Maintain Beauty During Pregnancy

Pregnancy brings its own set of beauty challenges, especially when it comes to your skin. Along with an influx of pregnancy hormones, your body is changing rapidly and all of it affects your appearance. It's important to maintain beauty routines and confront pregnancy-specific ailments with helpful solutions.


Steps


Eat a healthy diet full of vegetables and fruit to maintain beauty while pregnant. A diet full of fruits and vegetables will improve the appearance of your skin.

• Focus on foods rich in vitamin A, which can help keep your skin healthy. These include fish, carrots, milk and eggs. However, don't take a vitamin A supplement, which is known to cause birth defects.
• Foods rich in vitamins C and E and rich in antioxidants can reduce the skin's aging process.

Increase the amount of water you drink. Water is an essential element to a pregnancy beauty routine to maintain good health and healthy skin.

Rest and relax whenever possible. Pregnant women need 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night. Plenty of rest will give you more energy during the day and will help thwart bags and dark circles that can mar your appearance during pregnancy

Avoid harsh soaps, as they can remove the natural oil of your skin. Instead, switch to a moisturizing body wash or facial cleanser for your pregnancy beauty routine.

Use a moisturizer and sunscreen (at least SPF 15) daily as part of your beauty routine. Look for oil-free versions.

Ask your doctor what topical treatments are OK to use to maintain your beauty routine. You may be able to use benzoyl peroxide, azelaic acid, erythromycin or other antibiotic treatments. Many of them are prescription-only and must be cleared by a doctor that knows you are pregnant.

Clean your face with a mild cleanser twice each day (in the morning and at night) and rinse thoroughly. Pay close attention to cleaning along the hair and jaw lines, where pores can get clogged.

Wash your hair regularly, but don't over wash. Washing your hair too little will cause the scalp to become oily and can lead to breakouts. Washing your hair too much can strip it of natural oils and lead to scalp irritation.

Wash your towels, pillowcases and hats regularly. This will keep your scalp and hairline acne free.

Read the labels before you add new makeup and hair and skin care products to your pregnancy beauty routine. Look for the noncomedogenic and nonacnegenic promise on the label.

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