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OK, so I've been excessively tired and my stomach is generally unhappy lately. Maybe I'm getting gluten from somewhere? The things I use that I'm not sure about are:

Olay moisturizer (which is P&G, and they're useless)

St. Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub

Johnson's Softwash Calming Bodywash

Johnson's Softlotion 24 hour moisture

Anyone know anything about these products? The ingredients on all of them look safe...

Do I have to worry about gluten from handsoap? Like in the bathroom at work?

Help is appreciated... :unsure:

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OK, so I've been excessively tired and my stomach is generally unhappy lately. Maybe I'm getting gluten from somewhere? The things I use that I'm not sure about are:

Olay moisturizer (which is P&G, and they're useless)

St. Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub

Johnson's Softwash Calming Bodywash

Johnson's Softlotion 24 hour moisture

Anyone know anything about these products? The ingredients on all of them look safe...

Do I have to worry about gluten from handsoap? Like in the bathroom at work?

Help is appreciated... :unsure:

ok here it is, i used to use Olay not anymore due to this repsonse...

Thanks for contacting Olay,Tamar.

We know Celiac is a serious disease, so we want to give you clear information regarding the use of our beauty care products. If wheat and/or gluten aren't directly added to a product by us, these ingredients won't be listed on our packages. Like many companies, we often purchase the scents for fragranced products from outside suppliers, and the components of these substances are proprietary information belonging to those companies. Therefore it's possible that a very small amount (generally parts per million) of gluten may be present.

We sought advice from physicians; they told us it would be very unlikely a person with Celiac disease would have a reaction from a trace amount of gluten coming into contact with his skin or hair. This is because wheat, rye, barley and/or gluten generally cause symptoms when they're ingested. Since our beauty care products are designed to be used externally on the skin, their use shouldn't be an issue for someone with this disease.

Since gluten sensitivity can vary among people, it would be best if you consulted with your physician about the use of all types of consumable goods, if you haven't already. You might even consider using one of our fragrance free products that doesn't list gluten or wheat extracts on the label.

I hope this response has been helpful to you. For more information about Celiac, you may want to check out Open Original Shared Link and Open Original Shared Link

Thanks again for getting in touch with us.

Chrisie

Olay Team

You will most likely have to call J&J

Our line of Johnson’s® Baby products is quite

extensive and we do not have a specific list of gluten free

products. If you would like to contact us again with the

name of a specific product for which you need

ingredient information, we would be happy to assist you. You

may contact us through our website, or by calling our

Information Center toll-free at 1-866-565-2229, Monday

through Friday between 8 AM and 5 PM EST.

Here is from St IVes

emailed St. Ives, These are their items that contain gluten...this list is about a year old, so it may not be as up to date....

Age Defying Hydroxy Cleanser

Wheat Germ Oil

Collagen & Elastin Extra Relief Lotion

Wheat Germ Oil

Collagen Elastin Fragrance Free

Wheat Germ Oil

Hair Repair Hot Oil

Hyd. Wheat Protein

Hair Repair Hot Oil Thickening

Hyd. Wheat Protein

Hair Repair Thickening Shampoo

Hyd. Wheat Protein

Hot Oil Strengthening

Hyd. Wheat Protein

No Frizz Serum

Hyd. Wheat Protein

Nourishing Protective Moisturizer with SPF 15

Wheat Amino Acids

Peaches & Cream Facial Moisturizer

Wheat Germ Oil

Skin Zone Thigh Cream

Wheat Germ Oil

Ultra Gentle Apricot Scrub

Hyd. Wheat Protein

Vitamin E & A Lotion

Wheat Germ Oil

AND YES def worry about soap....few companies have posted that they can not confirm it is gluten-free due to CC of their products!! If I have to wash my hands while im out i rinse and rinse and rinse the soap off. And i have a huge bottle of purell at my desk!

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