Retinol.......panic!

[Masha31]

I've been using 1% Retinol (from The Ordinary) and I feel really stupid as I didn't know that I shouldn't have been using it.

I'm 6 weeks pregnant and have been using 4 very small drops on my forehead and eye area once a day for months now. I've just scrubbed tonight's off.

In panic mode . Does anyone know if I should be worried? I keep trying to reassure myself that 4 tiny drops isn't exactly like covering my body in the stuff.

Don't panic my friend who is a nurse actually lol used this exact stuff whole way through and her baby is just grand . Only a 0.001% amount of that 1% retinol would make it into ur blood and even less to the baby by the time it works through your body .

Don’t worry I used to use shop bought retinol night cream. Going out I was 4 weeks pregnant & stopped. No problems don’t panic OP xx

Thanks both!

if your skin is not broken and you don't get it in your eyes it should be fine.
better to stop using it during the pregnancy though.