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My Top Pregnancy/Breastfeeding Safe Skin Care- From a breastfeeding Esthetician✨🫧

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8 years of working with skin and products on top of going on 7 months of breastfeeding all wrapped up into one beautiful professional grade list.
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Cleansers

 
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Great exfoliating cleanser that’s safe for a good night time option, can be used every night. Smells like sweet mint. Will leave your skin so soft.
COSMEDIX Purity Clean Exfoliating Facial Cleanser
 
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Best for makeup removal and a first cleanse before you go in with your main cleanser.
Purity Solution Nourishing Cleansing Oil
 
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Gentle every day cleanser, won’t over dry.
COSMEDIX Hydrating Face Wash for Women & Men

Moisturizer

 
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This is one of my all time favorite moisturizers in general but it is also safe for pregnancy! Light weight but very moisturizing. If you tend to be super dry, add my favorite oil over top to really seal it all in!
Harmonize Microbiome Boosting Moisturizer
 
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A little heavier than my other rec and a great high quality C.
Advanced C Infusion Moisturizer

Exfoliant

 
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Holy grail for keeping texture at bay by speeding up the cell turnover process like retinol would but its plant based and totally pregnancy safe! A real life saver when you cant use any acne ingredients.
Bakuchiol Complete Plant-Based Retinol Alternative Serum
 
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Skip the scrubs, please! An Enzyme mask will do so much more with zero damage like a scrub. Redness is normal and good! We love blood flow.
Pure Enzymes Cranberry Exfoliating Mask

Oil

 
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A couple drops of this and you’ll be moisturized down to your bones. If you’re extra dry too your moisturizer with a few drops to seal everything in! They also have a baby oil linked in my Baby Must Haves!
Prakash Organics Heavier Unrefined Face Oil
 
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I don’t know if it was all the hyaluronic acid under this that I used or this but I slathered my pregnant belly every day and ended up with zero stretch marks.
Undaria Algae® Body Oil I Non-Greasy Moisturizing Oil
 
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Anything from this brand honestly is phenomenal, with the oils being unrefined, all of the antioxidants are strong and the whole brand is organic.
Prakash Organics Nectar Unrefined Clinical Grade Body Oil

SPF

 
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The absolute best tinted spf, so beautiful and only Zinc!
Suntegrity 5-IN-1 Tinted Sunscreen Moisturizer - Broad Spectrum SPF 30
 
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Easiest reapply spf ever and no white cast.
Suntegrity Mineral Sport Sun Stick 17g - SPF 30

Serum

 
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I know she’s pricey but holy crap, it’s so amazing for so many things. Hydrating, line correcting and preventing. Peptides are soo important for your routine.
Advanced Peptide Line Corrector
 
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This is top tier hydrator, under any moisturizer amazing. This isn’t a mist it’s definitely a serum so ignore the mist part and don’t spray directly on face because it won’t be what you imagine. Spray into hands and pat on, thank me later!
Crystal Clear Liquid Crystal Hydrating Mist AM/PM
 
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Triple weight hyaluronic acid to hydrate down to your deepest layers of skin.
B5 Hydrating Serum

Mask

 
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The absolute most hydrating mask I’ve ever used. Like you soaked in hyaluronic acid for a week.
Awaken Replenishing Gel Mask | Cosmedix Elite Skincare
 
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So so so brightening an incredible way to get some good quality C in your skin.
C Infusion TX Mask
 
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Love love love these for irritated/compromised skin.
Micro Defense Microbiome Sheet Mask Set, 5-pcs

Tools

 
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A Gua Sha for lymph drainage, I love a stainless one because they’re antimicrobial and you can put them in the fridge for extra glow.
Stainless Steel Gua Sha
 
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So good for helping products absorb, helping lymph fluid drain and reducing inflammation. Pop it in the fridge for extra benefits! I prefer stainless steel tools as they’re antimicrobial.
Facial Roller - Stainless Steel