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Glutened By Hairspray

KaitiUSA

By KaitiUSA
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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Ok well on Thanksgiving night I went to my aunts house. Some of my cousins and I were playing a game and while we were my younger cousin who is like 6 was behind me. Unknown to me at the time she was spraying some hairspray conditioner stuff in her hair right behind me. She brought it over to where I could see her and started to spray it again so I told her to stop and I looked at it...sure enough high up there on that list of ingredients was wheat protein and wheat starch...probably other stuff to but I stopped after I saw that. I knew I was in for it. Sure enough I got a reaction.

I am getting over it now so it definitely wasn't a full blown reaction like I get when I would ingest something so that is something to definitely be happy about but it has not been very pleasant at all.

Just wanted to share with you so you all can beware of the airborne gluten :blink:

So for those of you who may not think you can be glutened by those kinds of products...I can assure you that you can.

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jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Hope you feel all better soon! I used to use Paul Mitchell Hairspray and had to toss it.

Rachel--24 Collaborator
Rachel--24
Posted

If the hairspray doesnt have any obvious gluten in the ingredients does that mean its safe? I use Finesse and it doesnt list anything with wheat or oat or anything like that. I was never sure so I usually hold my breath while I spray and then leave the room for a couple minutes. :unsure: I always feel kind of like a paranoid freak doing this though. :(

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

The Finesse sounds ok, but you could always call and check. The Paul Mitchell had wheat listed so thats why I got rid of it.

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
Posted

I hope you feel better soon. It's annoying that we can get reactions from airborn gluten. I have noticed that I start feeling slightly ill when I walk into a store that sells and bakes their own bread for subs.

Idahogirl Apprentice
Idahogirl
Posted

I use Paul Mitchell freeze 'n' shine, and it doesn't list wheat products. What kind of Paul Mitchell hairspray did you use? Their mousse seems okay, too.

Lisa

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