Mac Cosmetic Ingredients

[CaMaKe]

Hi All. I wrote to MAC cosmetics, to see if my make up is safe to use as a celiac. Altho the answers aren't conclusive they have provided me with the following which I wanted to share if anyone else uses MAC and wants to know if they are ok.

Dear Ms. ____,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us and for your interest in M.A.C.

A vast number of raw materials from many different suppliers and sources

are used in the manufacture of Estee Lauder Companies' products. It is

therefore not possible for us to fully guarantee that our products are

completely free of ingredients that may elicit an allergic response in

highly sensitive individuals who react to gluten. For example, it is

possible that small amounts of a wheat sourced ingredient may remain on

shared manufacturing equipment even after a thorough cleaning. We

therefore recommend that you discuss this with your physician, because

consumer safety is of utmost concern to us.

In regards to our inquiry, we have included the gluten content of the

products you had requested. Unfortunately, some of the products you

requested were not on file; therefore we need to contact our chemists for

further information. Upon receipt, we will forward on the information on

to you.

The Sheertone Blush contains corn. The Plushglass contains soy

derivatives. The Eye shadows contains octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate (soy)

and octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate (soy). The Studio Finish Concealer

contains ascorbyl palmitate (corn). The Lip Gelee and Lustreglass do not

contain gluten.

We trust the above addresses your concern. We hope that we have the

opportunity to serve you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Andrea Linder

Consumer Communications