How to choose a sunscreen for pregnant women that is safe for both mother and baby

Sunscreen is a familiar product that we must use every day to protect our skin from the effects of the sun. However, pregnant women need to consider carefully in choosing to use sunscreen to both provide effective sun protection and not affect the fetus.

How to choose a safe sunscreen for pregnant women

During pregnancy, due to hormonal changes, pregnant women’s skin is extremely sensitive, so skin care is extremely difficult. If you choose to use sunscreen to protect your skin, you should base on the following criteria:

• Choose sunscreen products with naturally extracted ingredients , or sunscreens with ingredients such as: Glycerine, Iron Oxides, Isopropyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Polyglyceryl-2, Sodium PCA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Titanium Dioxide 7 %, Zinc Oxide 5%, Ceteareth-20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Deionized Water, Cyclomethicone… ingredients to avoid: Mineral Oil, Parabens…
• Choosing a sunscreen with an SPF of 30-50 is best for pregnant women because this sunscreen will not cause skin irritation or acne. Sunscreens with too high an SPF will make the skin more susceptible to damage and dryness.
• According to medical experts, pregnant women should use topical sunscreen to avoid affecting the fetus . Do not use the spray form because if you inhale a lot of titanium dioxide in the gaseous form in the sunscreen, there is a risk of cancer, in addition to the spray form, the sunscreen is uneven, too little, too much.

Notes when using sunscreen for pregnant women

Use sunscreen but still be exposed to the sun especially early in the morning or late in the afternoon because sun exposure helps you get vitamin D, this important ingredient is found everywhere in the body from normal cells. to the brain, bone cells. Vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of skin cancer, breast cancer…

Do not overuse sunscreen, especially sunscreens with chemical ingredients such as: Oxybenazone, a hormone disruptor, or octyl salicyclate, menthyl anthranilate, etc., which can cause skin cancer.

It is necessary to be very careful in choosing sunscreen for pregnant women to avoid affecting both mother and baby because at this stage, pregnant women’s skin is more sensitive and vulnerable.

Use a physical sunscreen with ingredients suitable for pregnant women instead of chemical sunscreens.

Avoid using spray sunscreen: because it often contains Titanium Dioxide – this ingredient is recommended by experts to cause cancer if used for a long time. That’s why pregnant women should consider choosing topical creams to limit any negative effects on the fetus.

Some types of sunscreen for pregnant women

Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby Mineral Sunscreen

This product has SPF 50 sunscreen that is suitable for pregnant women’s skin, especially safe and benign, not harmful to the fetus, it is also important that this product is integrated with Pure Screen technology to help you Avoid harmful ultraviolet rays.

This product has a market price of more than 200,000 VND / 88ml tube.

Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen

This is a familiar sunscreen product for pregnant women that does not contain harmful substances such as fragrances, parabens… Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen products are priced at about 460,000 VND/bottle (148ml).

Innisfree Eco Safety Perfect Sunscreen SPF 50+ Sunblock

This type of sunscreen has the main ingredients: zinc oxide, titanium oxide, niacinamide…. These are active ingredients that help effectively protect against the sun, moisturize the skin, especially these are benign active ingredients that are safe for the skin, especially for pregnant women. Selling price is about 250,000 VND / 50ml tube.

Anessa Essence UV Sunscreen Mild Milk

Although this product costs about 500,000 VND/60ml bottle , in return this product has good quality, is benign to the skin, easily absorbed with a moderate sun protection index with SPF 35 and PA+++. is safe for pregnant women. Pregnant women can use this product for daily sun protection.

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During pregnancy, protecting the skin is something that pregnant women should do, but it is important to note that choosing a sunscreen product is really safe and effective to protect the skin. does not affect the safety and development of the fetus. Wishing you a healthy, beautiful pregnancy!

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