Yes, shampoos, skin creams, etc are an issue for me as well. We have to remember that our skin is our largest "organ" and it absorbs gluten as well. So we have to be extra careful to read ingredients on soaps, skin cream, makeup, hair care products you name it. Anything we put on our skin. Especially as when we shower it opens the pores and can absorb anything more readily!

Hi. I was recently diagnosed as celiac. I was having a problem with itchy skin and rashes, so I switched to an oatmeal cream that was supposed to soothe itchy skin. it got worse. then I found out that in rare cases topical items containing wheat and oats can cause problems in rare cases. now I check the labels on this stuff, too. my hair has also been falling out, thought it was just old age, then like you, I read the label and saw wheat protein listed, so I switched. My hair has stopped falling out and my scalp is in much better condition too. Hope you are doing well. Take care.

I am wondering if you have a wheat allergy AND celiac?? I know it can happen. My kids that are allergic to milk can't physically touch it - that makes me think you may have both issues.

Hey everyone, thank you for the feedback, I guess I will start looking more carefully at what I am using on my skin. Just makes life a little more interesting!

After reading this, I was really scared. I ran in the bathroom and grabbed my favorite bottle of Tressemme shampoo and began reading. No where, on the shampoo bottle or the conditioner, did I read anything that pertained to wheat. There was a lot of ingredients that I couldn't even pronounce, but no wheat that I could detect. Whew, I was relieved, as that is one of my favorite products. Unless I am too ignorant to recognize a hidden wheat ingredient, I will continue to use it. So far, no hair fall out.

Wheat products found in many personal care products such as shampoos, conditioners, soaps, moisturizers, etc., probably can be irritating to some people. Other ingredients to watch out for are dyes. Most commercial personal care products contain artificial coloring/dyes and many people have terrible reactions to them (many people don't even realize it's the dyes that are doing it). Many artificial colorings contain gluten, and often times contain petrochemicals (coal-tar derived). In addition to having a sensitivity to gluten, many of us with Celiac are also sensitive to many chemicals. I had the same problem with losing a lot of my hair, and the hair that didn't fall out simply got burned out - extremely dry, fly-away, ends were terribly split. After about a year of using chemical-free shampoos and conditioners, my hair is back to being really pretty again. Initially, I thought my hair was changing due to age - was I ever wrong! Hope this helps.

I am also having a problem with my hair being very dry. I find lots of it on my pillow, and in the shower. I had assumed it had to do with malabsorption. Guess I better take a closer look at what I'm using. As far as I know, the experts say that you can't absorb gluten in skin and hair.

I have been on gluten free diet since 18 months. I am now 49 years old. Yes, I also had problems with any shampoo, conditioner, or body wash with wheat contents. It caused me to have rash, itchiness and hair loss. I suggest being careful using products. My doctor recommended to read everything**

I have trouble with treseme as well. I love it but my hair falls out as well. I have used Neutregena Triple Moisture and I do much better. I also like John Frieda. I have to watch all my lotions and baby lotion is about the only lotion that I can use. I have become such a label reader and take my own shampoo even to the salon. The gluten on my skin and hair tends to give me very large almost boil like things on my arms. If anyone has any more suggestions for shampoos, I am very open to them.... Best of luck...

I use a shampoo from gluten free Savonnerie and it works well for me. It was formulated to be gluten free so I don't have to worry.

Thank you for the feedback. I was wondering if I need to change shampoo or not because every time I shampoo my hair falls out really bad and it is stressing me out. If I have to use baby shampoo I will. Thanks all.

I had the same problem with wheat germ oil in shampoo and conditioner. It's tough to find products without it but it's best. My hair also dried up, tangled and clumped and then fell out. I also developed an itchy flaky skin rash that resembled dandruff but it wasn't. When I got off the wheat products, my condition cleared up in 1 week.