The second you get pregnant, you put everything you do under the scanner. From what you eat to what you put on your face – it should be either safe for your baby or it must go. Things don’t change after your baby is born. Except, perhaps, you turn even stricter than before. And for that, kudos mom! It’s tough to be this careful but you got this! Especially if you follow a natural skincare routine for you and your baby.
Don’t know where to begin? Treat this article as your starting point! It explains the daily regimen you should follow and natural products that fit seamlessly into it without harming you or your baby in any way.
Safe Products To Use During Pregnancy
The good news? Pregnancy glow is real!
The bad news? So are pregnancy-related skin issues.
From dreaded stretch marks to hyperpigmentation – pregnancy brings its own gamut of skincare problems that can be fixed (or controlled so they promptly fade away on their own) if you use the right products:
Stretch Marks Cream
As your baby grows like a snug little jelly bean in your belly, it expands to accommodate its growing form. That means your skin stretches too, and when it does that as much as it can in the final semester, that’s when marks start to appear. 1
Now they mostly fade away on their own, but you can give them a little nudge with a natural and safe to use cream that ideally contains a couple of key ingredients such as Coffee Extracts and Striover. Why these two? Because they’re both stretch mark fighting powerhouses!
STRIOVER™ is actually a very natural and potent combo of glycerin along with traditional medicinal herbs that has been proven to reduce the appearance of white stretch marks. Coffee has the same effect, plus it soothes irritated skin! Both can be found in AreoVeda’s Stretch Marks Cream. 2, 3
Skin Brightening Serum
Melasma or hyperpigmentation is another common pregnancy skin concern. Since pregnancy causes your hormones to go into overdrive, your body may produce more melanin than before. The result? The “mask of pregnancy” as it’s affectionately known because it causes dark patches on some areas of your face and body. 4
The fix? A natural brightening serum, of course, such as AreoVeda’s Skin Brightening Serum! This magical concoction blends NaturePep® Pea, Bakuchiol, and Coffee Extracts. Guess what each of them are known for? For reducing pigmentation and dark spots, naturally! 5, 6,
Essential Skincare For Your Baby
Nothing compares to the feeling of the stork bringing your baby home! Holding that soft little bundle of joy in your arms is the first time you realise you’ll do anything to protect this tiny human being – including adding the bestest skincare products to their routine!
Diaper Rash Cream
Your baby’s natural skincare routine is incomplete without a diaper rash cream like AreoVeda’s Diaper Rash Cream! This super-duper effective cream packs in Zinc Oxide to soothe rashes, Magnesium Sulphate to calm irritated skin, Sunflower Seed Oil to promote the healing process, and CyroOats to curb itchiness. 7, 8, 9, 10
Massage Oil
A good massage oil not only strengthens your baby’s bones, but also the bond between the two of you! Natural options such as AreoVeda’s Baby Massage Oil blends Sesame Oil, Ashwagandha, Almond Oil, and Calendula together to benefit your tot in more ways than one! From promoting relaxation and improving the quality of their little baby naps to intensely hydrating their skin while fighting bacterial infections – this oil is like the superhero of the oil world! 11, 12, 13, 14
Essential Skincare For New Moms
While you can (and must!) continue with stretch mark creams and brightening serums, you may have to expand your natural skincare routine just a smidge to suit your current concerns.
Nipple Butter
For nursing moms, nipple discomfort is real. Not to mention really painful too (ouch!), but there’s a fix, and it’s simple. AreoVeda’s Nipple Butter combines Dipotassium Glycyrrhizinate, Turmeric, Sodium Hyaluronate to heal soreness, strengthen the skin’s barrier, and reduce itching and other irritations to the bare minimum. 15, 16, 17, 18
Body Oil
Why body oil, you ask? Good question. You see products such as AreoVeda’s Natural Belly & Body Oil do something other products don’t. They prevent the occurrence of new stretch marks by improving the synthesis of collagen in your body. How? By blending natural moisturisers such as Ghee with hydrating herbs and collagen boosting oils to restore your belly’s youthfulness! 19, 20
Conclusion
Following a natural skincare routine for you and your baby and fitting it into your lifestyle might seem like a Herculean task, but becomes easy if you cherry pick the right products. Thankfully, AreoVeda’s mom-and-me skincare range is here to your rescue! All natural, super effective and extremely gentle – you and your baby get the kind of skin care you deserve with zero compromises!
References:
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stretch-marks/symptoms-causes/syc-20351139
- https://www.weareprovital.com/en/careactives/striover
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6276298/
- https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy/skin-changes/
- https://www.tri-k.com/solutions/p/naturepep-pea
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10683784/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11720074/
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4740689/
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6927111/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25607907/
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390610423_EFFECT_OF_MASSAGE_APPLIED_WITH_SESAME_OIL_ON_GROWTH_AND_STRESS_SYMPTOMS_IN_PRETERM_INFANTS
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12013975/
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4115346/
- https://jaims.in/jaims/article/view/812
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9965141/
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12302091/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27213821/
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10093893/
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11510566/
- https://skin.dermsquared.com/skin/article/view/3457?articlesBySameAuthorPage=2
