Gluten Free Hair Products

[smiley1nyc]

i was wondering if anyone could give me info about hair products also styleing products..i have awful hair at the moment and i can not just use anything(curly) i need a very good condition and hair products..I do spend a great deal of money on my beauty products, but i'm having trouble finding ones that are gluten free for curly, this dry hair..

Thanks for all you r help.

[ReneCox]

all garnier fructis products are gluten free. I don't know whether they have good styling products for curly hair though.

[holdthegluten]

unless you put your hair in your mouth it doesnt matter. The gluten has to reach your intestine, which means it has to be ingested.

[Byte Me]

unless you put your hair in your mouth it doesnt matter. The gluten has to reach your intestine, which means it has to be ingested.

I don't know about everyone else, but no matter how hard I try, there's no way I'm getting through a shower without some amount of water getting into my mouth or nose when rinsing my hair. Which means some product IS going to be swallowed, even if you spit out what did sneak in. When I was still using haircolor with wheat germ oil in it, I was getting so sick I could hardly get out of bed for days. IMO, it does matter.

[chocolatelover]

I have always read that all of that does matter--the shampoos, conditioners, cosmetics, lotions, etc. Even though you are not ingesting it directly, it is still on your hands, which then inadvertantly go into your mouth, touch your face, make your food...so there is still a good chance that you will accidentally ingest some. It may not be a huge amount, but it can be enough to cause problems.

[gfgypsyqueen]

I use Panteene and Suave products.

I am also one of those people who has a contact reaction to gluten. I don;t know how or why, but I know when I touch gluten products like bread my hands break open, swell, and bleed. When I used to dye my hair, I too had all kinds of problems after. For some reason, foil highlights works well for me. I think it is because the dye doe not sit on my scalp and they are careful to rinse it out quickly.

[confused]

I use all dove products. I have thick hair and it seems to work great with my hair. I am so happy to have thick hair again, before i knew i was celiac my hair was falling out like crazy, but now its full and healthy all over again.

paula

[SunnyDyRain]

unless you put your hair in your mouth it doesnt matter. The gluten has to reach your intestine, which means it has to be ingested.

I don't believe that one bit, This week I used a hand lotion (tiny dime sized dallop) that contained oat extract, and I was sick! my hair has been falling out for 7 years... I've been buying expersive shampoo to make my hair thicker.... it had wheat gluten. I changed bout 2 weeks ago to a different shampoo, and there is conciderable less hairloss when I shower.

It matters!

[blueeyedmanda]

unless you put your hair in your mouth it doesnt matter. The gluten has to reach your intestine, which means it has to be ingested.

It does too matter! It can irritate your scalp, cause your hair to continue to fall out, just because you are not eating/ingesting it does not mean it will not be a bother.

[sfm]

all garnier fructis products are gluten free. I don't know whether they have good styling products for curly hair though.

I have very wavy hair, and I use Pantene culy hair shampoo and conditioner, with Garnier curl construct mousse and curl cream (for frizz). I hope that helps!

Sheryll

[smiley1nyc]

thanks everyone for getting back..does anyone know the hidden ingriedients that could be wheat,oat or barely? in hair and make up...i heard neutrogena was good,but when i emailed them they didn't have a list..also my hair is falling out, tons of grey, and the textured changed..i'm trying my best here..i use aquaphor, and cetaphil and pampers baby whipes for my job i have too..i don't get any skin irritation(never did) i never really got sick when i ate either..yesterday i had a gluten free meal(amy frozen foods) said it on the box and have had other ones like this and i felt bloated and had some back pain i didn't do anything different yesterday then the other days..it's very hard wit t hework that i do.i handle the baby kiss her ect....aquaphor said they do not add any gluten to there progucts niether does cetaphil and people who are gluten intolerant claim to have no problems..also the baby wipes..they state no gluten...The gluten breads, seem to upset my stomach more then bread with gluten(which never upaet my stomach anyways) i only found out about this through my DR. through a saliva test..so i don't know what to make of it..i also have thyroid anti bodies..All of you seeem to get really sick after eatting gluten i really don't? could it just be my hair thats reacting?

I have very wavy hair, and I use Pantene culy hair shampoo and conditioner, with Garnier curl construct mousse and curl cream (for frizz). I hope that helps!

Sheryll

[Nyn]

This thread is an eye-opener.

