3 Things You Should Not Do During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the most beautiful moment for all of women. Because there is a growing fetus in the womb, a pregnant woman should maintain her pregnancy condition. Not just limiting themselves do strenuous activity, but also avoid toxins which can enter their body.

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What are things you shouldn't do during pregnancy?

1. Use Skin Care Products Carelessly

For oily skin, you can choose skin and face care products which have oil-free label, use absorption oil face paper, and select a specific oily face facial cleanser. You should avoid oily skin products types that contain salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, paraben, and retinoids.

For dry and flaky skin, use a skin mild cleanser with high moisturizer. Don't swim in water that contain chlorine because it can aggravate your skin condition.

The safe and health methods of skin care is you can use natural ingredients for your skin care during pregnancy. For example, make a cucumber mask or use olive oil for massage.

2. Limit Sun Exposure

Some pregnant women will be exposed black spots on their skin. One of its trigger was sun exposure. So, make sure you don't have exposure to the sun too long. You can also use a lotion that contains SPF (Sun Protection Factor), at least SPF. Don't worry, these blackspots usually disappear after childbirth. Of course, you can cover these blackspots with powder during pregnancy.

3. Don't Color Your Hair

In the first of pregnancy, avoid to use hair dyes that contains a lot of chemical, because your fetus is very vulnerable and weak in first month until third month. You may apply hair dye when your pregnant enter second and third trimester. But, the products you can used weren't be indiscriminate. You can also choose hair dye made from henna.

Alternatively, you can do hair highlight. Usually, application of highlight cream starts from middle area of the hair, don't touch the hair base and scalp, thereby for minimizing chemical substances absorbed by your hair scalp. When painting your hair, either at home or salon, make sure you are in the good air circulation room. If you smell hair dye longly, it's very dangerous for the lungs and the fetus grow.