Anyone Have Any Advice for Acne During Pregnancy?

I use apple cider vin.! I use it after I wash my face-and if I have a "spot" I hold a cotton ball soaked on it for a min or so several times a day.

Two things for consideration:

1. Probiotics
http://www.pamelaegan.com/articles/probiotic-supplements-...

2. Diet
http://www.westonaprice.org/children/dietformothers.html

Well, they say that acne creams are potentially harmful during pregnancy just because they don't know what they can do. However, I've always had an issue with acne and I'm pregnant with my fourth child. I've never taken anything orally for my acne during pregnancy, but I've used topical creams such as Salicylic Acid, Benzoyl Peroxide, Tazarac, Retin-A, etc.

I'll tell you what is working for me right now because sounds like my skin type and situation is similar to yours.

I have combination skin, which is more oily in the summer time. My skin can handle the above topical creams pretty well without drying out (unlike most people). However, I was using Proactiv around the time I got pregnant and after about 8 weeks my skin was so dry from it (yet oily at the same time) that it was making my skin break out worse! I decided to try that Skin ID. Have you heard of that? I think the website is skinid.com and you take a little quiz and they create a cleanser, toner, moisturizer, etc. just for your skin type. My set has salicylic acid in the wash and toner, and benzoyl peroxide in another topical cream, plus I have a little sample bottle of acne cream that has salicylic acid that they included, AND a moisturizer with SPF made for my oily/combo skin so it's not greasy. It cost around the same as Proactive and it's been great on my skin! I've been using it for about a month now.

Another thing for the oilyness that I've found is this stuff from Avon. I'm not a big fan of Avon's makeup/facial creams, but this stuff really does work. It's called Magix. Get the white cream (not the tinted, for some reason they don't work the same) and you apply before your makeup in the morning. It feels real good on your skin and keeps the shine away during the day! It's like around $10.

But, like I said, I've used all sorts of topical creams during my pregnancies and all of my kids are real healthy.

I know how terrible acne can be, especially when you're pregnant and already hormonal! LOL. Hope this info helps!

B.,

I started out my pregnancy very similar and was using Aveda products and assumed that it didn't have salicylic acid but geez almost everything out there has it, you really have to be careful, I think proactive probably has it and this ingredient has been known to cause miscarriage or birth defects (sorry I don't mean to scare you):

http://www.ehow.com/about_###-###-####_salicylic-acid-saf...

I was able to find an AMAZING product, some of the maternity stores carry it sometimes, but I would just order it online:

http://www.doulashop.com/products/pregnancy-body-care/bel...

I know its not cheap but it worked wonders, not only is it natural and specifically designed for use in pregancy but it cleared my face up completely - my skin NEVER looked so good!!!

I hope this helps you!!!

K.

Gycolic acid is the only memeber of the Alpha Hydroxy acid family safe for use in pregnancey. But natural is always better so i would try good old fashioned egg white mask. Apply peel when dry. You can also do a honey mask with real honey.

It will end after your first trimester. My skin was horrible during those first 3 months and just ended once I entered my 2nd trimester. I could not figure out anything to help, and my forehead was nothing but little bumps.

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DON'T USE PROACTIVE WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT!!!!!! UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH. By-the-way, you are probably having another girl.

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I broke out a lot. When I was pregant with my son--no acne. Normally I rarely have acne. Must be the extra hormones! I used tea tree oil soap and tea tree oil (put a dab on each pimple). Fortunately, when the pregnancy was over, so was the acne.

Do not use Proactiv! In fact, you are not suppose to use anything with acylic acid (not sure if I spelled that right). It's the stuff found in over the counter stuff like Clearasil.

Good luck.

My acne got worse during pregnancy as well and I discovered that it was from dairy products. So I quit the ice cream, cheese etc and my face was soooo much better. It also effected my morning sickness. My sister was the same way. I noticed that another person listed a website for diet info...I would check that out because your diet is so important right now. Good luck.

G.

It sounds like it is hornamal so I would use some progresterone cream. It should help you with some of the other simtomes of pregnacy as well. It was very benifical to be in both of my pregnacys. You should be able to buy it at a health food store. Or the other thing you could try is homeopathic acne gel. Homepathics are wounderfull and will not harm you or your baby.

Severe breakouts happened with my last pregnancy. It was so bad that I looked like a boxer that was all beat up. It was horrible and extremely painful. The cure? Talk to your OB/GYN. My OB/GYN had me use Metro-gel. It worked great and my skin has been fairly clear since, with the exception of the very mild 1 or 2 pimples I get monthly. AND, my baby was not effected. She was born without difficulty and was very healthy. :) Good luck.

Go to origins.com or into Macy's to the Origins counter and pick up the face wash Checks and Balances. All of Origin's products are plant based so they are really safe; no animal products or anything so no animal fat (like you'd find in cover girl makeups)

Good luck and mazel tov on the incoming baby.

B.,
I have not tried this myself but one of my friends sues olive oil. she will but olive oil on her face then take a wash cloth that has been soaked in hot water and rung out over her face until it cools down, then wet it again adn repeat for several minutes. This will get rid of the oil and will help bring blood up to the surface to clean out the pores. The olive oil is also good for the skin bc of the nutrients and omegas. I have used olive oil on rashs and it has worked wonders. Hope this helps. Oh my friend also has really oily skin and after this treatment it was smooth and soft and not oily at all.

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