Experts weigh in on what to add, what to avoid, and how to treat specific conditions while expecting.
By
Rachel Burchfield
Sep 21, 2021
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When April Gargiulo was pregnant for the first time, she, like so many others, struggled with a host of skin issues. For Gargiulo, it was cystic acne in particular—a problem she’d had since she was a teen. As she began reading her skincare’s ingredient labels to make sure they were pregnancy safe, she discovered that the so-called “high-end” beauty products she was using were lacking in both safety and substance. Her solution to the problem is probably on your bathroom vanity right now (or at least in your Nordstrom cart): She created her own hero product, Vintner’s Daughter’s Active Botanical Serum.
“Pregnancy is tough,” dermatologist Shereene Idriss of Idriss Dermatology in New York City says. “Although the idea of a natural pregnancy glow is aspirational, the truth is pregnancy can wreak havoc on skin.” Gargiulo echoes that sentiment. “Being pregnant is such a time to have grace with yourself and give yourself a break in terms of what your perceived idea of your best skin is,” she says.
While pregnancy books and blogs will have you believe that you should toss out your entire arsenal of products, that’s not entirely warranted. There are definitely ingredients you want to avoid, but there are some you might even want to add. Here, a guide to skincare during pregnancy from an all-female panel of skin experts.
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