Proactive face wash during pregnancy?

Question

Hi there,
I'm wondering if anyone knows if it is safe/okay to use proactive face wash during pregnancy? I am currently not pregnant but wondered if it is safe if i would get pregnant?

Answer 1

It's perfectly safe and it's actually recommended to wash your face more often with a good oil-free cleanser (like Proactive) because you're more prone to break outs when you're pregnant.

Proactive contains basically gentle surface exfoliants and benzoyl peroxide which will smooth the skin and penetrate the pores. Nothing will enter the bloodstream and get to the placenta (even if it did it would be in amounts so miniscule that there would be no possible risk to the fetus).

Soap and water alone tend to dry out your skin, and my OB said that having skin too dry will actually make you prone to breaking out.

If you just can't get past the fact that there are tiny amounts of alcohol in the Proactive Renewing Cleanser, you can switch to their Revitalizing Toner while you're pregnant. It's alcohol-free, removes dead skin, unplugs pores, helps remove excess oil and balances your skin tone.

Answer 2

I was told only to use soap and water, they haven't done enough research about acne meds with pregnancy to say if it has an effect or not. I know most have alcohol and absorbing it through te skin can be just as bad as drinking it and you wouldn't drink while pregnant.