Pregnancy skin:
What you should avoid and how you keep your skin clean and pure during your pregnancy
During pregnancy, hormonal changes can change the condition of your skin. Sometimes there may be hyperpigmentation, pregnancy acne or dry skin. If you are pregnant, it is important to use skin care products with ingredients that are not only safe for you, but also for your baby. Fortunately, most skin care products are safe to use, but there are a few substances that you should pay attention to when you are pregnant.
Can skin care influence pregnancy?
Naturally! Just like in every phase of your life, the things you put on your skin can have an influence on your body. Most topic creams or products that are sold today are pregnancy -friendly unless stated otherwise, but there are some ingredients that can be harmful to you or your baby. See the section below for these ingredients.
What beauty products should you avoid when you are pregnant?
Ingredients that you have to avoid are retinoids, a lot of salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, hydrochinone and formaldehyde. The ideal skin care routine during pregnancy is at least 100% natural, so that you do not use artificial substances on your skin that can cause irritation or pimples or possibly be harmful to your baby.
Why does the skin get darker when you are pregnant?
It is a common side effect of pregnancy that your skin gets darker. This is because pregnancy hormones produce a larger amount of melanin, which pigmentes the skin. There is also a common condition called 'melasma' or 'chloasma', where dark spots appear on your skin. Use regularly sunscreen to prevent this. You can find more information about this in our section on hyperpigmentation below.
Are pregnancy spots going away?
One of the most frequently asked questions about skin care during pregnancy is about skin stains. It is normal for skin warts to disappear automatically after the birth of your baby.
However, it is also of course (and not harmful!) If that does not happen. In that case there are many ways to safely remove the skin warts, such as cryotherapy, but for the safety of you and your baby, many people recommend waiting for you not to breastfeed anymore.
Hyperpigmentation
Remember that hormonal changes or shifts in pigmentation hyperpigmentation cause. This means that when the pregnancy hormones have left the body after pregnancy, hyper pigmentation usually disappears automatically. During pregnancy, however, it is important to protect your sunsensitive skin even more than normal. Our SPF30 creams (with or without hue) are completely safe to use during pregnancy and then for your baby!
ACNE
Sometimes pregnancy hormones stimulate sebum production and they can cause grower skin, impurities or even pregnancy acne. In that case, the chicory skincare products for acne-sensitive skin can be used safely to keep acne outbreaks under control. The Cleansing Mousse and Balancing Toner, combined with it Regenerating Oil Serum, can help you with that.
The pure, biological, unrefined rose hole seed oil that makes up 40% of the regenerating oil serum (and used in many other chicory skincare products) works as an antioxidant and anti -inflammatory. It has also been shown that the scars fades and improves overall skin texture by stimulating collagen production. Daily use of the serum helps improve the condition and appearance of your skin.
Dry skin
Rosebottel seed oil in it Regenerating Oil Serum Also stimulates the production of elastin and collagen, which can greatly help to make dry skin look fresh and youthful. Other recommended ingredients for dry skin can all be found in our Rich Facial Cream. If you also have the Gentle Cleansing Milk Used in your cleaning routine, your dry skin will survive pregnancy with flag and pennant.
With the 100% natural products from Witlof Skincare you can keep your shine and protect your baby during and after your pregnancy.
Do you want to know more about how your skin changes during pregnancy? Or do you want to know which products are best for you? Plan a free online skin consultation with Caroline.
