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What has anyone actually said about this label in pregnancy?
Paste a label to see which ingredients have a pregnancy statement from a named regulator or clinical body — and which have none at all.
3 ingredients here have a pregnancy record.
This reports what named regulators and clinical bodies have said. It is not advice about you.
Swallowed and applied to skin are different questions, and the answers often differ. Every line below says which one it answers.
Retinol
What the sources sayNo Canada-specific cosmetic pregnancy instruction was located; US obstetric guidance generally advises avoiding topical retinoids during pregnancy, including OTC products.
ACOG generally recommends avoiding topical retinoids during pregnancy and notes that some are present in OTC products.
Applies to: Topical retinoid class guidance; not a Canadian retinol product label
A close relative is not the same ingredient
What is recorded for Retinol does not carry across to these without a separate review.
- Retinyl Palmitate
- Retinyl Acetate
- Retinal
- Retinoic Acid
Salicylic Acid
What the sources sayUS obstetric guidance lists topical salicylic acid among OTC acne options usable in pregnancy; the Canadian OTC acne monograph itself does not provide a pregnancy statement.
ACOG lists topical salicylic acid among OTC acne ingredients that can be used during pregnancy.
Applies to: OTC topical use; not a Canadian product-specific authorization
A close relative is not the same ingredient
What is recorded for Salicylic Acid does not carry across to these without a separate review.
- Betaine Salicylate
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
- Homosalate
Hydroquinone
Its label records that the data are missingIts label records an absence: those studies have not been done. That is different from a finding of harm, and different from a clearance.
Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with topical hydroquinone, and it is not known whether it can cause fetal harm when used by a pregnant woman.
Applies to: Topical hydroquinone under the US prescribing information
The label directs that topical hydroquinone be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.
Applies to: Topical hydroquinone under the US prescribing information
We looked and found nothing
We searched the topical drug labels on DailyMed on 2026-09-07 for this one and found no pregnancy direction specific to it. The only pregnancy wording on such labels is the general caution printed whatever the ingredient. That is a recorded result, not a clearance.
Niacinamide
Not reviewed
We hold no pregnancy record for these 5 names. That is not a finding of safety and not a finding of harm — only that our review has not reached them.
Aqua · Glycerin · Cetearyl Alcohol · Tocopherol · Phenoxyethanol
Every line above, and where it came from
- Skin Conditions During PregnancyAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists · 2026-08-23OTC acne section lists topical benzoyl peroxide, azelaic acid and topical salicylic acid; prescription section advises generally avoiding topical retinoids during pregnancy. Last reviewed November 2025.
- Hydroquinone 4% cream - FDA prescribing informationUS National Library of Medicine, DailyMed · 2026-09-07Pregnancy section: animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with topical hydroquinone, it is not known whether it can cause fetal harm, and it should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.
This is a record of what sources say, not medical advice. Your midwife, doctor or pharmacist knows your pregnancy and this page does not.