many pregnant women struggle with acne. so one of the common questions i get as a pharmacist is can i use these type of products? i really don't recommend and the reason why what a lot of people don't realize is that they can actually be absorbed through the skin and travel into the blood stream they can cause some harm to the baby. so i would just basically recommend using a basic moisturizer. i know it's tough when you have acne but it's worth it because you don't want to harm your baby. so i really caution against these type of products being used especially the night cream with a retinol. that is actually a derivative of vitamin a and there have been studies that have shown.
while pregnant can i use otc products containing benzoyl peroxide or alpha beta hydroxyls? what about retinol?