Your Complete Guide To Safe Skin Care During Pregnancy

What To Use Instead:

Go au naturel! When possible, stick to the less is more approach and limit your use of products altogether. Pregnancy may not be the ideal time to begin experimenting with new products or changing up your beauty routine as your body is already undergoing so many changes. But do swap out all chemical-laden beauty products and simplify your routine.

Pregnancy Skin Concern: Stretch Marks

Rub coconut oil or shea butter across your belly and anywhere else you feel yourself growing during pregnancy. This will keep your skin soft and elastic. Also, consider the practice of dry brushing to reduce the appearance of existing stretch marks, but also as a preventative measure. In addition to exfoliating your skin, dry brushing also helps with circulation. Additionally, staying hydrated and eating foods high in antioxidants and omega-3s will help to detoxify your body and replenish your skin’s moisture. Most important however may be your genes. If your mother, aunts, and sisters had stretch marks, you may have a higher chance of getting them as well.