Retinol AKA vitamin A

[scooby]

Hi girls hoping someone can help, does anyone know what the go is with using skin creams that have retinol in them while in the TWW or during pregnancy. I bought cream the other day and the lady said it was pre-retinol and also got bio oil which is vitamin a the funny thing with it is they recommend using it during pregnancy for stretch marks so now im totally confused Would really appreciate some advise

[BB73]

HI Scooby,

I have been advised that any product with a high concentration of retinol should be avoided at all times during pregnancy. These products would be the kind you buy at a dermatologist/cosmetic surgeon, or those professional brands that are purchased through a beautician. I think with the bio oil it is such a small concentration that it is fine to use. The best bet would be to contact the company that makes the product if you have any doubts.

[jules30]

Hi Scooby,

I know a couple of ladies that used Bio Oil during their pregnancies with no ill effects except that they both swear by it to prevent stretch marks!!

I agree with BB73 you only need to worry about the high concentrate products. Also you would hope that these companies had an obligation to put a note not to use their product during pregnancy.

[belle333]

Hi

The article below if from the TGA site. There is an acceptable limit within Australia of what is appropriate to take during pregnancy. The limits do vary from country to country. I was taking a supplement which contained a reasonable amount of vitamin a but stopped taking it when we started trying to conceive.

Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin, Volume 15, Number 4, November 1996
Vitamin A and birth defects

ADRAC recently reviewed a report of a child born with microcephaly and dystonia whose mother had inadvertently ingested large quantities of vitamin A during the first 4 or 5 weeks of pregnancy. The child subsequently died. While it was not possible to implicate the ingestion of vitamin A as a definite cause of the birth defects in this case, excess amounts of vitamin A are suspected causes of birth defects and its therapeutically used congeners are established causes of birth defects. This report highlights a possible problem.
It is important for prescribers to realise that the recommended adult daily allowance of vitamin A from all sources is 2500 IU. One of the products implicated in the above case was freeze dried liver extract. One tablet was derived from 10 grams of liver, and depending on the source of the liver and the method of preparation, each of these tablets may contain from 6,500 to 48,000 IU vitamin A which is far in excess of the recommended daily allowance. There is no warning label on such products.
Vitamin A preparations which are labelled for a daily amount of 5000 IU or less of vitamin A are freely available provided there is a statement on the label on the recommended daily amount. Furthermore, there should be a warning statement to the following effect: "WARNING - Taking more than 2500 IU a day during pregnancy may cause birth defects". Other vitamin A preparations are available only on prescription. There is no need for additional vitamin A during pregnancy.
ADRAC urges prescribers to advise their patients who are pregnant or are likely to become pregnant not to exceed the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A from all sources, and if possible, not to take any vitamin A containing products.

[Chez67]

I am using Bio-oil twice a day because it is the only thing that I have found that helps me with my dry skin here in the ACT! I checked the bio-oil web site and there is quite a bit of info about the product and whether it is safe to use in pregnancy. They say that the amounts of Vit A and Rosemary are so low that they are safe (as long as you don't drink it) to use. Here is a link to their site

.: Bio Oil :.

[Alan]

Check out this thread
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...alicylate.html

For sone info on Vit A