Suave Products

[kevsmom]

I wrote to Suave to see if any of their products are gluten free. I found their answer interesting:

Hi Cindy,

Thanks for writing!

We do not specifically test our products for the presence of gluten, a sticky protein found in some grains such as wheat. Gluten may be present in products that contain derivatives of wheat, oat, rye, and barley. In labeling our products, our company follows the guidelines established by the International Nomenclature for Cosmetics Ingredients (INCI)process. Therefore, if we use an ingredient derived from a grain such as wheat, oat, rye and / or barley, those names will appear on the label.

Example

One common example is "Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein" If you see this name on the label, the material was derived from wheat, so the product may contain gluten.

We recommend that you consult with your physician as to whether your exposure to grain derivatives from the use of personal care products will cause the symptoms of Celiac-Sprue Disease.

We hope this information is helpful,

Your friends at Suave

[penguin]

Suave must be owned by unilever. That was the same response someone got about dove products.

[tiredofdoctors]

Yeah, I got something of the same answer. I wrote back Hi! Thanks for getting back to me!! I wish you wouldn't be so perky when you are talking about something which can ultimately lead to my death. Gluten destroys a portion of my brain, and I wish that your company, being responsible to its consumers, would investigate further whether you buy ingredients from your suppliers which contain gluten. Thank you for your vague and incomplete answer! Hope they got the message . . . I also asked them NOT to add an advertisement for me to purchase yet another one of their products, given that they REALLY don't care much about my health. What can I say, I was in a bad mood . . . . . Lynne

[Becky6]

Hmmmm.

I have been using Suave as the label looks ok. But my hair has been falling out a lot again. So I am not sure if it is from shampoo again (this happened when I was using shampoo with wheat in it) or if I could have a thyroid issue. I need to get that checked out.

Thanks

Becky

[2Boys4Me]

I wrote back Hi! Thanks for getting back to me!! I wish you wouldn't be so perky when you are talking about something which can ultimately lead to my death. Gluten destroys a portion of my brain, and I wish that your company, being responsible to its consumers, would investigate further whether you buy ingredients from your suppliers which contain gluten. Thank you for your vague and incomplete answer! Hope they got the message.

Atta girl! I'd love to see what they say to that!

[penguin]

Yeah, I got something of the same answer. I wrote back Hi! Thanks for getting back to me!! I wish you wouldn't be so perky when you are talking about something which can ultimately lead to my death. Gluten destroys a portion of my brain, and I wish that your company, being responsible to its consumers, would investigate further whether you buy ingredients from your suppliers which contain gluten. Thank you for your vague and incomplete answer! Hope they got the message . . . I also asked them NOT to add an advertisement for me to purchase yet another one of their products, given that they REALLY don't care much about my health. What can I say, I was in a bad mood . . . . . Lynne

So, I guess they didn't sent you a cute little basket of coupons and samples to try?

[tiredofdoctors]

Actually, they JUST sent me Dove deodorant -- I got it in the mail yesterday. Can you believe that????????