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Bad Skin

Hi, I'm pregnant and my skin has gone crazy crazy with spots galore. Should I go to a beauticians for advice or does anyone have advice on a good cleanser/toner/moisteriser that would help?
Thanks!

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  • mazza111
    mazza111 Posts: 6,327 Forumite
    Congratulations on your pregnancy and my sympathies on your skin. I had the same problem with one of my pregnancies. Had to stop using soap and cleansers altogether, instead washed myself with Aqueous cream which is just a good cheap moisturiser that can be bought from the chemist. Hopefully your skin will clear up soon, only lasted a few weeks for me.
    4 Stones and 0 pounds or 25.4kg lighter :j
  • try some liz earle its very gentle x
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  • dholtuk2
    dholtuk2 Posts: 53 Forumite
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    Try using sudocreme at night cos this should help to calm them down. Very cheap and doesn't block the pores. Congratulations!
  • jeannieblue
    jeannieblue Posts: 4,761 Forumite
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    edited 14 April 2009 at 9:40PM
    daisygirl wrote: »
    Hi, I'm pregnant and my skin has gone crazy crazy with spots galore. Should I go to a beauticians for advice or does anyone have advice on a good cleanser/toner/moisteriser that would help?
    Thanks!
    Oh I really really sympathise ........

    Its been a good few years now since I had my first son (he's 31 now!). I used to go to the clinic and look at all the glowing mums there - and then there was me. White and spotty... :o tired and worn out.

    The specialist I saw at the hospital said that the baby was taking all the goodness from me. I have no idea if that is true and things have changed no doubt since I was pregnant! On the positive side - I had a beautiful healthy baby at the end of it.

    Can I suggested perhaps comfrey ointment? Later in life (and earlier) I have had some awful conditions to deal with and it is only now that I have it sorted!!

    I found a comfrey rich ointment (its all natural) by Viridian, in a tub - there's a link on one of the sites here somewhere, it really calms the skin down. And I changed also to using pure (not the high street copies) mineral make up. I prefer the healing foundation by Elemental Beauty. It contains a healing substance called Allantoin - which is in that particular comfrey ointment too.

    If you want any links - say - and I will find them for you.

    Or you could do a search re mineral make up and comfrey and find the threads on here. You will see that some of us have had an interesting journey!

    Re the comfrey - you don't need to use a lot. It is quite greasy - and I only apply it at night. During the day I use Liz Earle light moisturiser.

    Hope that has been of some help.
    Genie
    Master Technician
  • jeannieblue
    jeannieblue Posts: 4,761 Forumite
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    A link for you.......

    http://www.discountvitaminsandherbs.com/system/module-product_page-detail_bytype-_typeval-_pid-1489

    It can't do any harm and it has really helped me :D
    Genie
    Master Technician
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