Table of contents:
- 1. Wear facial care products
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- 2. Put on lipstick
- Prohibited:
- May:
- 3. Wearing nail polish, aka nail polish
- Prohibited:
- May:
- 4. Using hair dye
- Prohibited:
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Women cannot be separated from beauty treatments. Yes, all women crave well-groomed skin and hair to support their appearance, including when she was pregnant. Pregnancy is not an obstacle for women to continue to maintain their beauty. In fact, when pregnant most women want to look beautiful, so they do beauty treatments while pregnant. However, be careful in carrying out beauty treatments during pregnancy, especially the use of products that can endanger your pregnancy.
1. Wear facial care products
The face is the thing that is most concerned about her beauty. While pregnant, some mothers may get acne due to the influence of pregnancy hormones. For that, women usually take various treatments to keep their faces clean, bright, and avoid acne. However, you must be careful in choosing facial beauty products when pregnant.
Prohibited:
Don't choose facial care products that contain accutane (isotretinoin), retin-A (tretinoin), retinol, retinoic acid, BHA, beta hydroxy acid, differin (adapelene), salicylic acid, and tetracycline. You can usually find these ingredients in acne medications, facial cleansing products, toners, and antiaging products. The use of products containing these ingredients is dangerous because it can cause birth defects in the baby and various pregnancy complications.
May:
If you want to use facial care products, it's best to use products that contain ingredients that are safe for you and your baby. Some of the ingredients that are safe in facial care products are AHA (alpha hydroxy acid), glycolic acid or lactic acid, azelic acid, erythromycin, or clindamycin. To treat acne, acne medication containing benzoyl peroxide is a good and safe option. You can also use antibiotics, especially those containing cephalosporins, to treat acne, but they should be used for a short period of time. Long-term use of antibiotics can make your face resistant to bacteria.
The best way to keep your face cared for while pregnant is to regularly wash your face with warm water and cleanser twice a day. Avoid rubbing your face too hard.
2. Put on lipstick
Yes, lipstick is one of the mandatory products that women always use before leaving the house. Different lipstick colors are the main attraction for women who wear them and other people who see them. However, in addition to the color of the lipstick, what you should consider when buying lipstick is the ingredients in the lipstick.
Prohibited:
When you are pregnant, you should not play around in choosing lipstick. Pay attention to the ingredients in the lipstick. Do not choose lipsticks that contain lead, as this can cause poisoning. Some lipstick brands may contain lead to make the lipstick color last longer.
May:
The lead content in some lipstick brands may not be of particular concern because the lipstick is not ingested or enters the body. However, you should still avoid lipstick products that contain lead. Better yet, if you "take off" first in using lipstick during pregnancy.
3. Wearing nail polish, aka nail polish
Nails are also the focus of attention for women who want to look more beautiful. To increase beauty, women usually apply nail polish to their fingernails and toes.
Prohibited:
It is okay to use nail polish when you are pregnant. However, what you should pay attention to is not to choose nail polish that contains phthalates. Several studies have shown that the use of beauty products that contain phthalates while pregnant can increase the risk of the baby developing birth defects. Although, there is still little research on this subject, it is still good for you to avoid it. In addition to nail polish, phthalates also widely contained in hairspray.
May:
If you want to use nail polish, choose a nail polish that says " phthalate-free ". In addition, use nail polish in a place that has enough ventilation so that the nail polish dries quickly and you don't inhale a lot of the chemicals in nail polish. This can reduce your exposure to the chemicals in the nail polish. Nail polish that dries quickly can reduce the risk of birth defects in babies because nails cannot absorb the chemicals in nail polish.
4. Using hair dye
Some pregnant women may want to dye their hair to change the new atmosphere. However, it's best to be careful when you dye your hair.
Prohibited:
There is probably little research on the use of hair dye during pregnancy. Some experts also recommend that pregnant women not dye their hair during pregnancy, but some other experts say it is okay if pregnant women dye their hair as long as hair dye is not applied directly to the scalp. Also, avoid hair dyes that contain ammonia, as the smell of ammonia can make you feel nauseous.
May:
To be on the safe side, you should avoid dyeing your hair in the first trimester of pregnancy because at this age babies are more prone to experiencing unwanted things. In addition, when dyeing your hair, it should be done in a room that has adequate ventilation so that you don't smell a lot of the odor caused by the dye and wear gloves when dyeing your hair. When finished, immediately rinse your hair until it is clean.
