Makeup and nails during pregnancy

Use products listing 'fragrance' or 'parfum' cautiously during pregnancy. The term can hide phthalates, allergens, and endocrine disruptors under U.S. trade-secret rules.…

Use talc cautiously during pregnancy. Historic concerns about asbestos contamination from natural talc deposits. Avoid talc in genital-area products (baby powder traditional…

Avoid phthalates during pregnancy. This family of endocrine-disrupting plasticizers is associated with altered male reproductive development (reduced anogenital distance) and neurodevelopmental effects…

Use parabens cautiously in pregnancy. They have weak estrogenic activity, and some cohort studies link prenatal exposure to altered birth weight and…

Avoid topical retinol during pregnancy. Vitamin A derivatives are precautionarily paused because related oral retinoids are proven teratogens — and pregnancy-safe alternatives…