Ascorbic Acid, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Lauryl Laurate, Silica, Alumina, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Polyglyceryl-3 Laurate, Hydrogenated Soy Polyglycerldes, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, C15-23 Alkane, Fragrance (Parfum).

Yes. L-ascorbic acid and the botanical oils in this formula are safe during pregnancy. The fragrance is present at cosmetic concentrations.

No. Don't use it on the same evening as a retinoid or AHA. The combination would be too much physical and chemical exfoliation in one step. Use it on alternate evenings, or twice weekly on evenings when your skin is not using stronger actives.

Standard vitamin C serums are leave-on treatments applied daily. This is a twice to three times weekly treatment with a much higher concentration (30% vs the typical 10 to 15%) that you apply, leave, then remove. The physical exfoliation from the micro-crystals gives an immediate brightening and smoothing effect alongside the cumulative vitamin C benefit.