Are these products pregnancy safe?

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I would never of thought that my cleanser/moisturiser may not be safe in pregnancy but after seeing a post elsewhere where people were talking about how many face products (that you can buy from boots/Superdrug) aren't safe it's got me a bit concerned now. These are the 2 face products I mainly use, they work well for me and it would be a nuisance to change them and find other ones. I don't know if this is just people scaremongering and people being way over cautious but I'm hoping someone with more knowledge will be able to clarify? Item (2) with ingredients attached. I haven't had any contact with a midwife yet to ask (I'm 8+5). Thanks in advance

And the second item with ingredients here.

With the exception of prescription skincare products (e.g.: for severe cases of acne) most over the counter cosmetics are safe because very little if any of the ingredients end up in your bloodstream.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114665/

Some people prefer to avoid salicylates (which the second one contains) - it depends on your approach. As the poster above says, even if the ingredient itself is harmful it's in the product in such tiny quantities and even less is absorbed. I technically avoid them but my go to products already didn't contain them so it wasn't a big deal for me - I think I'd have kept on using a hero product that contained salicylates/ salicylic acid.

Is it not retinoids that should be avoided ?

Oral retinols / vitamin A have been linked to problems with fetal development. They also recommend you avoid on-the-skin retinol but it's really just better safe than sorry (and low levels absorb via skin).

The same is true of salycilic acid (BHA) - orally associated with harm,on skin advised to avoid as a precaution. This is in one of your products, but in a v v tiny amount (itll be more high a % in exfoliant than in cleansers)

Theres also some chat about avoiding benzyl peroxide and chemical sunscreen. Again no proven harm but theoretically plausible (though again, way less likely via skin).

I found the following website really useful during pregnancy to know if make up etc was safe. You can ask about a product too, incredibly helpful!!!

www.15minutebeauty.com/pregnancy-friendly-skincare-products.html

I don’t believe there’s any skincare products that you can buy that you’d be told by the NHS not to use. Retinol is the main one people talk about but last time I checked there’s no actual information that it’s harmful in skincare (only it’s linked to vitamin a which is harmful if taken as a vitamin/ or eaten as liver etc). Aside from the ones mentioned by pp, I’ve also heard parabens mentioned. I agree with pp that so little would absorb through your skin it’s not a worry, and again, the nhs don’t advise not to use certain skincare products. You don’t hear of pregnant women changing all their skincare products! The only one I think a lot of people avoid is retinol xx