Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Gluten And Hair Products

M-3 Gal

By M-3 Gal
in Coping with Celiac Disease

Recommended Posts

M-3 Gal Rookie
M-3 Gal
Posted

does anyone know for sure if wheat in hair products cause any problem with gluten and wheat allergy????

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


jesscarmel Enthusiast
jesscarmel
Posted

Hi

I do not use any products with gluten (shampoo, face, cream etc...) because if i touch my hair or my face and then touch my food i worry that i could get sick. some people agree with this, some do not. its up to you really.....but i think its easy enough to find products without gluten that its really not an inconveience.

JEss

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted
does anyone know for sure if wheat in hair products cause any problem with gluten and wheat allergy????

For sure for me it causes problems. I'll lose hair by the handfull and get lots of itchy spots. It can also get gluten in to your system which will impair your bodies healing. You should avoid it in everything you come in contact with.

CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
Posted

I have long hair and sometimes get shampoo in my mouth. My husband says, "What, are you like 10 years old getting shampoo in your mouth??" But I do.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

I play it safe and use only gluten-free personal care products. Shampoo and conditioner can very easily get into your mouth while you're rinsing it off.

Early on, before I knew better, I was using a hair gel that contained wheat starch. I was getting sick every afternoon--I had the stuff all over my hands, rinsed it off, but there was evidently enough left that I was ingesting some. I do tend to bite the sides of my nails, so that's how it got me. The same thing could happen while you are preparing you food, or licking your finger.

I also lost handfuls of hair pre-diagnosis. I really don't know if it was the severe anemia, or the products--in any event, I stopped losing hair at about 4 months gluten-free.

celiacgirls Apprentice
celiacgirls
Posted

If I use hair products with wheat in them, my head itches.

wacky~jackie Rookie
wacky~jackie
Posted

:o Oh my gosh!!! I have been losing handfuls of hair everytime I shampoo!!! for several years. Thankfully I have very thick hair and it is not noticeable. I can't wait until I've been gluten-free for several months to see if it helps.

By the way, what ingredients do you avoid in hair products??? :(

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


CeliacStinksKLS Newbie
CeliacStinksKLS
Posted

Is Garnier Fructis gluten free? Love them to death.

KLS

ms-sillyak-screwed Enthusiast
ms-sillyak-screwed
Posted

-

Mia H Explorer
Mia H
Posted

uuuuug, I thought I was safe with Burt's Bees. Couldn't find any gluten or casein in there.

But my head kept itching and had red bumps and it is falling out heavily.

I'm so happy to hear about soy being a possible culprit. The Burt's Bees says "with soy protein" right on the front so I will try something else.

Thank you guys! I thought I was going to go bald soon, now I have hope. I hope its the soy causing the hair loss. I think I will try that Savonnerie (gfsoap.com).

So, if it is the soy causing itching and hair loss, will that mean I'm allergic to soy and should make sure not to eat it?

Thanks again,

Mia

ms-sillyak-screwed Enthusiast
ms-sillyak-screwed
Posted

-

jukie Rookie
jukie
Posted
If so I found MATRIX makes BIOLAGE - HYDRATING SHAMPOO <its safe, no soy, gluten or corn. CONDITIONING BALM < is also safe.

NOT ALL BIOLAGE is safe... They make a color care shampoo its NOT safe.

Was just checking out this shampoo on the Matrix site and drugstore.com (a great place to get ingredients on health and beauty products by the way) and both are showing the hydrating shampoo with wheat...am I looking at the wrong thing???

As if gluten-free isn't hard enough, finding beauty products without soy seems imposible...HELP!!!

ms-sillyak-screwed Enthusiast
ms-sillyak-screwed
Posted

jukie -- You are 100% correct and I stand corrected. Thank you for pointing that out. I just went back and edited my post, and threw out another expersive bottle of shampoo. :lol:

Lister Rising Star
Lister
Posted

anyone know of what gluten can hide under when it comes to shampoo? never found one that says weat or gluten on the list, so not sure if that meens there safe. i know gluten can hide under lots of names for foods is this the same for shampoos/deodarants and such?

