A Gluten Free Life Online

If you have a gluten intolerance or are diagnosed with celiac disease, you’re more than likely carefully monitoring the food that you eat and the liquids you ingest.

But what about your cosmetics? Did you know that many of the top makeup brands have what products in them?

Why would this be of concern? Because whatever you put on your skin gets absorbed into your system. 

Gluten free/wheat free makeup is becoming more widely available, and you should learn more about it.

For many celiacs and gluten intolerant folks, this isn’t a problem. The amount of gluten involved is quite small; not really enough to cause problems that you can recognize. However, for some, even this small amount can cause damage.

In fact, it’s probably better, especially for celiacs, that makeup with gluten/wheat products be avoided.

As is necessary in selecting food and drink, reading labels is of critical importance in selecting the makeup you put on your face. These are the ingredients okayed by the FDA that are quite often a part of the cosmetic’s recipe:

WHEAT DERIVED
AMP-ISOSTEAROYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
DISODIUM WHEATGERMAMIDO PEG 2 SULFOSUCCINATE
HYDROLYZED WHEAT GLUTEN
HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL
HYDROLYZED WHEAT STARCH
HYDROXPROPYLTRIMONIUM HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
WHEAT AMINO ACIDA
WHEAT BRAN EXTRACT
WHEAT GERM EXTRACTS
WHEAT GERM GLYCERIDES
WHEAT GERM OIL
WHEAT GERMAMIDOPROPYLDIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
WHEAT PROTEIN
WHEAT (TRITICUM VULGARE) BRAN EXTRACT
TRITICUM VILGARE (WHEAT) FLOUR LIPIDS
TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM EXTRACT
TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM OIL

BARLEY DERIVED
AMINO PEPTIDE COMPLEX
BARLEY EXTRACT
HORDEUM VULGARE (BARLEY) EXTRACT
PHYTOPHINGOSINE EXTRACT

OAT DERIVED
AVENA SATIVA (OAT) FLOUR
AVENA SATIVA (OAT) FLOUR KERNEL
OAT (AVENS SATIVA) EXTRACT
OAT BETA GLUCAN
OAT EXTRACT
OAT FLOUR
SODIUM LAUROYL OAT AMINO ACIDS

As more becomes known about gluten intolerance, companies are voluntarily including gluten free products into their cosmetic lines. Many of them, in fact, have made sure to have an online presence with full information about their ingredients. It doesn’t take much to find them and do your due diligence.