Hi Doc! Yes, it is fine. I will not review products that fall into the dont worry about it categories. Hi Doctor, Thank you so much for your hard work!!! I literally just got my super multi-corrective cream today and was like uh oh is it safe ?. Does it mean it has salicilic acid? Vital Skin-Strengthening Hyaluronic Acid Super Serum, AQUA / WATER DIMETHICONE GLYCERIN ALCOHOL DENAT HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA WATER / WITCH HAZEL WATER PROPANEDIOL PHENOXYETHANOL TOCOPHEROL AMMONIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT CAPRYLOYL SALICYLIC ACID CAPRYLYL GLYCOL XANTHAN GUM PEG-60 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL PANAX GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT SODIUM ACETYLATED HYALURONATE PEG-20 METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUISTEARATE DISODIUM EDTA OCIMUM SANCTUM LEAF EXTRACT CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS PEEL OIL / ORANGE PEEL OIL LIMONENE ADENOSINE SODIUM HYDROXIDE METHYLDIHYDROJASMONATE CITRIC ACID EUGENOL SODIUM BENZOATE PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS FLOWER OIL CITRAL POTASSIUM SORBATE LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA OIL / LAVENDER OIL CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS OIL CITRONELLOL LINALOOL GERANIOL ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF OIL / ROSEMARY LEAF OIL, This has a salicylic acid derivative. Im hoping to re-review the full brand sometime this week. Thanks, ethylhexyl triazone, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, drometrizole trisiloxane. thank you!!! AQUA / WATER CETYL ALCOHOL BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE CETYL ESTERS ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL PHENOXYETHANOL MYRISTYL ALCOHOL PARFUM / FRAGRANCE STEARYL ALCOHOL ALOE BARBADENSIS / ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS OIL / JOJOBA SEED OIL COCOS NUCIFERA OIL / COCONUT OIL TOCOPHEROL CHLORHEXIDINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN WHEAT AMINO ACIDS COUMARIN CITRIC ACID. I was doing some research before buying. You can pretty much find info out there about avoiding everything possible, much of which isnt based on much. It is much appreciated and Im very grateful for this information. Just worry about actual glycolic acid. Could you tell me if the following product is safe during pregnancy? Note, they DO make an SPF version of this lip balm as well, thats already listed under ok for nursing but not pregnancy due to the chemical sunscreen. Hi! More here: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy. If there has been a reformulation it hasnt been reflected in those resources. Its fine for pregnancy and nursing. Things you should be worried about in my opinion are here: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy I have info on these situations in this post: pregnancy beauty FAQ. Reassurance is such a nice thing to have! Just curious, why is the Ultra Facial Toner not safe? Hi is KIEHLS Ultra Light Daily UV Defense Aqua Gel safe for pregnancy and nursing? The US version has been reviewed and is safe. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AVOBENZONE 3% HOMOSALATE 10.72% OCTISALATE 3.21% OCTOCRYLENE 6% OXYBENZONE 3.86%, COSMETIC INGREDIENTS WATER CYCLOPENTASILOXANE ALCOHOL DENAT. Thanks again for everthing!! Would you please mind looking into Kiehls Magic Elixir (applied to the scalp)? I have finally adjusted to have a list of things to look for in my head, but when something is unfamiliar I have to google a lot, or sometimes I ask my husband (he has a PhD in Chemical Engineering). I havent had a chance to look at them yet. Avocado creamy eye treatment Aqua/Water Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Shea Butter Butylene Glycol Tridecyl Stearate Isodecyl Salicylate PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate Tridecyl Trimellitate Persea Gratissima Oil/Avocado Oil Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate Propylene Glycol Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate Sorbitan Sesquioleate Magnesium Sulfate Phenoxyethanol Hydrogenated Castor Oil Sodium PCA Ozokerite Methylparaben Tocopheryl Acetate Isopropyl Palmitate Disodium EDTA Copper PCA Butylparaben Ethylparaben Propylparaben Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Sunflower Seed Oil CI 75130/Beta-Carotene Tocopherol Citric Acid. Thanks so much! Thank you! Thanks again for everything. The precautions cover all of pregnancy, it isnt broken down by trimester. If thats okay, can I use carrot seed oil alone ? It isnt safe for pregnancy. Looks like it now contains salicylic acid. Could you advise if it is safe to use Kiehs Ultra Facial Cream now and during nursing?please find the ingredients below given on the product I have taken in Paris. Water (Aqua), Octyldodecanol, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Polyisobutene, PPG-3 Myristyl Ether, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Anogeissus Leiocarpus Bark Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Tocopheryl Acetate, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil, 7-Dehydrocholesterol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Beta-Carotene, Ascorbyl