PREGNANCY SAFE ACNE SERUM

The honest answer is that it's a precaution rather than a proven danger at typical skincare concentrations, and the caution comes from salicylic acid's chemical relationship to aspirin and the wider advice around salicylates in pregnancy, particularly with regular or high-dose use. There's no need to panic about having used a salicylic acid cleanser before you knew it. Going forward, the straightforward thing to do is avoid it, which is what this serum is for.

Topical retinoids have far lower systemic absorption than oral retinoids known to cause harm, and the real-world risk from occasional use before you knew it is generally considered very low. Dermatology guidance still recommends avoiding all retinoids for the duration, out of caution rather than settled proof of topical harm, and this range follows that position. If you've used a retinol product without knowing you were pregnant, that's a conversation for your midwife or GP, not a reason to worry alone.

Beyond salicylic acid and retinoids, hydroquinone (used in some pigmentation products) and certain essential oils are also generally best avoided in pregnancy. If you're ever unsure about a product already in your routine, it's worth checking with your midwife, GP or a pharmacist rather than assuming it's fine.

It's a genuinely active formula. Niacinamide and zinc sulphate both have real evidence behind them for acne and congestion, and this isn't a compromise product assembled from whatever's left after removing the ingredients we can't use. It's a different, narrower toolkit than the full prescription system, chosen because it's the right toolkit for pregnancy.

Usually not. The base is designed to be hydrating enough on its own, which matters more in pregnancy when skin can be more sensitive.

Yes, this formula is for both pregnancy and breastfeeding, for the same reasons.

Once you're no longer pregnant or breastfeeding, and any specific timing your own doctor or midwife might want to flag has passed. The Night Serum in particular contains tretinoin, which needs to be fully clear of that consideration before restarting.
Acne Day Serum, Acne Night Serum

That's a reasonable and common time to switch, since it avoids having to change everything quickly once you get a positive test, particularly for tretinoin, which is best stopped ahead of trying to conceive rather than on the day you find out.

Fewer than outside pregnancy. Oral isotretinoin is never used in pregnancy, and many oral antibiotics used for acne aren't suitable either. This is a conversation for a skin consultation, not something to work out alone, since the safest option depends on exactly where you are in your pregnancy and your wider history.

No. This formula, like every serum in the range, is fragrance-free and formulated without the ingredients dermatologists most commonly see cause skin reactions. If you have a known sensitivity to a specific ingredient, mention it in your questionnaire, and we'll exclude it from your formulation.

Yes. The pharmacy compounds it individually to your formulation based on your prescription, not from a small number of fixed bulk batches, and it can be adjusted as things change over the course of your pregnancy.

Usually, since pregnancy-related breakouts are largely hormonal and tend to settle as hormones do postpartum, though that varies and breastfeeding has its own hormonal pattern, if breakouts persist well after you're back on your usual regime, it's worth a skin consultation.

Because pregnancy and breastfeeding both last a while, and a subscription is the simplest way to keep a working regime going without having to remember to reorder. You can pause, change, or cancel it whenever you like, which matters more here than with most products, since your needs may change from one trimester to the next.

15ml at one pump (about 0.5ml) daily is roughly a two-month supply.

Why do I have to answer questions before I can buy it?

Neither niacinamide nor zinc sulphate needs a prescription on its own. This bottle does, because it's compounded fresh to your prescription rather than being a fixed, mass-produced formula like the Day Serum. The short questionnaire, which also confirms you're pregnant or breastfeeding so the formula is right for you, comes before payment.