Healthy Skin Care During Pregnancy

Not a reason to stop a healthy skin care during pregnancy. Many pregnant women when to stop using cosmetics for fear of adverse effects on the fetus. Yet when the pregnancy hormone changes that will cause skin problems in some women. Therefore, proper selection of cosmetics to be done, so that the beauty and skin health is maintained.

Healthy Skin Care During Pregnancy

Some things you can do for healthy skin care during pregnancy are:
Wear lotion / cream for moisturizing skin of the abdomen.
Use sunscreen on a regular basis to reduce pigmentation problems
Avoid sitting or standing position for long, especially when the legs tend to swell.
Try not to scratch the itchy area because it will eventually leave a mark.
Avoid hot baths and use soap "soft" to avoid the itch
Perform cleaning and regular skin care, pregnant women usually already doing your skin care.

Feel free to ask about products that are safe for pregnant women
When complaints began to spread into the area itchy arms and legs, especially accompanied by complaints of nausea, vomiting, or yellow skin and eyes immediately went to the doctor for further treatment.

Skin changes that often occur in pregnant women, namely:
Presence of pigmentation, especially in women who are faced brown (dark). Pigmentation is believed to affect nearly about 50-70% of pregnant women. Areas of skin pigmentation is usually experienced the cheeks, forehead, nipples, breasts, folding arms, pubic area and extends from the center of the abdomen to the pubic chest.

The emergence of elongated strokes (stretch marks) on stomach and breast. This disorder occurs among them is because the skin is stretched. Usually the initial appearance of stretch marks is marked with streaks of reddish color that will be more pale then often also leave black marks.
Other complaint is the appearance or increased severity of acne. The skin also tends to shiny and oily, this be caused because of hormonal stimulation of oil glands.
The emergence of varices or red dots arranged in a similar vein smooth fingers and redness on the palms.

Changes are also sometimes occur on the nails, faster-growing but fragile strength.
Majority of pregnant women experience thicker hair which is then followed by a loss shortly after birth.
Sometimes found the emergence of fine hairs on the face, legs or back.
The emergence of the complaints of itching, especially in women who are talented allergic.

Perform maintenance of healthy skin during pregnancy intensive
Conduct an intensive skin care can be done at home or at the skin care center, such as special spa where a pregnant woman. If you want to do it at home make sure the product is safe for the skin and the fetus, so that no one chose a good idea to consult with your doctor.