Is There a Safe Gluten Free Bubble Bath

[Ginger38]

I am desperate for some relaxing bubbles and soothing skin treatment. Been fighting this rash for months now. I don’t know if it is common to have sensitive skin issues along with all this, but I am trying to find a safe gluten free bubble bath I can use. 
I have inserted pics of the ingredients of an honest brand I found on the internet for sensitive skin; hopefully you can see the ingredients of it in the pics. I also found an aveeno one for kids  but it contains avena sativa oat kernel extract? Thanks in advance 

 

 

[Hopeful1950]

Hi, this is just my experience:

1. Avoid anything with oats/oatmeal in it

2. The product you have shared would make my skin worse when I am actively rashy. My skin can’t handle anything when I am blistering. 

3. I use plain epsom salts. No weird fragrances or herbs etc. 

4. Occasionally I can get away with J&J baby shampoo to get some bubbles. 
 

[Ginger38]

43 minutes ago, Hopeful1950 said:

Hi, this is just my experience:

1. Avoid anything with oats/oatmeal in it

2. The product you have shared would make my skin worse when I am actively rashy. My skin can’t handle anything when I am blistering. 

3. I use plain epsom salts. No weird fragrances or herbs etc. 

4. Occasionally I can get away with J&J baby shampoo to get some bubbles. 
 

Hi, thanks for the quick response!

1) So even I find gluten free oats / bath would those not be okay? 

2) what kind of plain epsom salt? I wondered about that, but wasn’t sure. So  just plain epsom salt at Walmart or wherever? and just add to bath water? 

3) And no essential oils or any kind of fragrance even if it’s from a natural source?

4) J&J has a baby sensitive skin care line , I wondered about trying that? 

 

[Hopeful1950]

I have found gluten free oats to be a hit or miss.

Yep, just plain epsom salts. Some of them have added stuff so read the package to make sure. I get mine at Walgreens or the grocery store.  I just add about 3/4 cup to my bath.

J&J baby line might be a good option, but if it smells perfumy I would steer clear.

For me, natural doesn’t mean non irritating. Essential oils and stuff are the devil if my skin is in a blistering stage of dermatitis herpetiformis.  Fragrances…nope.

 

 

[Ginger38]

5 minutes ago, Hopeful1950 said:

I have found gluten free oats to be a hit or miss.

Yep, just plain epsom salts. Some of them have added stuff so read the package to make sure. I get mine at Walgreens or the grocery store.  I just add about 3/4 cup to my bath.

J&J baby line might be a good option, but if it smells perfumy I would steer clear.

For me, natural doesn’t mean non irritating. Essential oils and stuff are the devil if my skin is in a blistering stage of dermatitis herpetiformis.  Fragrances…nope.

 

 

Thank you so much for all this great information 😊

[Ginger38]

On 7/26/2024 at 2:47 PM, Hopeful1950 said:

I have found gluten free oats to be a hit or miss.

Yep, just plain epsom salts. Some of them have added stuff so read the package to make sure. I get mine at Walgreens or the grocery store.  I just add about 3/4 cup to my bath.

J&J baby line might be a good option, but if it smells perfumy I would steer clear.

For me, natural doesn’t mean non irritating. Essential oils and stuff are the devil if my skin is in a blistering stage of dermatitis herpetiformis.  Fragrances…nope.

 

 

I have had some new places  erupt that are extremely painful, red, irritated and burning.. tried to take a bath tonight and it set me on fire , currently laying with a cold eye mask against the worst of my places. Is there anything that actually helps? I don’t know if I should be sleeping without or with pants at this point .. I’m miserable 

[N00dnutt]

G'Day Ginger
Does the shampoo you're currently contain SLS (Sodium Laurel Sulphate)..?? If so! discontinue immediately.
SLS is a surfactant used to create the foam effect. There are other "Natural" alternatives to this.
"Sodium Laureth Sulphate" is less irritating to sensitive skin.

Same goes for conditioners that use "Propylene Glycol". This is used as Radiator Inhibitor (Anti Boil/Freeze); it is also used in Ice-cream cake to stop it from crystalising. 

Be sure to read the ingredients on the bottle. Pay a little extra and shop at a health store, you will benefit in the long run.

[N00dnutt]

Hi All

In Australia, Oats are listed as "Wheat Free", not Gluten Free as our standard is stricter here. The accepted tolerable limit for most coeliacs is 20 parts per million, most other countries it is 40 which some companies exploit, flogging off Oats as being Gluten Free, they're not!

According to Coeliac.org, they recommend speaking to your Endocrinologist first and introduce oats slowly into your diet, then go for a Serology Test to ascertain any changes in your protein markers.

Also! the product "Glutegard" should not be used by Coeliac sufferers as it will not help you. It will help those who are "Gluten Intolerant".

[Hopeful1950]

Oh no! I feel your pain.  If I may ask, where is the rash mostly?  Mine has always been worse on my lower legs and forearms than anywhere else.  There is a wet wrap technique that is used for eczema that can provide relief if the devil rash is on extremities.  I have strips of cotton t-shirt material that I saturate with cold water, wring so they are not dripping, wrap my legs, then overwrap with that stuff that sticks to itself (Coban?), then thin socks over it all.  The cool moist wrap and the compression really helps.  There are lots of instructions out on the internet about how to do the wraps. 

Applying a cold compress of some kind is a good strategy if you can't wrap the area where the stinkin' rash is. 

I'm not sure where you are in your journey, but when I was first diagnosed I took Dapsone to get relief while I went through the learning curve of going gluten-free for the rest of my life.  Now I only use it when I travel and don't have complete control over what I eat.  It does work if you can tolerate it.