Ahhh, hormones. They’re a wonderful thing, aren’t they"
As women, our bodies are truly incredible beings. End of. We grow, we birth and we feed our babies ? all using our bodies. During pregnancy, however, there are many changes we women may experience and our skin ? our body’s largest living organ ? is often on the receiving end. Here, Gritty Pretty’s editor-in-chief shares her personal pregnancy skin care routine.

MY SKIN IMPROVED WHEN I FELL PREGNANT
While the road to starting a family hasn’t been easy, I’m the first to admit I’ve been lucky with my skin during my pregnancy. And when, I say I’m one of the lucky ones, I say it because it’s true. ?It has been shown that 90 per cent of pregnant women will notice some sort of change in their skin: physiological changes, the common or expected skin changes in pregnancy; exacerbation or remission of pre-existing skin conditions, such as acne, eczema or psoriasis; and pregnancy dermatoses, specific inflammatory skin diseases that may occur in pregnancy,? explains medical and cosmetic dermatologist Dr Cara McDonald (she?s also mum to Felix, Claudia and Harrison).
So yes, I am fortunate to have good pregnant skin (salamat po, mum!) as it seems pregnancy has almost leveled out my monthly hormonal breakouts; experiencing less ...