Aloe vera

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I've been using aloe vera gel as a moisturiser for weeks (just coming up to 29 wks) in an attempt to minimise pregnancy spots.

I just bought a Holland and Barret one I haven't used before as it was on offer. It says if you're pg or b/f you should consult a doctor before use? The other one I've been using said nothing of the sort.

This sounds utterly ridiculous - someone please tell me that aloe is fine to put on your skin in pg!!!!!?

it is fine - the 'please consult your doctor' thing is just a disclaimer which covers them in the unlikely event of an allergic reaction or something.

They are probably covering their arses if its only aloe vera - unless it also had some essential oils in it too?

A quick google showed plenty of sites saying safe in pregnancy, and a good treatment for problem skin in pregnancy. Some mention possible laxative effects of using too much (think that may be for ingesting it rather than for skin cream), but many also sites have a blanket "consult a doctor first" about everything.

IMO, it's a lot safer to use creams with a very short and natural ingredients list (preferably organic) than to use so called normal/mainstream products - many of which are full of really nasty chemicals (parabens for example, which may be unsafe (effects have been shown on animals, but of course it's unethical to do the tests on human babies).

This is me on my soap box again , but I'm amazed it's even legal to put this type of chemical into any product aimed for use in pregnancy/babies/young kids (small size and immature sexual organs put them at a greater risk of the effects of these chemicals), most of the big brand baby toiletries contain androgenic chemicals of some sort, and as these days, there are plenty of organic alternatives, I'll be sticking with those, as those ingredients are not allowed in organic products, it saves time on label reading!

Thank you both - that's what I thought - but was then thrown by the fat the other one didn't say anything about consulting anyone!It is 99.9% aloe, organic, no essential oils/vitamins or any other malarky as far as I can see on the ingredents list of 5.

Sounds like good stuff!