I found a credible source (Medscape)of information regarding retinol use in pregnancy, and here are the important pieces of information:
- "At most, topical retinoids, including tretinoin, adapalene, and tazarotene, deliver minuscule amounts of active ingredient into the circulation."
- "If trying to become pregnant or if pregnancy occurs, patients should discontinue topical retinoids."
Another source (sites credible medical journals for this information):
"When used topically, the teratogenic risk of tretinoin [a type of synthetic retinol] had been thought to be close to 0. According to one source, no cases of toxicity had been reported after nearly 20 years of use. In support of this, it has been estimated that even if maximal absorption (approximately 33%) occurred from a 1-g daily application of a 0.1% preparation, this would only result in about one-seventh of the vitamin A activity received from a typical prenatal vitamin supplement."
This information is just provided to give you piece of mind, as it is best to avoid the topical-use of retinol-containing products during pregnancy. It is the oral-administration of retinol that has been proven to cause severe birth defects.
Please let us know what the company and your doctor says!
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I found a credible source (Medscape)of information regarding retinol use in pregnancy, and here are the important pieces of information:
- "At most, topical retinoids, including tretinoin, adapalene, and tazarotene, deliver minuscule amounts of active ingredient into the circulation."
- "If trying to become pregnant or if pregnancy occurs, patients should discontinue topical retinoids."
Another source (sites credible medical journals for this information):
"When used topically, the teratogenic risk of tretinoin [a type of synthetic retinol] had been thought to be close to 0. According to one source, no cases of toxicity had been reported after nearly 20 years of use. In support of this, it has been estimated that even if maximal absorption (approximately 33%) occurred from a 1-g daily application of a 0.1% preparation, this would only result in about one-seventh of the vitamin A activity received from a typical prenatal vitamin supplement."
This information is just provided to give you piece of mind, as it is best to avoid the topical-use of retinol-containing products during pregnancy. It is the oral-administration of retinol that has been proven to cause severe birth defects.
Please let us know what the company and your doctor says!
February 13, 2011 - 2:54pmThis Comment
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