Comments on: Q & A: Facial Care during Pregnancy

By: Allena Nicewarner

Allena Nicewarner — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:19:15 +0000

Hormonal acne treatment may be very successful when applied within the proper manner

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:29:59 +0000

Just wanted to share something that has worked great for me! I have had mild acne all of my life and am now almost 5 months pregnant. I am 23 years old and still struggle with skin problems. Eating a whole food diet has definitely shown huge improvements but something I discovered has also done wonders for my skin – especially during the crazy hormones of pregnancy! After washing my face (once in the morning and once in the evening) I clean my face with a home-made astringent. It’s 1 part apple cider vinegar (I use the Bragg’s brand) + 4 parts filtered water. I have done a lot of research on the benefits of apple cider vinegar for your skin and have found all it’s positives to be true! It balances the pH of your skin to regulate oil production, without drying the skin, and also reduces the brown/red spots from previous acne scars. It’s been a miracle cure for me : )

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:19:37 +0000

There are mixed opinions upon that question around the web. I don’t think having a little bit in your hair would hurt you any. I use it in my shampoo without any problems.

By: Ligy

Ligy — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:59:53 +0000

Hi Andrea,
I am currently using a gel that has tree tea oil as an ingredient, do you think tree tea oil is safe to use during pregnancy?

By: Thea

Thea — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:35:39 +0000

After reading through these comments, I started on a routine combining the oil cleansing method (I admit, I was skeptical) and honey, and holy smokes, I love it! Pregnancy is giving them both a run for their money, but overall, I have been quite pleased with the results of the OCM. Because I couldn’t quite give in to the notion of every-other-daily cleansing, I use the honey on the days that I don’t cleanse with oil.

Thanks for all the great tips!

By: Vonda Frontera

Vonda Frontera — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:37 +0000

Thanks! Good tips.
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By: Ami

Ami — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:52:14 +0000

I have pretty bad acne that seems to get worse when I’m toward the end of nursing and my periods have started again. I’m looking for a completely natural solution now, but with the last baby I found a book at the library called The Acne Cure. The best advice I found in that was to ice your blemishes for about 10 minutes every night before bed. This is to reduce the swelling and increase blood flow so the blemishes can heal faster. Plus, big zits really hurst, so it feels good to ease the inflammation! This is the type of treatment that takes a lot of time, but can really make a difference by the time you get up in the morning.

By: Kellie

Kellie — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:18:53 +0000

Hi Mandy, Will you please tell me more about the itchiness and your liver? I got obstetric cholestasis during my last pregnancy and was induced a month early. I had never heard of anything like actually healing your liver and am VERY intruiged. PLEASE let me know what you know about this? I am so excited to get pregnant again but still afraid of having liver issues. Was it all of your skin? Just on your feet? Did they run any blood tests? Thanks! Kellie

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:05:36 +0000

I find that tea tree oil for blemishes and jojoba oil for moisturizing does the trick

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:19:12 +0000

Witch Hazel makes a great cleanser and toner and it’s very cooling and refreshing and it’s natural! I don’t wear make-up but I use it every night using a small cotton pad to apply and it’s surprising how dirty one’s face can actually get just from air-polution and rubbing against kids all day. I use Thayers formula with Aloe Vera and I wouldn’t be without it! And I’ve used it for all my pregnacies and I’m sure it’s helped with the hormonal changes my skin goes though.

Also some other great oils for the skin are mango butter – real mango butter – not the artificial whipped kinds and sunflower oil. I’m using a combination right now that I’ve been using for a year with no break-outs and I have very dry skin.