Navigating pregnancy-safe skincare can be complicated, but as a medical doctor with a focus on cosmetic ingredient safety, I’ve simplified the search for you. Visit my Skincare During Pregnancy – Begin Here guide for a full index of ingredient safety reviews, pregnancy and IVF-safe recommendations, and doctor-vetted product guides.
In a previous blog post, I wrote about the health issues related to fertility with perfumes, how I stopped using them once I started my IVF process, and what to look out for in perfumes for a pregnant mother.
I will link that blog here:
Guide to IVF and Pregnancy-Safe Phthalate & Paraben Free Perfumes.
To recap:
- Parabens in perfumes serve as preservatives that inhibit the growth of harmful organisms, such as bacteria and fungi.
- Phthalates are used as ‘fixatives’ and help the fragrance last longer and give it an even, consistent scent.
- Buying an expensive perfume or one from a luxury brand does not necessarily mean it is phthalate- or paraben-free, or safe for a pregnant mother.
- Not all clean fragrances are made from natural sources. There are two main categories of clean perfumes: one made from 100% natural ingredients and the other that combines synthetic and natural ingredients.
Reminder: Before you buy what appears to be pregnancy-safe perfume, note that companies frequently change their formulas, and ingredient lists may vary by country. Furthermore, companies are legally permitted not to disclose the full ingredient list, citing intellectual property rights in the formula. Hence, always check the ingredient list and the company website of the pregnancy-safe perfume for more details.
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Best Clean Perfume Brands (With Synthetics)
- Cruelty-free.
- Climate-neutral.
- Vegan.
- Founded by celebrity makeup artist Rosie Jane Johnston, who created her fragrance brand when every fragrance made her nauseous while pregnant.
- Made with sustainable ingredients.
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- The brand also offers skincare essentials such as lotions and deodorants.
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- Carbon neutral.
- One percent of all sales is donated to 1% For The Planet.
- PETA certified.
- Cruelty-free.
- Vegan.
- With biodegradable or reusable, recyclable packaging.
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- Sustainably sourced.
- The range includes home fragrance.
- Founded by Michelle Pfeiffer.
- EWG verified.
- Not tested on animals.
- The range also includes candles and body sprays.
- Handcrafted with organic sugarcane alcohol.
- Vanilla-centric fragrance.
- Vegan.
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- Certified climate neutral.
- Donates 1% of the revenue for environmental causes.
- Involved with reforestation projects with the National Forest Foundation.
- The range includes home fragrance and body care.
- Black-owned.
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- Use both natural and synthetic ingredients.
- Sustainable packaging.
- The range includes body wash and lotions.
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- The range includes hair and body mist.
- Sustainable and eco-friendly packaging.
- Uses ‘sustainably sourced ingredients from nations rebuilding after war or strife.’
- PETA certified cruelty-free.
- Vegan certified by Leaping Bunny.
Best Clean Perfume Brands (No Synthetics. All natural)
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- Also has natural room sprays.
- Hand-blended and bottled in small batches.
- Makes custom perfumes and gives perfumery classes.
- The range includes solid perfumes.
- Hand-blended in Florida.
- The range includes candles, bath and body products.
- Situated in a busy and narrow alley of Old Delhi, India, it has been in business since 1816.
- Sells fragrances made entirely from natural, plant-derived ingredients (attar) and conventional perfumes.
- Does not ship internationally.
- Handcrafted in small batches in LA.
- Unisex.
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- The range includes candles and bath and body products.
- Cruelty-free.
- Vegan.
- The range includes 100% botanical and ‘mixed media’ perfumes blended with phthalate- and paraben-free, high-quality aroma chemicals.
- Hawaii-based organic skincare brand.
- Has a handful of fragrances made from 100% essential oils.
- Base made with organic alcohol from grapes.
- 100% essential oil-based perfumes.
- 100% natural perfume.
- Rhode Island-based, offering perfumery classes.
- The range includes candles.
- NYC-based organic skincare company.
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- Hydrodistilled fragrances from certified organic plants.
- Certified organic grape alcohol as a base.
- 100% all-natural botanical perfume.
- Small-batch artisanal perfumery operated by a husband-and-wife team based in Colorado.
- Vegan.
- Cruelty-free.
- The alcohol base is from USDA organic grape alcohol.
