Recently diagnosed with Celiac's Disease, I am new to this whole phenomenon of reading labels on everything that I ingest or put on my skin. Learning the various ways to list Gluten, Wheat, Rye or Barley on labels has been a bit overwhelming!
Research shows(to date) that skin care products containing Gluten cause no harm as the molecules are too large to enter the bloodstream. However, I have noticed getting a headache(Celiac Symptom) when I use products containing Gluten.
Gluten is disguised in food & personal care products under other names.
The research I have done has indicated that personal care products that can contain Gluten, Rye, Wheat or Barley are:
- Shampoo
- Toothpaste
- Lipstick
- Facial Cleansers
- Lotions
- Shaving gels
- Hair spray
- Soap
Gluten Derived Ingredients you Shouldn’t Overlook
Ingredients Derived from Wheat:
- Tocopherols
- Mixed Tocopherols
- Fermented Grain Extract
- Amp-Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten
- Starch
- PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- Amino Acids Hydroxypropyltrimonium
- Steardimonium Hydroxypropyl Protein/PVP Crosspolymer
- Triticum Vulgare
- Bran Extract
- PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- Triticum Lipids
- Germamidopropyldimonium Hydroxypropyl
- Cyclodextrin
- Dextrin Palmitate
- Stearyldimoniumhydroxypropyl
Ingredients derived from Wheat Germ Oil:
- Wheat Germ Glycerides
- Disodium Wheat Germamido PEG-2 Sulfosuccinat Vitamin E
- Germ Oil
- Triticum Vulgare
- Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract
- Wheat Germ Glycerides
- Wheat Germ Extract
Ingredients derived from Oats that are likely cross-contaminated:
- Avena Sativa
- Bran
- Protein or Extracts
Ingredients derived from Barley
- Barley Extract
- Samino Peptide Complex
- Hordeum Vulgare Phytosphingosine Extract
- Lipids
