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How safe is sunless spray tan or creams at 4 week preggo?
Just wondering if it is harmful during the first trimester to use sunless creams on my face and body while preggo?! I'm 4 weeks preggo!
you're welcome. Better to be safe than sorry for the sake of a new life youre carrying So many kids these days have health issues and you just dont want to sit there and ask yourself someday if there was something you couldve done or prevented to at least say you gave your child the best start by avoiding these chemicals. 9 months isn't a lifetime of avoiding things that have the potential to harm. Your little one is priority at the moment and you'll be fine.. Goodluck and takecare!
I guess waiting till first trimester is over is the smart thing to do !
Thanks ladies , have a great weekend
Thanks ladies , have a great weekend
Pregnancy and tanning is always a touchy subject. Some salon owners don’t allow it, while others think it’s completely fine—in fact, many female salon owners say they tanned throughout their own pregnancies. What I hadn’t heard before was a question regarding the safety of sunless tanning while pregnant.
Recently, the site MomLogic posted the article, “Pasty And Pregnant—No Mystic Tans For You,” where OB/GYN Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz said:
"There is no safety data on sunless tanning in pregnancy and I tell my patients to avoid chemical tanning at the very least in the first trimester, when the majority of fetal organ formation occurs. But don't forget that fetal neurologic and brain development continues throughout pregnancy (and beyond)! My general philosophical perspective on matters such as these is to consider what is called the precautionary principal—why wait 'til we KNOW a substance causes harm before discontinuing its use? Pregnancy is a great time to consider what we put on (and in) our bodies. We are exposed to so many toxins in the environment that we have no control over ... maybe we should avoid the ones we can."
However, according to Sunless.com, the concern is whether DHA, is able to penetrate the skin, but that the indications are that it cannot. The site goes on to say that:
“If DHA could penetrate the skin and enter the bloodstream, there is no doubt that would be undesirable. Of course, it wouldn't be undesirable just during pregnancy, but at any time. DHA has been in use as a cosmetic ingredient in the U.S. since 1960 and no problems have ever been reported concerning DHA penetrating the skin, or causing problems during pregnancy. The reason the concern remains is that advances have been made in the cosmetic industry in developing ingredients that help other ingredients to penetrate the skin better. This applies not only to sunless tanners but moisturizers and other products.”
Recently, the site MomLogic posted the article, “Pasty And Pregnant—No Mystic Tans For You,” where OB/GYN Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz said:
"There is no safety data on sunless tanning in pregnancy and I tell my patients to avoid chemical tanning at the very least in the first trimester, when the majority of fetal organ formation occurs. But don't forget that fetal neurologic and brain development continues throughout pregnancy (and beyond)! My general philosophical perspective on matters such as these is to consider what is called the precautionary principal—why wait 'til we KNOW a substance causes harm before discontinuing its use? Pregnancy is a great time to consider what we put on (and in) our bodies. We are exposed to so many toxins in the environment that we have no control over ... maybe we should avoid the ones we can."
However, according to Sunless.com, the concern is whether DHA, is able to penetrate the skin, but that the indications are that it cannot. The site goes on to say that:
“If DHA could penetrate the skin and enter the bloodstream, there is no doubt that would be undesirable. Of course, it wouldn't be undesirable just during pregnancy, but at any time. DHA has been in use as a cosmetic ingredient in the U.S. since 1960 and no problems have ever been reported concerning DHA penetrating the skin, or causing problems during pregnancy. The reason the concern remains is that advances have been made in the cosmetic industry in developing ingredients that help other ingredients to penetrate the skin better. This applies not only to sunless tanners but moisturizers and other products.”
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