Gluten Free Dry Skin Cream

[Yan05]

Hi. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for gluten free cream for dry skin. The skin on my chin and around my mouth has started getting really dry and since it is so close to my mouth, I really don't want to take any chances and use something that contains gluten.

 

Help would be greatly appreciated,

Thank you

 

 

[kareng]

CeraVE cream in the round jar.

[cyclinglady]

I use Cerave too, but their facial sunscreen contains OATS! Be careful! I am still fuming about that recent change! I use coconut oil too. I like smelling like a Mounds candy bar or the beach!

[LauraTX]

Coconut oil also works great on dry facial skin.  Works nice for me since I tend to get allergic reactions to a lot of cosmetics.

[Yan05]

Thank you very much for all your help.

 

Cheers

[Zebra007]

CeraVE cream in the round jar.

Hi Kereng, I am also looking for a good face cream and so I looked at the ingredients and it has "Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate" which is a derivative of milk, this  would be fine for most people, but for some people with casein intolerance probably not.  I Just thought I should mention that   

[Zebra007]

I have just remembered  "Emu oil" is good, its good for legs and arms, and some use it on their face too!

 

Google it you might be surprised as it appears to have healing properties too.

[kareng]

Hi Kereng, I am also looking for a good face cream and so I looked at the ingredients and it has "Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate" which is a derivative of milk, this would be fine for most people, but for some people with casein intolerance probably not. I Just thought I should mention that

Probably still OK. But I was answering a question about gluten. The fact is, most people do not eat thier lotion. The amount that might actually get swallowed is extremely small and any one ingredient is even smaller than that. The chances that an ingredient derived from milk, gluten, etc might actually even still contain gluten, a milk protein, etc. is small.

Casein is a milk protein and this sodium lauroyl lactylate is a salt? Not really the same thing.

[Zebra007]

Karen, I believe we are both correct as Sodium lauroyl lactylate is a type of salt formed from the fatty acid lauric acid, a  white, powdery solid, lauric acid is found in high concentrations in coconut oil, laurel oil and the milk of cows and goats.  And whilst you may be correct that traces may be negligible with SLL, or even minuscule,  there is actually  little information  available regarding Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, I did find one article that mentioned people that have lactose intolerance would be fine with SLL but there was no mention of Casein, as I said there is not much information about it.  

 

I am also aware that people of course don't 'eat' their lotion, however you don't need to actually 'eat' something for it to be absorbed into your system, as ingredients can be absorbed into your system/bloodstream by applying creams and lotions to your skin, so therefore applying creams and lotions with any ingredient that can be absorbed into the system/bloodstream, should be used with extreme caution, and the ingredients checked and scrutinized carefully before applying.  

 

There are various ways that ingredients from creams and lotions can be absorbed into the system/bloodstream, for example as I am typing this email my elbows are resting on  my desk, however once I stop typing, and start reading, I  find my hands are always resting/touching my face and lips, and so if I was wearing moisturiser  that contained Casein or Gluten I am 95% certain that I would start to feel unwell, and it often surprises me that people don't believe this to be true. 

 

Casein protein is 23 times more toxic than gluten, which is why I felt I should mention it, and people with this intolerance can feel terribly ill if it is ingested.