Is Mary Kay Face Wash Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 03/16/2022 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain brands and products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about Mary Kay face wash products. 

Specifically, is Mary Kay face wash gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? The short answer is NO. Here's the lowdown.

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It's important for people with celiac disease to avoid gluten, not only in their diets, but in their beauty products, including face washes and cleansers. Here's what we know about Mary Kay face wash.

A search of the Mary Kay website shows eight product entries for facial wash. However, a search turns up no items listed as gluten-free. It seems that Mary Kay does not specifically label any of their facial washes as gluten-free.

For this reason, we do not consider Mary Kay facial wash to be gluten-free or safe for people with celiac disease. If you know and trust this brand and its ingredients, by all means follow your choice. As always, read labels, avoid gluten ingredients, and choose carefully.

EpiLynx is a company that is dedicated to gluten-free cosmetics, and they do have a gluten-free face wash: EpiLynx by Dr. Liia Oil and Gluten-Free Apple Face Wash.

For anyone looking for make-up brands labeled gluten-free, here's a list of top brands.

A list of cosmetic ingredients that may contain gluten:

• Cyclodextrin, Dextrin
• Dextrin Palmitate
• Hydrolyzed Malt Extract
• Hydrolyzed Oat Flour
• Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
• Hydrolyzed wheat Flour
• Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten
• Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch
• Secale Cereale ((Rye) Seed Flour
• Tocopherol Acetate (if made from wheat)
• Tritidcum Vulgare (Wheat Germ Extract)
• Triticum Vulgare
• (Wheat) Germ Extract
• Triticum Vulgare (Wheat Gluten)
• Triticum Wheat Amino Acids
• Wheat Germ Glycerides
• Wheat Germanidopropalkonium Chloride
• Wheat Protein
• WheatgermamidopropylI Ethydimonium Ethosulfate
• Yeast Extract