Like the original poster, I have curly hair and go to a lot of trouble and expense to take care of it and keep it conditioned. (Ever heard of naturallycurly.com? Great forums for curly girls.)

But for ages I've struggled with an itchy scalp. It hasn't seemed to matter what I used, shampoos, conditioners, gels...I haven't been able to find the source. I've resigned myself to just living with it...but now I'm going to have to go home and read all the labels. You should see how many brands I have! Now that I think about it, a lot of hair products use wheat protein because protein is often good for damaged hair.

Bingo! Light bulb moment here.

I'm very new to this whole gluten-free thing, so it never once occured to me until now. Thanks for the heads up.

[L.A.]

I don't believe that one bit, This week I used a hand lotion (tiny dime sized dallop) that contained oat extract, and I was sick! my hair has been falling out for 7 years... I've been buying expersive shampoo to make my hair thicker.... it had wheat gluten. I changed bout 2 weeks ago to a different shampoo, and there is conciderable less hairloss when I shower.

It matters!

Hey: What shampoo did you switch to? I still have hair loss after 6 years of being gluten free and it makes me crazy

[smiley1nyc]

i'm having a hard time finding anything that is good for curly hair? yes, i did go to the curly girl website, everything seems to contaimn wheat...My salon only cuts curly hair and there products have wheat in it also which i use and love, but i can not find anything else..My hair has become dry(was never before) and the texture has completely changed not as curly as before. Still the issue of not really getting sick after eatting gluten is still giving me some doubt..Never a skin break out form anything i use, never had hair issues or dandruff til this all started..i have a feeling if i completely change everything it's not going to fix my hair at all..

Hey: What shampoo did you switch to? I still have hair loss after 6 years of being gluten free and it makes me crazy

[holiday16]

This is sort of a different product, but it's worked well for me. It's the No More Bad Hair Days kit by Robert Craig

http://www.merchantamerica.com/robertcraig...p;category=4316

I think it works well for me because my hair is curly yet it's very fine which I don't think is all that common. It doesn't take much for it to look limp/stringy. I finally figured out that it was the water hardness that was affecting it, but I didn't know how to fix that. We have a well and water softener, but the water is always too hard or too soft. With this kit you test the water and then use the shampoo based on the water type. So, my problem was more that my hair would get weighed down which would make the curls look limp and this has helped with that aspect. I haven't used their conditioner so I don't know much about it.

I was hoping I could help by telling you which products I used when my hair was really damaged, but I just looked and they all had wheat in them! Very frustrating. I think my hair dresser did recommend a regular conditioner plus a leave in conditioner as well. Mine was terribly damaged from a med I was on which seems odd, but it's amazing how much what you ingest can affect your hair. If the change in your hair was around the time you started the gluten free diet, one thing you might consider is how has your nutritional intake changed since going gluten free? When I first started the diet before I really learned how to eat/cook I know I was eating much more fat and sugar than I used to because many of the easy snacks to find were candy bars and things like that. A high fat diet, stress, high sugar intake etc. can all affect the hair. If you eat a higher protein, low fat diet that can help hair health. You should be able to do a search on line and find lots of info.

[Diane Silk]

On 5/4/2007 at 10:30 AM, smiley1nyc said:

thanks everyone for getting back..does anyone know the hidden ingriedients that could be wheat,oat or barely? in hair and make up...i heard neutrogena was good,but when i emailed them they didn't have a list..also my hair is falling out, tons of grey, and the textured changed..i'm trying my best here..i use aquaphor, and cetaphil and pampers baby whipes for my job i have too..i don't get any skin irritation(never did) i never really got sick when i ate either..yesterday i had a gluten free meal(amy frozen foods) said it on the box and have had other ones like this and i felt bloated and had some back pain i didn't do anything different yesterday then the other days..it's very hard wit t hework that i do.i handle the baby kiss her ect....aquaphor said they do not add any gluten to there progucts niether does cetaphil and people who are gluten intolerant claim to have no problems..also the baby wipes..they state no gluten...The gluten breads, seem to upset my stomach more then bread with gluten(which never upaet my stomach anyways) i only found out about this through my DR. through a saliva test..so i don't know what to make of it..i also have thyroid anti bodies..All of you seeem to get really sick after eatting gluten i really don't? could it just be my hair thats reacting?

 

 

 

 

 

 

How old is the baby? If she ingested something with gluten or parents use a product on baby that contains gluten you might be ingesting some without realizing it when you kiss the baby.