Palmitate, PEG-75 Stearate, Sodium Citrate, Propanediol, Cyclodextrin, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Ceteth-20, Steareth-20, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol, Octadecyl Di-t-Butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Linalool, Amyl Cinnamal. Apologies if you did review and Im missing it. There seems to be a mixed views on whether using essential oil in skincare product is good or not. Khiels butterstick lip balm contains ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE so it is unsafe? Dermatologist Solutions Centella Cica Cream is this safe for pregnancy? Its incredibly frustrating that everything is inconsistent . Hi Cristine! I am a bit confused at some points. You wrote that you avoided it in your first 2 trimesters, and now you ignore it in products. 1) Kiehls BB Actively Correcting BB Cream ingredients: Aqua/Water, Homosalate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glycerin Alcohol Denatured, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Ascorbyl Clucoside, Silica, Nylon-12, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Tribehenin, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Sodium Chloride, Phenxyethanol, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Adenosine, Aluminium Hydroxide. Anyhow, thanks! The best substitute would be Oribe Thick Dry Finishing Spray I suppose? Are the products listed under the ok for pregnancy also ok for nursing? It will get you 25% off of everything! Kiehls also makes an eye serum version which has a salicylic acid derivative in it and isnt safe. Yes, its fine. thank you for all your work and for these excellent resources! Bless you for doing all of this work!!! I have info in my Pregnancy Beauty FAQ about what to do/think if youve been using a product that isnt safe. Thank you for your consistent response. See the discussion above about the continually changing versions of Kiehls products, though note that per your IP address youre in the UK and will have different versions than me in the US. Thank you so much, I will get it! I also wrote to you about Beautycounters Touchup Concealer pen having gluconolactone and being worried because I used it during my 1st trimester. Think I finally found a good/safe facial moisturizer. Ive never seen Kiehls do that. I link to every product directly to avoid confusion. Your page helped me tremendously during my pregnancy, and now Im going through it while nursing as well. It is so helpful! I was told that its safe to use during pregnancy and I am pregnant! Its very frustrating. this one looks fine for pregnancy and nursing, hopefully its the one you get! thanks for the link too, its helpful. I have a post with pregnancy safe sunscreens (also for body). Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid 9. Would you please review Becca products? I like that one, make sure you hit it with heat after using, most people skip that step not realizing you need to have the heat to activate the product. Thank you for this incredibly helpful website. Ill re-review the entire line again now. Your site has been extremely helpful. Can you review the Ferulic Brew Essence? D 164356/3. Its not safe from your list as it contains salicylic acid which is not listed on their website. Just wanted to say thank you, Im super grateful for this list! Sorbitan Oleate 53. #1 is ok for pregnancy and nursing #2 has Salicylic acid and a salicylate to avoid during pregnancy, and something called embryo extract that Im not sure what thats from. Aqua/Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Propanediol, Undecane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Shea Butter, Tridecane, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-20 Stearate, Mannose, Lauroyl Lysine, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ammonium Polyacryldimethyltauramide/Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Tocopherol, P-Anisic Acid, Ectoin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Xanthan Gum, Ceteareth-25, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Rosa Gallica Extract/Rose Gallica Flower Extract, Hydroxypalmitoyl Sphinganine, Ceramide NP, Behenic Acid, Cholesterol, Ceramide NS, Chamomilla Recutita Extract/Matricaria Flower Extract, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide EOS, Caprooyl Phytosphingosine, Caprooyl Sphingosine, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide Fmla 685607 18 F.I.L. Ive moved it in the list above and added the note about the reformulation. They changed it! THEOBROMA CACAO SEED BUTTER / COCOA SEED BUTTER BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER / SHEA BUTTER POLY C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE SUCROSE STEARATE STEARIC ACID PALMITIC ACID HYDROXYETHYLPIPERAZINE ETHANE SULFONIC ACID SYNTHETIC WAX SODIUM POLYACRYLATE PHENOXYETHANOL NYLON-12 PENTYLENE GLYCOL CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER SECALE CEREALE SEED EXTRACT / RYE SEED EXTRACT CAFFEINE CHLORPHENESIN XANTHAN GUM SODIUM HYDROXIDE CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE HYDROLYZED LINSEED EXTRACT DIMETHICONOL TOCOPHEROL MICA MYRISTIC ACID PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ASCORBYL GLUCOSIDE