https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:44:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne/page/2#post-371780 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:38:01 +0000 allison 371780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had problems with my skin since college, and I usually use a prescription topical gel for acne, as well as a medicated face wash. When I got pregnant, I decided that I wanted to be ultra-conservative when it came to the products I use on my skin since everything is absorbed and can affect the baby. I use a Clarisonic with the gentle acne brush attachment every morning. The only soap I use, head-to-toe, is Dr. Bronner's bar soap (I've tried lavender and citrus scents, so far). For a (face) moisturizer, I use 1 to 2 drops of jojoba oil. Also, I don't usually wear makeup. If I do, I'm sure to wash my face with the Clarisonic as soon as I get home. I had some issues with acne at the beginning of my pregnancy, but now (at 28 weeks), I rarely have a blemish! It's hard to believe, since I'm not using any topical treatments like I was pre-preg, but this system definitely works for me. Also, back-ne has always been an issue for me (gross, I know), but it has completely disappeared since I started using Dr. Bronner's soap. I swear by that stuff now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne/page/2#post-371755 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:29:35 +0000 London Mama 371755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Giving birth! Within a couple of hours of delivering my skin cleared up completely, nothing else worked for me I'm afraid... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne/page/2#post-371745 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:26:17 +0000 ladybee 371745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do like tea tree oil to for helping stuff heal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne/page/2#post-371689 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:07:07 +0000 ladyfingers 371689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the Arbonne Clear Advantage stuff, it has salicylic acid but as long as it's less than 2% it's OK to use. I have bad cystic acne even without pregnancy, but can't use my prescription-strength topicals. The Arbonne took forever to work and is expensive but eventually my skin got tolerable so I guess I'll keep using it for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371661 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:57:53 +0000 aprk 371661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: I just ordered it - can't wait to try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371655 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:55:07 +0000 mjane 371655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: another tea tree oil lover here! that stuff is amazing. the smell is intense, but if you can get beyond that, it works amazingly well. it's great for clearing up existing zits fast, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371540 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:17:21 +0000 ladybee 371540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk @pepper: I know! I've been using it for a week 2x a day. At first it brought things to a head but now everything is clearing up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371492 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:55:58 +0000 Pepper 371492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Good to know, because I have a few terrible cystic pimples that just won't go away! I'm going to try the tea tree oil, I think I actually have a bottle of it already.</p> <p>@ladybee: That face wash looks great, I may need to try that too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371466 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:42:41 +0000 mellybelly 371466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had bad skin since I was a teenager, and I actually feel like my skin has IMPROVED since I became pregnant! Weird, huh? </p> <p>Anyway, has anyone else tried Burt's Bees Herbal Blemish Stick? I have been using this for several months and really love it. I put it on all my trouble areas twice a day, and it really works well. It's all natural ingredients of course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371446 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:34:28 +0000 aprk 371446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladybee: that looks great - I'm going to try it. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371400 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:12:57 +0000 heartonastring 371400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My skin went absolutely insane with pregnancy. I used to have quite lovely skin, but since I got pregnant I have broken out with terrible cystic acne all over my whole face like nothing I've ever had before in my life.</p> <p>In the past two weeks it has really started clearing up significantly. I attribute the clearing to three main things: (1) I started using the Olay Pro X brush to wash my face with a gentle cleanser every night. (2) On the advice of my doctor, I started using 2.5% benzoyl peroxide topically. I had been avoiding using anything, but once my doctor suggested this and I read some of the studies on it I felt more comfortable. It has made a MASSIVE difference (3) I use the Body Shop's tea tree oil toner.</p> <p>Nearly all my blemishes have cleared up now, and my skin looks pretty good (not great, but getting there) when I have makeup on. Without makeup is a whole different story, as the pimples left behind nasty red marks all over my face.....they will fade, but it will take time, especially with all the wackiness that goes on with pigmentation during pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371356 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:33:24 +0000 Bookish 371356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm only 4 weeks and my skin is already going crazy :[ I had great skin a week ago! Gah! I use tea tree oil lotion, but I need to go get me some face wash that isn't a 'scrub' because it seems to be making it worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371331 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:06:16 +0000 ladybee 371331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to an all natural skin care place before I got pregnant and back when I mc'd because my skin has been horrible!</p> <p>She recommended this and I love it! Plus it's cheap :)</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Facial-Cleanser-Black-Butter-Ounces/dp/B003B2FMMK/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hpc_1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Facial-Cleanser-Black-Butter-Ounces/dp/B003B2FMMK/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hpc_1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371327 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:02:07 +0000 blackbird 371327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been using the WonderBar. I had some really dry skin around my mouth for awhile (to the point that I was using coconut oil to moisturize!) but i haven't had any breakouts aside from a mild one at 10 weeks or so. I definitely think it's the new product I'm using, because the last two times I was pregnant, my face broke out really bad. I don't even need face makeup now. I also use an Aveda gel moisturizing mask once a week since I'm already prone to dry skin. I'm also using a dry skin serum AND a dry skin cream. And I exfoliate regularly because if i don't, the dry skin builds up and clogs my pores. