5 Potent Antioxidants That Take Your Pregnancy Skincare Routine Up A Notch
5 Apr 2023 | 6 min Read
Sudeshna Chakravarti
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If there’s one category of skincare ingredients you can never get enough of, it’s antioxidants. They are touted to be highly beneficial for your skin and deserve to be a part of your pregnancy skincare routine.
Antioxidants help tackle common pregnancy skin conditions like hyperpigmentation, dullness, inflammation, and acne, and they also prevent free radical damage to keep your complexion healthy and glowing.
And that’s not all! Antioxidants also help enhance your skin texture and diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Read on to know more about the benefits of these skincare powerhouses and potent antioxidants that should be a part of your daily pregnancy beauty routine.
Benefits Of Antioxidants For Your Skin During Pregnancy
The sole purpose of antioxidants is to reverse and prevent oxidative stress aka free radical damage on your skin. In most cases, free radicals stem from factors like pollution, sun, toxins, smoke, stress, and antioxidants work by scavenging these loose radicals so that they do not cause further damage to your complexion, and also repair existing damage.
Additionally, antioxidants exhibit anti-inflammatory properties and help soothe and calm skin conditions like eczema, rosacea, and hyperpigmentation. It also boosts collagen production and enhances elastin levels, making your complexion appear more plump and firm.
5 Antioxidants To Add To Your Pregnancy Beauty Routine
Skincare actives like niacinamide, and vitamins C and E are powerful antioxidants that enhance your skin health and restore firmness and glow / Image credit: Pexels
Vitamin C For Skin Dullness
Vitamin C is one of the most potent antioxidants that help tackle a number of pregnancy skin concerns like dullness, and hyperpigmentation. It also helps neutralise free radicals on your skin and delivers a boost of hydration by enhancing collagen production and stimulating skin cell turnover.
You can add vitamin C to your skincare regime in the form of a serum, and use it both in your AM and PM routine. Go for The Moms Co.’s natural 10% vitamin C face serum, which is made with ethyl ascorbic acid that has 86% vitamin C and is closest to the molecular size of the skincare active.
The vitamin C serum also contains other skin-loving ingredients like ferulic acid, licorice extracts, and ginseng that help protect your skin against environmental stressors and boost hydration to improve your complexion’s elasticity and firmness. Regular usage of the serum can also help repair hyperpigmentation and fade your dark spots.
Niacinamide For Pregnancy Acne
Niacinamide is an active form of vitamin B3 and an amazingly potent antioxidant. It is an excellent anti-inflammatory agent too that treats acne and reduces breakouts, and also protects your skin against environmental triggers like UVA and UVB rays and pollution.
You can include a niacinamide-enriched serum in your skincare routine. For instance, you can go for The Moms Co.’s natural niacinamide face serum, which is formulated with 10% niacinamide, and other organic actives like squalane, licorice extracts, and zinc that work heavy-duty to reduce acne, even tone your skin, control oil production, and fight blemishes and pigmentation to give you a spot-free and glowing complexion.
Ceramide For Strengthening Your Skin Barrier
Ceramide is the ultimate skin-soothing ingredient that strengthens your skin barrier and reduces inflammation / Image credit: Pexels
If you have a compromised skin barrier and want to enhance its integrity, then you should definitely consider adding ceramide to your routine. Ceramides help keep your skin barrier healthy and functioning properly and also protect your complexion against environmental stressors like pollution and UV rays.
For best results, you can opt for the natural ceramide face serum from The Moms Co., which is perfect for rebuilding your skin barrier and soothing your complexion. In addition to ceramide, the face serum also contains other calming ingredients like hyaluronic acid, rice water, and natural vitamin E, which tone down redness, enhance hydration, and help enhance the texture of your skin.
Vitamin E For Dryness
Vitamin E is nicknamed the ultimate skin moisturiser due to its nourishing and hydrating properties. It also helps absorb deep into your skin and repair damage to enhance skin radiance and glow.
Add The Moms Co.’s natural vita-rich face cream to your routine to get all the benefits of this restoring vitamin and enhance your skin health. The vita-rich face serum contains vitamins B3, B5, and E, which replenish your skin from within and stimulate collagen synthesis to soothe a stressed and inflamed complexion.
Additionally, the face serum contains hyaluronic acid and ceramides, which enhance your skin’s hydration levels and strengthen your skin barrier.
Bakuchiol For Fine Lines And Wrinkles
Bakuchiol is the natural and plant-based alternative to retinol that fights signs of ageing like fine lines and wrinkles and helps restore your skin’s integrity. In fact, this ingredient mimics all the properties of retinol and has added benefits of being non-irritating and safe for pregnancy.
To add bakuchiol to your pregnancy skincare routine, you can turn to The Moms Co.’s natural age control serum that refines your skin’s texture and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Apart from bakuchiol, the serum also contains other potent skincare actives like niacinamide and hyaluronic acid that deliver hydration to your skin and boost elasticity and firmness.
Conclusion
Antioxidants are undoubtedly an essential part of your pregnancy skincare routine as they help fight off free radical damage, and keep your skin healthy and radiant.
The Moms Co. products discussed above are completely chemical-free, making them perfect #ForEveryMum to support her #ThroughEveryChange. Hence, based on your skin concern, you can safely add suitable antioxidants to your pregnancy skincare routine or even try pairing some of them together for enhanced results.
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