Lanning's Third Pregnancy Favorites: What Our Founder Is Actually Using

he first half of Lanning's third pregnancy was defined by one word: simplicity. Hormonal acne hit hard in the first and second trimester, and after trying to address it with various treatments, she made a deliberate decision to pare back.

"I became really religious about washing my face twice a day. That was the foundation of everything. When your skin is going haywire, consistency matters more than products."

Her cleansers of choice are the Doctor Rogers Face Wash and the Tata Harper Superkind Soothing Milky Gel Cleanser — both fragrance-free, both gentle enough for daily double use without stripping the skin barrier. On nights or mornings when she was wearing makeup, she'd precede her cleanse with the True Botanicals Ginger Cleansing Balm to break everything down first.

From there, she kept moisture simple: the Cool As A Cucumber Hydra Elixir followed by either the KORA Organics Noni Glow Face Oil or the AESTURA ATOBARRIER365 Cream, depending on what her skin needed that day.

"I couldn't layer anything extra. No night serums, no morning actives — my skin just wasn't ready for it. So I focused on barrier support and hydration and left it at that."

Now that Lanning is entering her third trimester and her skin has begun to settle, she's finding room to reintroduce a couple of targeted products she had to put aside earlier in the pregnancy.

"By the third trimester I finally feel like I can layer something back in without my skin revolting. I've started using the True Botanicals Phyto-Retinol Sleep Serum at night and The Outset Firming Vegan Collagen Prep Serum in the morning — both feel like a gentle step back toward doing something proactive for my skin without overdoing it."

The rest of her routine has stayed largely intact. Consistency has become its own kind of anchor.

And with a spring break trip to Florida coming up, she has one more addition: Le Prunier Plumscreen, one of her favorite mineral sunscreens. "I'm not going anywhere without that one."