CeliacStinksKLS Newbie
CeliacStinksKLS
Posted
Nope

OMG, Garnier Fructis isn't? I don't know what I am going to do now. I have a whole lot of it and it really straightens my hair. :( I do have Nature's Gate at least. I know that's 100% pure.

KLS

jukie Rookie
jukie
Posted
jukie -- You are 100% correct and I stand corrected. Thank you for pointing that out. I just went back and edited my post, and threw out another expersive bottle of shampoo. :lol: Can you link the site you found the info on?

I read the ingredients over and over when I was at the beauty supply store last year, and never saw the wheat-germ-oil at the very bottom. When I called Matrix last year, or early this year they told me it was free of wheat or gluten.

I'm wondering if they changed the ingredients and I had used the other formula, and now it has wheat-germ-oil in it. Or perhaps they called it something else and it wasn't as noticeable.

:unsure: I'm going back to the drawing board... :angry:

ms sillyak screwed-

Here's the link on the Matrix site...can you believe it even has a picture of wheat right on the website?! They seem to be using the Wheat Germ (along with Aloe Vera and Algae) as marketing tools, so maybe it is newly reformulated.

Open Original Shared Link

BTW, I really appreciate all the research you've shared with us regarding the beauty products and their manufacturers...thanks!

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted
OMG, Garnier Fructis isn't? I don't know what I am going to do now. I have a whole lot of it and it really straightens my hair. :( I do have Nature's Gate at least. I know that's 100% pure.

KLS

Relax :) --I have read several times on this board that people use Garnier Fructis--and that it's safe. I don't use it myself, but yesterday I was at CVS, and checked the label of their basic shampoo. I found no gluten containing ingredients on the label. Read the label of the bottles that you have--if necessary, call the 800 number to the company on Monday. I'd be willing to bet they're ok--but of course, when in doubt, always check!

PS--On a personal note--which one straightens your hair?

CeliacStinksKLS Newbie
CeliacStinksKLS
Posted
Relax :) --I have read several times on this board that people use Garnier Fructis--and that it's safe. I don't use it myself, but yesterday I was at CVS, and checked the label of their basic shampoo. I found no gluten containing ingredients on the label. Read the label of the bottles that you have--if necessary, call the 800 number to the company on Monday. I'd be willing to bet they're ok--but of course, when in doubt, always check!

PS--On a personal note--which one straightens your hair?

Oh whew, hope you're right. Yeah. I will definitely call on Monday to double check. :) I use a couple of products of Garnier to straighten my hair - they are - Smoothing Milk and Sleek and Shine - it's more to get rid of frizz though. Then I use a flat iron to straighten it more.

KLS

CeliacStinksKLS Newbie
CeliacStinksKLS
Posted

I am *SO* lucky. I called up Garnier Fructis and they said that all the products that I use by them *ARE* in fact GLUTEN - FREE!!! Yay!!!!!!! I'm so glad I checked. I love their products. (Doing the Happy Hair dance)

:)

KLS :DB)

L.A. Contributor
L.A.
Posted
does anyone know for sure if wheat in hair products cause any problem with gluten and wheat allergy????

If you go to the Burt's Bee website and request a list of their gluten free products--I got mine in half hour--they have a great line of gluten-free products...including shampoo

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted
I am *SO* lucky. I called up Garnier Fructis and they said that all the products that I use by them *ARE* in fact GLUTEN - FREE!!! Yay!!!!!!! I'm so glad I checked. I love their products. (Doing the Happy Hair dance)

:)

KLS :DB)

I thought so! I'm happy that you're happy :D

mythreesuns Contributor
mythreesuns
Posted

Ok, um....I still don't know what to avoid. What EXACTLY might be on the label that would lead me to think a beauty product had gluten in it?

