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FAQ: Itchy Skin Early in Pregnancy
Many women will experience dry, itchy skin at some point during their pregnancies. A lot of expecting moms suffer from itchy skin early in pregnancy. Itching caused by dry skin (xerosis) tends to be worse in the winter months.
Another cause of itchy skin early in pregnancy is cholestasis, where slower liver function makes the skin become loaded with bile salts. Some women even develop jaundice and gallstones. Less common causes of itchy skin early in pregnancy include drug reaction, atopic dermatitis, contact allergies, and many other rare rashes of pregnancy. Consult with a dermatologist for itching that is persistent, severe, or associated with red bumps or blisters on the skin.
Typical dryness and itchy skin early in pregnancy can be minimized with the correct skin care routine. However, many skin care products on the market today contain ingredients that are not safe to apply to the skin when you’re pregnant. A mother's skin blocks many ingredients from entering her body, but small amounts of some ingredients are still absorbed into the bloodstream. Once there, they can cross the placenta and reach the growing fetus. That's because the "placental barrier" is actually more of a widely spaced filter. It blocks things the size of bacteria, but allows most chemicals to pass easy through.
The Belli Pregnancy line has set a higher standard for prenatal safety in the cosmetic industry. We search through millions of published medical research articles to see if an ingredient has ever been linked to birth defects. If it has, we replace it with a safer ingredient instead. Belli’s solutions are the safest in the treatment of itchy skin early in pregnancy.
Here are the steps and products recommended for safe treatment of itchy skin early in pregnancy:
- Twice weekly, use Belli’s Skin Smoothing Body Exfoliator to remove the dry, dead skin cells and expose the fresh skin beneath.
- Each time you shower, use Belli’s Pampered Pregnancy Body Wash, which gently cleans and hydrates without stripping your skin of its natural oils.
- After getting out of the shower, be sure to apply Belli’s All Day Moisture Body Lotion, which helps lock in your skin's natural moisture.
You can be sure that the products are the safest, as Belli Pregnancy is the only skin care line in the world that performs ongoing teratology screening of every ingredient through millions of published medical articles in the MEDLINE, TOXLINE, DART, and TERIS databases. We remove ingredients with links to birth defects, at any dose or from any method of exposure, and replace them with ingredients that have better safety profiles.
About Belli
Founded by Jason Rubin MD and Annette Rubin in 2002, Belli is the #1 OB/GYN recommended skin care brand. At Belli, we support expectant and new mothers through this changing time by providing soothing, balanced skin products that pamper and protect. Our collections - Belli Pregnancy, Belli Motherhood and Belli Baby – address the specific needs of each stage, with thoughtful attention to the safest formulations.
Belli Pregnancy has set a higher standard for prenatal safety, as the only skin care line in the world that is teratology screened. We search through over 16 million medical research articles in over 5000 international journals, excluding ingredients linked to birth defects or other problems with pregnancy. Belli Motherhood is LactMed screened to avoid ingredients linked to harmful effects during breastfeeding. Belli Baby is screened for xenoestrogens—chemicals that can act like hormones that interfere with normal development of the reproductive system. So no matter which Belli products you use, you can have peace of mind erring on the side of caution.
Belli products are sold at national retailers including CVS Healthy Skin Care Centers, baby/maternity boutiques, fine spas, and a growing number of physician offices. The entire line can be found on belliskincare.com, along with helpful educational articles that teach women about the skin care concerns of pregnancy, motherhood, and infancy.
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