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FAQ: Safe Ingredients During Pregnancy - What to Look For?
Pregnant mothers and women planning to get pregnant want a full understanding of safe ingredients during pregnancy, especially in beauty products. Why should safe ingredients during pregnancy even be a consideration? Your skin is a barrier to many substances, but some topical ingredients are absorbed into the bloodstream in small amounts. We're reminded of this every time a new medication comes out in patch form. Once an ingredient enters the mother's bloodstream it can easily cross into baby's circulation. That's because the poorly-named "placental barrier" is actually more of a widely spaced filter. It blocks very large particles, such as bacteria, but allows most smaller chemicals to pass through.
Belli Pregnancy is the only skin care line in the world that researches safe ingredients during pregnancy because every product offering is teratology screened. Belli searches through millions of published medical research articles, guarding against chemicals known to cause birth defects, and erring on the side of caution by avoiding questionable ingredients as well. Our higher safety standards made us the number one recommended pregnancy skin care brand in a survey of OB/Gyns.
Belli's teratology screening process monitors all the world’s published research studies— guarding against ingredients with scientific links to birth defects. Our comprehensive, data-driven approach to safety helps women make medically responsible choices in safe ingredients during pregnancy.
Belli uses many natural, organically grown ingredients, but the “organic” label alone does not mean that an ingredient is safe during pregnancy. Even some organic skin care ingredients during pregnancy have links to birth defects in published medical studies—including aloe vera, rosemary, salicylic acid, caffeine, and glycolic acid.
Teratology screening helps ensure you are using the safest known ingredients during pregnancy, from any source. It eliminates ingredients with links to birth defects in published medical studies, and replaces them with safer choices instead. Belli has lead the industry with this higher prenatal safety standard since 2002. When the research shows that a natural ingredient is the safest choice, we do prefer to purchase from organic farmers to avoid possible contamination with pesticides.
Every Belli product is allergy tested, free of synthetic dyes and paraben preservatives. Belli products feature natural organic ingredients whenever possible. We do not perform any testing on animals.
At Belli, we support provide 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 Motherhood is LactMed screened to avoid ingredients linked to harmful effects during breastfeeding. Belli Baby is screened for xenoestrogens—chemicals which 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.
At Belli, our love of pregnancy and motherhood guides everything we do. Our goal is to support and encourage new mothers, inspiring self-confidence and greater safety in both pregnancy and parenting.
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