ADENOSINE GLYCINE SOJA PROTEIN / SOYBEAN PROTEIN VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS FRUIT EXTRACT SODIUM BENZOATE SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM EXTRACT / SUGAR CANE EXTRACT SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS FRUIT WATER / ORANGE FRUIT WATER CITRUS LIMON FRUIT EXTRACT / LEMON FRUIT EXTRACT ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN TIN OXIDE ACER SACCHARUM EXTRACT / SUGAR MAPLE EXTRACT POTASSIUM SORBATE CITRIC ACID, This is fine! I am in australia so wondering if below has ny ingredients i should avoid, Ingredients- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Squalane, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil/Evening Primrose Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Oil/Jojoba Seed Oil, Coriandrum Sativum Oil/Coriander Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil/Lavender Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Linalool, Rosmarinus Officina-lis Leaf Oil/Rosemary Leaf Oil, Citronellol, Geraniol, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Cucumis Sativus Extract/Cucumber Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa Extract/Turmeric Root Extract, Limonene, Citral, Sclareolide, Rosa Spp/Rose Flower Oil, Jasminum Officinale Extract/Jasmine Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Sunflower Seed Oil, Hello Dr, Thank you for all the hard work! AQUA / WATER GLYCERIN DIMETHICONE PROPANEDIOL DIMETHICONE/PEG-10/15 CROSSPOLYMER POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE SODIUM CHLORIDE PHENOXYETHANOL BUTYLENE GYCOL CHLORPHENESIN SODIUM CITRATE P-ANISIC ACID DISODIUM EDTA PEG-10 DIMETHICONE SODIUM HYDROXIDE ADENOSINE PERILLA OCYMOIDES EXTRACT/PERILLA OCYMOIDES LEAF EXTRACT CITRIC ACID. understandable and Thank you for your reply! Phenoxyethanol 22. Hi! Thanks, Marina. Full Ingredient List: Water, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Peg/Ppg/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ppg-6-Decyltetradeceth-30, Phenoxyethanol, Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Potassium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil / Lavender Oil, Disodium EDTA, Linalool, Citrus Tachibana / Citrus Aurantium Tachibana Peel Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Extract / Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract. Note, I screen based upon the brands website. I never stated that Glycerin isnt safe. First of all, that you so much for this website! Byte Lip Primer: Lauroyl lysine amino acid derived from plant sources Silica natural alternative to silicone, helps smooth. Active Ingredients: Homosalate 10%, Octisalate 5%, Octocrylene 5%, Titanium Dioxide 1.63%, Cosmetic Ingredients: Water, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Silica, Nylon-12, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Tribehenin, Peg-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Adenosine, Aluminum Hydroxide May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, This has chemical sunscreens so is ok for nursing but not pregnancy. I just bought Ultra Facial mosturizer and it has more ingredients then it had when you reviewed it now it has Ethylhexyl Salicylate. More information here: skincare ingredients to avoid during pregnancy. Tocopherol 17. I had so many products from different brands I was confused about (CT, Khiels, La Mer..) youve cleared my confusion in minutes! Hello! Hi there, I just purchased the Calendula Serum-Infused Water Cream today from Kiehls. The full list is according to the packaging: Aqua/Water Glycerin Myristic Acid Palmitic Distearate Glyceryl Stearate Kaolin Phenoxyethanol Caprylyl Glycol Tetrasodium EDTA Citrus Limon Fruit Extract/Lemon Fruit Extract Salicylic Acid Sodium Hydroxide. Thank you, AQUA / WATER BUTYLENE GLYCOL GLYCERIN DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL ALCOHOL DENAT. Im in a fix now as Ive come to realise that the sun protection products Ive been using from Clarins, Laneige and Lancome are not making the cut to be pregnancy safe. This is the ingredients of my Hydro Plumping bought in 2020, please help me have a check. Just switched to Kiehls Buttermask. Could you please review Aveda skin products as well? I just saw the full list of the ingredients from Herliaison Lashbond & Browbond. Thank you for getting back to me! Kiehls has different versions for most of their products in the US vs other countries. Id avoid that while pregnant. Its less restrictive when youre only nursing and no longer pregnant. Unless thats different than gycolic acid? SILICA DICAPRYLYL ETHER STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER PEG-30 DIPOLYHYDROXYSTEARATE DIMETHICONE CYCLOHEXASILOXANE POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE NYLON-12 DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE PHENOXYETHANOL LAURYL PEG/PPG-18/18 METHICONE SODIUM CHLORIDE CAPRYLYL GLYCOL PEG-8 LAURATE POLY C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE TOCOPHEROL ISOSTEARYL ALCOHOL p-ANISIC ACID DISODIUM EDTA DODECENE POLOXAMER 407. Im hoping to re-review them in the next week or so. Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Vitisvenifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Pathenol, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Water, Disodium Edta, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ppg-26-Buteth-26, Rosa Cenifolia Flower Extract, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Oleanolic Acid, Pvp, Isododecane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Propanediol, Decyl Glucoside, Fragrance. Thank you so much, lots of love for such a hardwork! Is it because Kiehls changed its fomular? Its probably fine for nursing. Hi. Im not sure what active factor is? Its actually in the list, its under the full name which starts with Super Fluid. Its listed under its full name, creamy eye treatment with avocado, which is ok for nursing but not pregnancy. This has gluconolactone. PEG-100 Stearate 19. Thank you very much for the work and effort put into this blog. AQUA / WATER,GLYCERIN,DICAPRYLYL ETHER,BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER / SHEA BUTTER,HYDROXYPROPYL TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL,ISONONYL ISONONANOATE,PROPYLENE GLYCOL,ISOPROPYL ISOSTEARATE,CETYL ALCOHOL,DIMETHICONE,BEHENYL ALCOHOL,CANDELILLA CERA / CANDELILLA WAX,GLYCERYL STEARATE,STEARIC ACID,HYDROXYETHYLPIPERAZINE ETHANE SULFONIC ACID,PALMITIC ACID,PHENOXYETHANOL,CETEARYL ALCOHOL,CITRIC ACID,CARBOMER,CAPRYLOYL SALICYLIC ACID,SODIUM HYDROXIDE,CAPRYLYL GLYCOL,PEG-100 STEARATE,VIGNA ACONITIFOLIA SEED EXTRACT,TOCOPHEROL,XANTHAN GUM,CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE,SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE,SODIUM HYALURONATE,DISODIUM EDTA,PENTYLENE GLYCOL,JASMINUM OFFICINALE FLOWER EXTRACT / JASMINE FLOWER EXTRACT,MYRISTIC ACID,ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF OIL / ROSEMARY LEAF OIL,ADENOSINE,INONOTUS OBLIQUUS (MUSHROOM) EXTRACT,LIMONENE,LINALOOL,PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS FLOWER OIL,LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA OIL / LAVENDER OIL,ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER OIL, This has salicylic acid, ok for nursing but not pregnancy, What differ these two from glycolic acid? I dont review any dental products as Im not a dentist and their ingredients are quite different. Thanks for all the valuable research, time & info. Best, Giulia, This has willow bark and is ok for nursing but not pregnancy, Hi can you review the below? how to ask about product safety. Could you please check the one I bought? the lip products are already all included under their correct brands. I think I have read through most of your article and have not seen them. Also, off-topic, I was wondering about your approach to toothpastes. I would avoid this one due to the salicylate. Glycerin 6. Those are very different, theyre solvents and felt to be fine. Are these ingredients okay for pregnancy/breastfeeding? Could you please advise. (I know if is included in safe but I read something about essential oils so just wanted to confirm) Thank you , Yes, essential oils are fine as long as theyre in moderation really. I might have an older (different) version of the Hydro-Plumping Re-Texturizing Serum Concentrate would you mind confirming this is safe during pregnancy? Its been super helpful and Ive already made some changes in order to use safe products for my baber! Its likely a change. Its odd because on the sephora webiste, it doesnt list salicylic acid as one of the ingredients (which is why i was using it), but on the kiehls website they have salicylic acid as the last ingredient. Is Cilantro & Orange Extract Pollutant Defending Mask pregnant safe? But thought Id still ask about it since I have it. Oh no worries, please take your time. It has been a real life saver! Please have a check on these ingredients if its safe for pregnancy or not? Many brands, including Kiehls, have different international versions for outside of the US. Many thanks. I cant find any AHA content explicitly in the ingredients list (much less its concentration level). I just looked further, I think you are referring to the SPF VERSION which has that ingredient as well as sunscreens. Super multi-corrective cream lists capryloyl salicylic acid. It said that even a small portion is absorbed into the skin, it is unlikely to pose any risk to a developing baby. Pregnancy safe skincare can be super difficult and confusing. Hey youve done such a fantastic job! Hi there, thank you so much for this! Glycolic Acid isnt safe, but Ive never made that statement about Glycerin. Your posts are amazing! I know you review only skincare and cosmetics; I guess seeing lots of beauty brands coming up with toothpastes these days, got me thinking about their safety during pregnancy, although I have been sticking to natural/organic versions for a while now. Can I completely sure of using it? They do that a lot, its super frustrating! Not sure if you would know the answer to this, but now im worried that i used it for the first 2 months. It was so frustrating to talk to nurses that would never give a straightforward answer. The reason Im asking is that I note a caution on the package saying to use sunscreen due to the AHA content in the product. Thank you so much. The reason Im wondering is the packaging has a warning caution to please use sunscreen on top due to the AHA content ?!