Safer Skincare for Fertility and Pregnancy: Essential Tips with Dermatologist Dr. Heather Rogers

Written By Lora Shahine, MD

How does your daily skincare routine impact fertility, pregnancy, or your overall health? Which products and sunscreen are ok while trying to conceive and pregnant and which are NOT? 

Can you do botox, filler, red light therapy while trying to conceive?

Dr. Heather Rogers joins Baby or Bust to answer these questions and give valuable advice on finding a safer skincare routine without compromising your safe care. Dr. Rogers is a double-board certified dermatologist and founder of Doctor Rogers Skin Care line. She knows building a family isn’t easy for everyone and can take longer than you might like. So her recommendations are in line with putting yourself first and making your skincare routine manageable and safer for the various stages of fertility, pregnancy, and all stages of life.

In the education-packed episode, Dr. Lora Shahine and Dr. Rogers discuss endocrine disruptors and toxins, tips for finding the right products for you, practical recommendations for using retinol, fillers, sunscreen, red light therapy, Botox, and IPL before and during pregnancy, and Dr. Rogers shares her top 5 products for your best skin. 

In this episode you’ll hear:

[2:08] Meet Dr. Heather Rogers, founder of Doctor Rogers Skin Care

[4:38] So many choices for skincare: Find Safer Ones

[8:05] The truth about parabens and endocrine disruptors

[13:45] Navigating skincare product safety

[19:08] Dos and Don’ts for trying to conceive products and pregnancy products

[28:34] The five products you need for amazing skin

[35:09] Red light therapy

[37:35] Sunscreen recommendations

[41:35] Where to find more information from Dr. Heather Rogers

Resources mentioned: 

www.doctorrogers.com Enjoy 15% discount with code DRSHAHINE at checkout

www.mdinseattle.com

Follow Dr. Rogers on Instagram & Tiktok  @drheatherrogers 

Follow Doctor Rogers Skin Care @doctor.rogers

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Lora Shahine, MD

Dr. Lora Shahine, reproductive endocrinologist at Pacific NW Fertility and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, completed her residency in OBGYN at the University of California in San Francisco and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Stanford University. She is dedicated to educating and advocating for increased awareness of infertility, miscarriage, and the impact on environmental toxins on health through an active social media presence, teaching, clinical research, and authoring multiple blogs and books including best selling, ‘Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.’

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