Would You Use Self-Tanner When Pregnant?

on July 7, 2009 at 4:00 PM

Photo from Lancome

Guest blog from Lucky magazine editor and CafeMom Meredith Rollins. She has a two-year-old son and is pregnant with her second, due in September.

It's finally super-hot in New York, so I'm living in short skirts and cropped pants...which means my legs are on display after many months of hibernation. If I weren't pregnant, I would have immediately reached for the self-tanner by now. But since I am, I've been a little hesitant.

Is improving the appearance of my pale, spotty, vein-riddled legs worth coating myself with another chemical-based cosmetic?

So I asked Lucky's beauty director, Jean Godfrey June -- who happens to be a total skincare expert and a truly dedicated, health-minded mom (she gave birth at home! she's hardcore!). She said: "I self-tanned furiously through both pregnancies. Self tanning just dyes your very top layer of skin cells, which are of course, dead."

Plus, as she points out, "It's especially good if people have stopped commenting on your gorgeous pregnant glow. It starts the whole thing right back up!"

So I'm going to be using Flash Bronzer Self-Tanning Leg Gel ($29.50) from Lancome, Jean's favorite and therefore mine.

What do you think? Are you self-tanning while pregnant?

Filed Under: the pregnant life

Comments (12)

rozepyle

on Jul 7, 2009 at 8:28 PM

i would get sprayed ;)

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GRAC-E

on Jul 7, 2009 at 9:07 PM

ha i got sprayedd and omg never again it wears off so easily so your left scrubbing the crap out of your skin, its so badd i dont recommend it at all,

KatieFlower

on Jul 7, 2009 at 10:16 PM

I wanted to but didn't know if it was safe or not.

GeorgiaSun

on Jul 8, 2009 at 5:18 AM

I use this self tanner by Lorel and its AWESOME!!! Def self tanning!!!!!!! My husband gives me great compliments on it and the pregnant belly!!!

mmmommy0207

on Jul 8, 2009 at 10:31 AM

I will now. I love the way I look pregnant (except the whole swollen feet thing!) and I'm always trying to look healthier! Twilight-white legs don't look very healthy!

mistyblue972

on Jul 8, 2009 at 11:16 AM

I researched this produce called (safe tan) I had seen in a magazine. I use it now, and I like it a lot. It is supposed to be safe for pregnant women, and it is aloe vera based. I like it because when you put it on you can see the color imediately, and touch up any mistakes you've made.

Milkmakingmama

on Jul 8, 2009 at 12:59 PM

I am SO to lazy to do this! Heck, I have to be feeling really frisky to even SHAVE my legs! My one week appointments at the OB have started and just trying to muster up the energy to groom enough to not be unsightly is almost too much.

Carrielovesspa

on Jul 8, 2009 at 3:10 PM

I recommend using Raydiance by Sensaria Natural Bodycare. It is a large container and it is a safe, natural product. The color comes from Walnut shells. Go to sensaria.com/spacarrie

nkasearle

on Jul 8, 2009 at 4:05 PM

I tanned in a tanning bed till I was 6 months pregnant. Then I used sunless tanners. There are some BIG misconceptions out there about tanning beds being bad, but the truth is that as long as you make sure your not over heating it no more harmful then being out side on a sunny day.

desertcheetah

on Jul 8, 2009 at 5:48 PM

I didn't self-tan while I was pregnant. I didn't want to risk any chemicals seeping into the baby. Not to mention, I didn't want to be bending down over my belly and twisting all over to get it applied everywhere. Bleh! Plus, I didn't feel I needed to look like people on magazine covers. That's just an illusion.