What Do You Look For On Bathroom Product Labels?

[bmzob]

What do you look for on your bathroom product (shampoo, soap, etc) labels?

[loraleena]

Wheat germ oil, or wheat germ, oats, triticus valgum(wheat) I don't think I spelled that right.

[Nantzie]

I've run into a lot of uncertainty from bathroom products manufacturers when I ask them about these things. Because labeling laws aren't the same as with food, most manufacturers of bathroom products are less sure about the gluten-free status of their items. They buy a lot of their ingredients from suppliers and don't know the gluten-free status of those ingredients. Especially when it comes to cross contamination in their suppliers' manufacturing processes. Pretty much all they can tell you for sure is whether or not they themselves add gluten containing ingredients.

I'm really hypersensitive to gluten and my reaction is within about 15 minutes, so when I try a new conditioner and I'm getting a reaction before I even blow dry my hair, I know it's the new conditioner. I've gotten glutened by some products (mostly haircare products) that didn't have gluten on the label, but when I called the manufacturer, I got the same explanation as above.

I've learned to only try one new product at a time, so if I react I know what the source is.

I've gotten this list from several manufacturers on what to look for on labels -

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour

Cyclodextrin

Dextrin

Dextrin Palmitate

Hydrolyzed Oat Flour

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein

Hydrolyzed Wheat Flour

Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer

Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch

Maltodextrin

Secale Cereale (Rye) Seed Flour

Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract

Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil

Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Gluten

Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Starch

Wheat Amino Acids

Wheat Germ Glycerides

Wheat Germamidopropalkonium Chloride

Wheat Protein

Wheatgermamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate

Yeast Extract

Hope that helps!

Nancy