I haven’t been on top of my skincare the way I usually am lately. I’m picking back up on my routine and realized that one product in particular may be a problem: my serum.

It’s a retinoid from Peter Thomas Roth, the Pro Strength 3% Retinoid Plus. I absolutely love this serum, but there are conflicting reports regarding retinoids during pregnancy.

After doing a literature review, I saw that the biggest issue is with oral retinoids, which obviously a serum is not. In addition, only a small amount is thought to be absorbed systemically.

So what I’m getting at: anyone else put the kibosh on their retinoid serum for their skincare routine while pregnant? Has anyone continued and not had any subsequent issues? Just wanna get some thoughts.