Pregnancy ingredient checker

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   Copy the ingredient list

   From the packaging, or the brand's ingredients tab online.
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   Paste it above

   Commas or line breaks both work — no clean-up needed.
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   Take the flags to your clinician

   A flag is a conversation starter, not a verdict. They can weigh dose, trimester and your history.

There is no single global authority on this. FDA, EMA, MFDA and individual obstetric bodies publish different lists, and almost none of them are based on trials in pregnant people — for obvious ethical reasons. What exists is caution inherited from oral drug data plus absorption modelling.

Concentration matters more than presence. A 2% salicylic acid toner and a 30% in-clinic peel share an ingredient and nothing else. Our checker can see the name on the list; it cannot see the percentage, because brands rarely publish it.

• Instead of retinol: azelaic acid, niacinamide, or bakuchiol — all with far less caution attached.
• Instead of high-strength BHA: low-strength lactic or mandelic acid.
• Instead of debated chemical UV filters: a mineral sunscreen based on zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.