๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐'๐บ ๐ป๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป?
With regards to the big guns (retinol, salicylic acid, adapalene and other retinol-like chemicals) some say yes, some say no and some say if youโre questioning it maybe delay use until after youโve wrapped up breast/chestfeeding, if youโre treating a relatively benign condition. If you have cystic acne or psoriasis that without treatment affects your quality of life, itโs important to weigh the pros and cons of treatment with an experienced dermatologist.
Luckily *most* topical formulations of popular skincare chemicals have low (some even negligible) representation in parentโs milk. The question is, how well do infantโs manage and metabolize these low levels!
Very little, research has been done on blood levels of these chemicals in nursing infants. Infants may metabolize even low levels of some substances differently or less effectively than us adults.
With these relatively low risk chemicals above, be sure to prevent the areas where the product has been applied from coming into contact with baby. Babies love being close to your face, kissing and licking you (lol). Ensure these chemicals are not used anywhere near the nipple or breast/chest as the recommendations do not speak to if baby ingests them by mouthโthis would be a danger.
One major exception here is hydroquinone, a skin bleaching agent. Some over the counter products (often sold illegally) and online offers of hydroquinone have dangerously high amounts of the chemical. Hydroquinone can have carcinogenic affects and it is hard to justify using them while nursing.
I am a skincare lover and was also pretty anxious about what I put in and on my body as a first time parent who went through IVF and was worried about the pregnancy from the get-goโฆ the last slide shows some of my favs!
Youโll notice Iโm a bit of a splurger :/ I figure, when you canโt go out and drink you save a LOT of money (especially in TO). I took my 14$/cocktail money and applied it to my face! ๐งโโ๏ธ
*this post also applies to those nursing baby if they werenโt pregnant*
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