Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Pregnancy Skincare: Dos & Don'ts #shorts

16 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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This content was created by Shereene Idriss. This content was uploaded by Shereene Idriss. This is a YouTube short titled "Pregnancy Skincare: Dos & Don'ts #shorts" (created 2023-08-16) containing a single-speaker English monologue in which the speaker—who shares personal experience with IVF, two children, and prior miscarriages—offers pregnancy skincare advice. The speaker urges not to panic about products, notes urban pollution may be a larger concern, recommends gentle exfoliation (lactic or glycolic acid), hydration/moisturizing, and warns against using retinol, over-the-counter adapalene (e.g., Differin), hydroquinone, and minoxidil/Rogaine. The clip ends with a lighthearted aside about eclairs from La Durée.

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The biggest dos when you are pregnant and I have gone through ivf. I have two babies, I've had miscarriages. I understand that people want to freak themselves out with every single thing out there on the market, making sure it's safe and what not to use. I've been there. But the biggest do is don't freak yourself out. If you live in a metropolitan city, that is a city with pollution and buses running around, the air is probably more toxic to you than the skincare you're applying on your body. With that being said, other do's are exfoliating regularly with things like lactic acid or even glycolic acid. It's going to be okay being gentle with your skin and really moisturizing and keeping that hydration in your skin and not worrying about shriveling up like a prune if you're not using retinol. Because the biggest don'ts are anything retinol, anything Adapalene over the counter like differin, anything hydroquinone and anything Rogaine or Minoxidil are no nos. Avoid, avoid, avoid. And the best donuts are eclairs from I would say La Dure has really good eclairs.