safe skincare and makeup 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 Trish McEvoy as of 9/13/2024. 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 Trish McEvoy
• 24 Hour Eye Shadow & Liner (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Beauty Booster Balm Lip and Cheek (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Beauty Booster® Cream (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Beauty Booster® Eye Serum (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Beauty Booster® Hyaluronic Face Serum (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Beauty Booster® Lip Gloss (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Beauty Booster® Oil (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Body Cream Blackberry and Vanilla No 9 (at Bluemercury)
• Correct & Brighten Shadow Eraser (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Easy Lip Color (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Easy Lip Gloss (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Essential Lip & Cheek Crayon (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Even Skin® Vitamin C Serum (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Eye Brightener Pencil (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• FAST-TRACK™ Bronzer Stick (at Nordstrom)
• Fast-Track Face Stick Glow (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Finish Line Shadow Transformer (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Full-Face Perfector® & Concealer (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Gorgeous® Cream Blush (at Nordstrom)
• Gorgeous® Cream Bronzer (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Gorgeous® Foundation (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Gorgeous Illuminating Primer (at Bluemercury)
• Gorgeous® Skin Brightening Eye Cream (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Gorgeous® Skin Cream (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Instant Eye Lift® (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Instant Solutions® Calming Cleansing Oil (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Instant Solutions® Calming Rose Water Essence (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Lip Gloss (at Nordstrom)
• Lip Perfector Conditioning Serum (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Liquid Face Color (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom)
• Matte Liquid Lip Color (at Nordstrom)
• Shape & Enhance Lip Liner (at Bluemercury)
• Sheer Lip Color (at Bluemercury)
• The Power of Makeup Setting Spray (at Bluemercury)
Not Safe for Pregnancy, Ok for Nursing
• Beauty Booster® Soothe & Illuminate Cream (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Willow Bark
• Even Skin® Clarifying & Correcting Toner (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Gluconolactone
• Even Skin® Correct & Brighten Beta Hydroxy Pads (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Willow Bark, Salicylic Acid
• Instant Solutions® Beauty Balm SPF 35 (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Chemical Sunscreens
• Instant Solutions® Clarifying Face Wash (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Salicylic Acid, Salicylic Acid Derivative, Glycolic Acid, Licorice Root
• Instant Solutions® Cleansing Micellar Water (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Salicylate
• Protective Shield® Beauty Booster® Cream SPF 30 (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Chemical Sunscreens
Not Safe for Pregnancy or Nursing
• Beauty Booster® Advanced Repair Retinal Night Cream (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Retinoid
• Beauty Booster® Retinol Eye Cream (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Retinoid
• Eye Base Essentials (at Bluemercury, Nordstrom): Retinoid
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!
My dermatologist says bakuchiol is pregnancy safe. Would you be willing to explain why it’s not? Thanks in advance!
I can’t verify that it is or isn’t. There are NO studies on it. Many brands claim that it “works the same as retinoids”, but I haven’t been able to get anyone to explain that more. It has the same effects? Or the same mechanism of action? So I’ve made the disclaimer repeatedly that until I have more information I’m treating Bakuchiol like a retinoid.
Will you do a post about KKW beauty or Kylie Cosmetics?
I’ll add them to my to do list!
Hi doctor,
i used foundation in my first trimester containing ethylhexyl methoxycinnamat, and now im very worried.
I have read on your blog that make up is not supposted to get into skin, and that we need to pay more atention on creams because they are absorbing into the skin. But, im still worried 🙁
I have more info about this situation in my pregnancy beauty FAQ
Hi,
Would you consider reviewing Aesop products please? I’m currently using their Lightweight Facial Hydrating Serum but I’m planning to try for a baby soon and wanted to know if their products are safe. Would you be able to tell me if the ingredients in this serum are safe?
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Water (Aqua), Sorbitol, PEG-150 Distearate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Benzyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 80, Panthenol, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Tropolone, Citric Acid, Linalool, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Farnesol, Geraniol, Eugenol, Isoeugenol.
This has a salicylate, so ok for nursing but not pregnancy
Aesop is on my to do list but it’s a long list!
Hello, You are a God-send for pregnant women! You helped me with a question on a product about a year ago and I was hoping you could look at the pregnancy-safety of another product for me. The product is “Eye-Scrub” eyepads by Alcon, and the ingredients list follows: Ingredients. Purified water USP, PEG-300 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocoamido propyl amino oxide, PEG-80 glyceryl cocoate, benzyl alcohol and edetate disodium.
The box lists PEG 200 rather than PEG-300-not sure if it makes a difference. Are these ingredients pregnancy safe?
They’re all safe! 🙂
Can you tell me about the beauty booster rinseable cleansing balm?
Isopropyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil/ Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Glycerin, Aqua/ Water, Rose Extract, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Sucrose Laurate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Argania Spinosakernel Oil, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/ Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
Safe for pregnancy and nursing
Could you tell me if the “Eye Base Essentials Brightening Eyeshadow Primer” is safe for pregnancy and nursing? Thank you!
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
Hello! Thank you again for taking the time to review products. I was wondering if the following was safe for pregnancy and nursing?
CORRECT AND EVEN FULL-FACE PERFECTOR®
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polybutene, Synthetic Wax, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Dextrin Palmitate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Silica, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Lecithin, Hexylene Glycol, Allantoin, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Diamond Powder May Contain Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499) *Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891)
This is already in the list under safe for pregnancy and nursing.
Hello! On top of my last post was also wondering about this – safe for pregnancy and nursing?
Fuller Brows® Brow Mascara
Water, Mica, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Polyisobutene, Propanediol, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate/Hema/Styrene Copolymer, Kaolin, Oleic Acid, Beeswax, Panthenol, Acrylates/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Chloroxylenol, Hexylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Lauroyl Lysine, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, C11-15 Pareth-7, Sodium Laureth-12 Sulfate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Phosphate May Contain: Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499) *Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891)
This is a mascara, which you don’t need to worry about. Info here: Pregnancy Safe Makeup Post