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-371288 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:35:26 +0000 Silva 371288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been struggling with this. Didn't have great skin before, although I did a round of accutane about a year before we got pregnant so my skin had been better than usual.</p> <p>Right now I'm trying a tea-tree oil face wash, and a sulfur mask (almost nightly). Last night I went to bed with the sulfur mask on as a spot treatment (really attractive, let me tell you) on two big ones, and they have definitely decreased in size/swelling. So I'll keep trying this routine for a bit. Still trying to find what works best though!</p> <p>make-up definitely makes it worse for me. I don't wear very much- just a light, oil-free tinted moisturizer and some bronzer &amp; blush, but my skin always feels worse when I get home at night after work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-370987 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:04:36 +0000 shopaholic 370987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: P.S. "Scrubs" and scrubbing can make it worse. I have stopped using my Clairisonic because it was making more cystic pimples and every time I've tried using it again weeks later, I'll get another 1 or 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-370982 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:03:15 +0000 shopaholic 370982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had TERRIBLE skin first trimester and it's still not that great but better so I can sympathize. The "safe" products I found that helped a lot:</p> <p>- Mario Badescu Buffering Lotion &amp; Mario Badescu Crying Cream - I came across both of these a few times in my first trimester quest for help too and found the Buffering Lotion especially helpful for those deep, under-the-skin bumps! Safe for pregnancy.<br /> - Tea Tree Oil - I had a huge bottle of tea tree oil and one day remembered it's a great astringent. I still have to moisturize every day w/thick cream for my eczema and dry skin, but then I go over the breakout areas with tea tree oil and it made a huge difference in preventing more breakouts! I'm now almost out of the bottle and need a 2nd one!</p> <p>HTH! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-370761 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:24:30 +0000 aprk 370761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had awful skin during my first trimester - super oily and constantly broken out. I resisted using any salycylic acid products, and just used the Belli face wash. It wasn't great, but I suffered through. It started to clear up around 15 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-370752 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:17:23 +0000 glimmersnaps 370752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Witch Hazel is a natural astringent that's awesome. Also I used toothpaste :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-370653 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:27:03 +0000 Pepper 370653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping this to get some more input... my skin is going nuts!! I've been using my L'oreal go 360 face scrub, but I don't think it's really working anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-142446 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:28:09 +0000 SusieQ 142446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I broke out a TON in the first trimester. My ob also okay'd anything that's over the counter, so I've been trying a few things. I'm 20 weeks now and things are starting to look better (finally!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-142259 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:42:11 +0000 GrapeCrush 142259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i drink a ton of water! i also use Mary Kay face wash, it seems to be the only thing that works well(pregnant or not). i had really bad acne on my back in the 1st tri and the only thing that made it better was drinking the water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-128898 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:14:43 +0000 sulli301 128898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@c.sassy: I've never heard of that! Interesting!</p> <p>@MsLipGloss: awesome! thanks! If it is getting worse I will look into it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-128369 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:16:26 +0000 hilsy85 128369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ob also okayd benzyol peroxide. Ive waited til end of first tri to use it tho. Ive been using products from belli (face wash and spot treatment ) and it seems to be helping. I also agree with drinking water and getting lots of sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-128305 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:30:09 +0000 birdieputt 128305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My derm gave me a glycolic acid wash. I've had the best skin ever during my pregnancy. I also drink at least 4L water daily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-128255 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:44:04 +0000 Minnie_Girl 128255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only really break out when I eat too much sugar. Maybe cleaning up your diet and drinking lots of water will help? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-128221 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:04:23 +0000 MsLipGloss 128221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the regular/original Acne Clearing Device and just buy replacement tip cartridges when needed (pretty rare). If I didn't have that, I would totally go for the Hot Spot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-128208 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:57:54 +0000 bushelandapeck 128208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second the Cetaphil recommendation. I had really terrible acne until about 21 weeks (24 weeks now) when I switched to using that. Now I've been able to keep it under control for the past few weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-128194 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:53:03 +0000 Weagle 128194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched to using raw african black soap, and I'm amazed at the difference it made in my skin. Not just for my face (though it completely got rid of acne), but I used it in the shower too. My skin just looked so much healthier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/remedies-for-pregnancy-acne#post-128186 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:50:44 +0000 sulli301 128186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I have seen the zeno but never used one! Which model do you use?</p> <p>@artbee: I know, 3 makes it sound really lame!! But they are big hard ouchy ones! I hope it doesn't get worse ....I guess I will find out soon! That sounds awful :( I'm sorry. Yuck. Crazy pregnancy! </p>