I just read in a magazine that benzoyl peroxide is considered "unsafe" during pregnancy. I used it for a few weeks in an otc acne cleanser. Anyone else use this during their pregnancy and had healthy babies? Please tell me yes!!
you'll be fine. It is topical and not very much gets abosorbed into the blood stream. If your really worried about it, talk see what your md has to say about it.
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Unless you ate it, injected it into your bloodstream or squirted it into your vaj, I think you're OK to use most topical acne treatments during your pregnancy.
I used to be a pharmacy tech., and my understanding from the pharmacists was that the reason a lot of the topical acne treatments are considered unsafe is because there haven't been any studies done on them (like who's going to say, "Okay! Give me all the salicylic acid you have and let's see if it hurts my baby!!!" BUT...my OB told me (when I was afraid to use Polysporin because I had read it was unsafe) that anything that is topical is not that much of a concern. If you are using it topically, you are not absorbing that much into your system. I think it's probably fine.
I've been using it my whole pregnancy as well, at the direction of a dermatologist. Besides that, there's no point in worrying about it now, you've already used it!
Re: Help! Used benzoyl peroxide in 2nd trimester. Is it unsafe???
It's fine
Unless you ate it, injected it into your bloodstream or squirted it into your vaj, I think you're OK to use most topical acne treatments during your pregnancy.