Not necessarily ? but you do need to be conscious about what you?re spritzing on your skin.
In 2020, the conversation around beauty and health is becoming more and more nuanced. It?s information overload out here. For every expert that says don?t you dare wash your hair with SLS-laden shampoo (!) there?s another that recommends you go right ahead. Couple this phenomenon with pregnancy, and frankly, we?re exhausted. 
Recently, we wrote an explainer on the most common ?nasties? to grace free-from labels (you read here) and pregnancy skincare (click this link). Another question we get asked a lot is: can you continue to wear perfume during pregnancy"
There is no right and wrong in this instance; as always, the decision is up to you. There are two major factors at play: firstly, the true meaning of fragrance on ingredient labels and b) the discussion around phthalates. 
If you want full transparency around what?s in your perfume, traditional fragrances are not your friend. For the most part, beauty brands have to abide by the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) and list what?s inside each product. However, fragrance gets a free pass as it?s considered proprietary or trade secret; companies don?t want to give away any specifics about their formulation to avoid copy cats.
When ?fragrance? is listed on an ingredient label that single ingredient could contain a cocktail of chemicals ? or it could be a si...