Is Dial Soap Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 10/30/2021 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about soap, specifically, Dial soap. Is Dial soap gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? 

The short answer is yes. While Dial soaps are not labeled gluten-free, none of their soaps are made with gluten-ingredients. For this reason their soaps, and body washes can be considered gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease.

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According to Wikipedia, "Dial is an American brand of soap and body wash manufactured by Henkel, the American subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. It was the world's first antibacterial soap."

Nearly all top brands of soap are manufactured without known allergens, including gluten. That said, not all of them are labeled gluten-free. 

A review of the Dial website shows that none of their bar soaps, hand soaps, or body washes contain gluten ingredients.

The following Dial soap products are made without gluten ingredients, list no gluten allergens on the label, and are considered safe for people with celiac disease:

Dial Bar Soaps

Antibacterial

• Gold Antibacterial Bar Soap
• Lavender & Jasmine Antibacterial Bar Soap
• Mountain Fresh Antibacterial Bar Soap
• Spring Water Antibacterial Bar Soap
• White Antibacterial Bar Soap

Skin Care

• Power Berries Skin Care Bar Soap
• Coconut Water Skin Care Bar Soap
• Marula Oil Skin Care Bar Soap
• White Tea Skin Care Bar Soap
• Silk & Seaberry Skin Care Bar Soap

Dial Body Washes

Clean + Gentle 

• Aloe Foaming Hand Wash
• Fragrance Free Foaming Hand Wash
• Grapefruit Body Wash
• Waterlily Body Wash

Hydrating

• Dragon Fruit Body Wash
• Spring Water Body Wash
• Lavender & Jasmine Body Wash
• Coconut Water Body Wash
• Hibiscus Water Body Wash
• Mountain Fresh Body Wash
• Gold Body Wash

Enriching

• Manuka Honey Body Wash
• Sea Minerals Body Wash
• Himalayan Salt Body Wash

Nourishing

• Marula Oil Body Wash
• Lavender Oil Body Wash
• Coconut Oil Body Wash

Moisturizing

• Silk & Ginger Body Wash
• Silk & Orchid Body Wash
• Silk & Magnolia Body Wash
• Silk & Seaberry Body Wash

Men

• Ultimate Clean 3-in-1 Body + Hair + Face Wash
• Recharge 3-in-1 Body + Hair + Face Wash
• Hydro Fresh 3-in-1 Body + Hair + Face Wash
• Infinite Fresh Body Wash
• Advanced Hydration Body Wash

Kids

• Peach 3-in-1 Body + Hair + Bubble Bath
• Lavender 3-in-1 Body + Hair + Bubble Bath
• Melon 2-in-1 Body + Hair Wash
• Fragrance Free 2-in-1 Body + Hair Wash
• Waterlily Body Wash
• Citrus Body Wash

Dial Hand Soaps

Clean + Gentle Collection

• Aloe Foaming Hand Wash
• Grapefruit Foaming Hand Wash
• Fragrance Free Foaming Hand Wash

Moisturizing & Antibacterial

• Manuka Honey Foaming Hand Wash
• Pearl Essence Foaming Hand Wash

Antibacterial

• Fresh Lavender Foaming Hand Wash
• Citrus Sunburst Foaming Hand Wash
• Spring Water Foaming Hand Wash
• Fresh Pear Foaming Hand Wash
• White Tea Foaming Hand Wash
• Coconut Water Foaming Hand Wash
• Silk & Seaberry Foaming Hand Wash
• Power Berries Foaming Hand Wash

Liquid Antibacterial

• Lemon & Sage Liquid Hand Soap
• Spring Water Liquid Liquid Hand Soap
• Gold Liquid Hand Soap
• Pomegranate Tangerine Liquid Hand Soap
• Aloe Liquid Hand Soap
• Sweet Watermelon Liquid Hand Soap
• Lavender & Jasmine Liquid Hand Soap
• White Tea Liquid Liquid Hand Soap

Moisturizing / Hydrating

• Mandarin Orange Liquid Hand Soap
• Ocean Splash Liquid Hand Soap
• Coconut Mango Liquid Hand Soap
• Marula Oil Liquid Hand Soap
• Himalayan Salt Liquid Hand Soap
• Cucumber & Mint Liquid Hand Soap
• Cherry Blossom Liquid Hand Soap
• Vanilla Honey Liquid Hand Soap

Some Dial bar soaps use Benzalkonium Chloride 0.10% as an active antibacterial ingredient.

• Common inactive ingredients in Dial bar soaps include: Soap [Sodium Tallowate* · Sodium Palmate* · Sodium Cocoate* · Sodium Palm Kernelate*] · Aqua (Water, Eau) · Coconut Acid* · Palm Acid* · Palm Kernel Acid* · Tallow Acid* · Glycerin · PEG-6 Methyl Ether · Sodium Chloride · Parfum (Fragrance) · Tetrasodium Etidronate · Pentasodium Pentetate · CI 19140 (Yellow 5) · CI 45350 (Yellow  · CI 14700 (Red 4) · Coumarin · Butylphenyl Methylpropional · Linalool · Benzyl Alcohol · Eugenol · Hexyl Cinnamal · Amyl Cinnamal · Limonene · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Benzyl Alcohol · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, among others.

Many Dial hand soaps use Benzalkonium Chloride 0.13% as an active antibacterial ingredient.

• Inactive ingredients in Dial hand soaps include Aqua (Water, Eau) · Lauramidopropylamine Oxide · Glycerin · Lauramine Oxide · Cetrimonium Chloride · Sodium Chloride · PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate · Citric Acid · Sodium Benzoate · Zinc Sulfate · Myristamidopropylamine Oxide · Parfum (Fragrance) · Dimethyl Lauramine · Tetrasodium EDTA · Alcohol · Dimethyl Myristamine · CI 42090 (Blue 1) · CI 17200 (Red 33) · Butylphenyl Methylpropianol, among others.
• Inactive ingredients in Dial body washes include Aqua (Water, Eau) · Sodium Laureth Sulfate · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · PEG-8 · Sodium Chloride · Parfum (Fragrance) · Sodium Benzoate · Polyquaternium-7 · Citric Acid · Glycerin · PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate · Laureth-2 · PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate · Sodium Sulfate · Tetrasodium EDTA · CI 17200 (Red 33) · CI 42090 (Blue 1) · Butylphenyl Methylpropional · Linalool · Benzyl Alcohol · Benzyl Benzoate · Hexyl Cinnamal · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Geraniol, among others.