(I had thought I'd skip thinking about beauty products until I had food pretty well down, but then in the shower today, I have no idea how it happened, but some water went UP my nose and down my throat while I was rinsing shampoo out of my hair! :blink: )

ms-sillyak-screwed Enthusiast
ms-sillyak-screwed
Posted

-

mythreesuns Contributor
mythreesuns
Posted
Open Original Shared Link

The above link might give you better information to judge for yourself what is in a product.

I'm looking like a diva dummy. :ph34r: I give up!

When I contacted Garnier Fructis a while back they told me they couldn't guarantee their products aren't gluten or, soy free or was not CC.

Thanks!!!

ms-sillyak-screwed Enthusiast
ms-sillyak-screwed
Posted

-

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      131,719
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    storeopinionpc
    Newest Member
    storeopinionpc
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.4k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Rejoicephd
      Draft gluten-free ciders… can they be trusted ?

      By Rejoicephd · Posted

      @Scott Adams That's actually exactly what I ended up asking for— vodka tonic with Titos.  I saw on their website that Tito's is certified gluten-free (maybe many of the clear vodkas are, I don't know, I just happened to look up Tito's in advance). I should have actually specified the 'splash' though, because I think with the amount of tonic she put in there, it did still end up fairly sweet.  Anyway, I think I've almost got this drink order down!
    • Wends
      Inconclusive results

      By Wends · Posted

      Be interesting to see the effects of dairy reintroduction with gluten. As well as milk protein sensitivity in and of itself the casein part particularly has been shown to mimic gluten in about 50% of celiacs. Keep us posted!
    • deanna1ynne
      Inconclusive results

      By deanna1ynne · Posted

      She has been dairy free for six years, so she’d already been dairy free for two years at her last testing and was dairy free for the entire gluten challenge this year as well (that had positive results). However, now that we’re doing another biopsy in six weeks, we decided to do everything we can to try to “see” the effects, so we decided this past week to add back in dairy temporarily for breakfast (milk and cereal combo like you said).
    • Gigi2025
      How Come Gluten Didnt Bother Me In Italy

      By Gigi2025 · Posted

      Hi Christiana, Many thanks for your response.  Interestingly, I too cannot eat wheat in France without feeling effects (much less than in the US, but won't indulge nonetheless).  I also understand children are screened for celiac in Italy prior to starting their education. Wise idea as it seems my grandson has the beginning symptoms (several celiacs in his dad's family), but parents continue to think he's just being difficult.  Argh.  There's a test I took that diagnosed gluten sensitivity in 2014 via Entero Labs, and am planning on having done again.  Truth be told, I'm hoping it's the bromine/additives/preservatives as I miss breads and pastas terribly when home here in the states!  Be well and here's to our guts healing ❤️
    • Wends
      Inconclusive results

      By Wends · Posted

      Lol that’s so true! Hope you get clarity, it’s tough when there’s doubt. There’s so much known about celiac disease with all the scientific research that’s been done so far yet practically and clinically there’s also so much unknown, still. Out of curiosity what’s her dairy consumption like? Even compared to early years to now? Has that changed? Calcium is dependent in the mechanism of antigen presenting cells in the gut. High calcium foods with gluten grains can initiate inflammation greater.  This is why breakfast cereals and milk combo long term can be a ticking time bomb for genetically susceptible celiacs (not a scientific statement by any means but my current personal opinion based on reasoning at present). Milk and wheat are the top culprits for food sensitivity. Especially in childhood. There are also patient cases of antibodies normalising in celiac children who had milk protein intolerance/ delayed type allergy. Some asymptomatic. There were a couple of cases of suspected celiacs that turned out to have milk protein intolerance that normalised antibodies on a gluten containing diet. Then there were others that only normalised antibodies once gluten and milk was eliminated. Milk kept the antibodies positive. Celiac disease is complicated to say the least.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.