For all pregnant mothers, while pregnancy brings joy, it will also be accompanied by some skin problems:
How to prevent striae gravidarum? Why do you start to grow color spots? What did you do with the blain on your face? Can the previous skin care products still be used? Which ingredients need to be bypassed?
In this tired and sensitive period, we should pay attention to our skin problems while taking good care of our children, so as to achieve a win-win situation of health and beauty.
How to Deal with Long Spots during Pregnancy
Due to changes in hormone levels in the body during pregnancy, many people may have flaky chloasma during pregnancy. In addition, it may also be negligence of sun protection during pregnancy, and freckles may also come to you.
Do a good job in sun protection and prevent accidents before they occur.
For color spots during pregnancy, whether chloasma or freckles, effective sunscreen measures can play a very good preventive role.
Hard sun protection is the first choice, avoiding staying outdoors for a long time when the sun is strong as much as possible. When necessary to go out, pay attention to umbrellas, wearing hats, etc.
Secondly, use sunscreen on the basis of hard sunscreen, and choose physical sunscreen as the best (zinc oxide or titanium dioxide as the effective sunscreen component).
If you don’t like the whitening of physical sunscreen, you can choose physical and chemical mixed sunscreen.
Avoid controversial sunscreen ingredients
We suggest avoiding controversial ingredients, such as benzophenone-3, also known as benzophenone. Some studies have found that this ingredient may be related to the low birth weight of baby girls.
Caution is required in whitening and lightening spots during pregnancy.
In classic freckle-removing skin care products, hydroquinone, kojic acid and other ingredients are most commonly used.
Existing studies have found that the absorption rate of hydroquinone for external use exceeds 40%, and that of kojic acid for external use exceeds 25% (far exceeding that of common skin care ingredients). Excessive absorption rate will lead to easy absorption of external components into the body. At the same time, the safety of hydroquinone and kojic acid during pregnancy is still unclear, and it is recommended to avoid use during pregnancy.
In addition, some main [quick-acting] whitening and freckle removing products often contain hormones, lead, mercury and other ingredients, which should also be avoided.
Pregnant little pox sister, how to deal with
Nearly half of the women will have acne during pregnancy. Especially women who have suffered from acne are more likely to have acne in the early stages of pregnancy.
With the progress of pregnancy, the levels of progesterone and androgen in blood may increase, resulting in more active sebaceous glands, exuberant skin oil and even acne.
Cleaning is very important, you can choose non-fragrance products.
Face cleaning is an important link to avoid acne. In early pregnancy, you can clean your face twice a day to relieve the exuberant phenomenon of oil production.
Soap-based ingredients are not taboo and are suitable for tolerant skin with especially strong oil production. However, mild amino acid cleansing is recommended for sensitive muscles or skin with little oil production.
In addition, you can choose non-fragrant facial cleanser to avoid nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy induced by fragrance.
Moisturizing should be light and thin.
Summer is coming soon, and skin will inevitably produce more oil. It is recommended to choose moisturizing milk marked [acne-free] or [acne-free].
Can’t salicylic acid-containing products be used during pregnancy?
This is not a scientific conclusion.
First of all, low concentrations of salicylic acid products will hardly be absorbed into the blood after external use. Secondly, many large-scale studies have found that oral administration of acetylsalicylic acid (salicylic acid derivative) during pregnancy does not increase the risk of adverse events during pregnancy.
Quite a number of acne skin care products contain salicylic acid and its derivatives, which can help eliminate acne and reduce skin inflammation.
As long as the skin barrier is normal, acne during pregnancy can be used occasionally. It is generally recommended that the salicylic acid concentration of the product should not exceed 2%.
Can striae gravidarum be prevented?
Stretch marks are mainly due to the stretching of skin collagen can’t catch up with the speed of uterus enlargement or body weight gain, resulting in collagen rupture, which is a special scar. Stretch marks are often red, purple or silvery white, not only appearing in the abdomen, but also may appear in the buttocks, thighs, hips, etc.
Although the current prevention methods for striae gravidarum are limited, there are still some things we can do:
Step 1 Weight Control
Under the guidance of obstetricians and gynecologists, weight gain should be reasonably controlled and should not be supplemented indefinitely during pregnancy. Excessive weight gain is also one of the main causes of striae gravidarum caused by tearing collagen.
2. Moisturize well and drink more water.
Dry itching is one of the precursors of striae gravidarum. Sufficient water can increase skin flexibility. Because the main source of water in skin comes from drinking water, drinking more water is very important for pregnant mothers.
Choosing body moisturizing products to relieve dry and itchy skin symptoms may also be helpful to prevent striae gravidarum.
Step 3: Eat a balanced diet
In the process of collagen synthesis, vitamin C and iron ions are required to participate. In addition, studies have found that vitamin D and zinc are both related to reducing the risk of striae gravidarum. Although further research is needed to confirm, a balanced diet is essential for both pregnant women and fetuses.
It is the most important thing to do a good job in basic moisturizing during pregnancy
Special needs first slowly.
Efficacy skin care products should be used as little as possible, such as freckle removal, whitening, anti-wrinkle and other products. Of course, for friends who explode acne and color spots during pregnancy, if they need medication, they must remember to consult a doctor first.
Apart from the above special needs, we should pay more attention to basic skin care, of which moisturizing is particularly important.
Moisture is indispensable for skin to maintain elasticity. Although most of the moisture in skin comes from drinking water, reasonable external moisturizing products are also crucial.
The choice of moisturizing products during pregnancy should be light and non-sticky, with strong moisturizing ability, simple ingredients and no essence addition.