Skincare help!

Since getting pregnant my skin seems to have reverted to my teen days. Awful, continual breakouts that I cannot seem to get on top of! I’ve kept my skincare routine the same, except I’ve stopped using retinol (as you can’t use it in pregnancy). Does anyone know of any pregnancy safe acne products they’d recommend!?

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Hey Alex have check this out: https://www.lookfantastic.com/c/health-beauty/body/mother-baby/mother/

My skin is awful too, more dry than breakouts though but it's like so bad it's sore. So strange!! I did not have this with my first x

If you used retinol prior to pregnancy, I’d suggest using azelaic acid or glycolic acid. Those are safe to use and you shouldn’t have an issue using them if your skin is already okay with retinoids.

@Kat thank you! I’ve just bought some azelaic acid so fingers crossed it works 🤞it’s driving me nuts!

Np @Alex - if that doesn’t work, I know that benzoyl peroxide is low risk as well as only small amounts could pass into the baby’s bloodstream but talk to a dermatologist if in doubt. Hope it works but as always, give it time.

@Kat it’s been about a week of using it at night and I’ve definitely seen an improvement! Fingers crossed it stays this way 😅

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