Colgate Palmolive Products 3/11/2009

[Leonesse]

I got this email response 3/11/2009:

Thank you for contacting us with your question. We appreciate the opportunity to provide information regarding grain derived ingredients in Colgate Palmolive products.

We do not intentionally add gluten to the following Colgate Palmolive products. However, we cannot guarantee that the ingredients used are not exposed to any glutens.

Afta Shave products, all variants

AJAX All Purpose Cleaner - Lemon and Ammonia

AJAX Cleanser

AJAX Dish Liquids - all variants

Cashmere Bouquet Bar Soap

Colgate Toothpaste, all variants

Crystal White Octagon Lemon Dish Liquid

DERMASSAGE Dish Liquid

Gel-Kam Home Care Gel

Irish Spring Bar Soap, all variants

Lady Speed Stick Deodorants and Antiperspirants, all variants

Mennen Speed Stick Deodorants and Antiperspirants, all variants

MURPHY OIL SOAP - all variants

Orabase Paste and Orabase Gel

PALMOLIVE Bar Soaps, all variants

PALMOLIVE Dish Liquids - all variants

PALMOLIVE Gel Dishwasher Detergent

Peroxyl Gel and Peroxyl Rinse

Phos-Flur Rinse

Prevident Gel

Softsoap Liquid Soap, all variants

Softsoap Body Washes, all variants

TOTAL Floss

Ultra brite Toothpaste, all variants

Viadent Rinse

Viadent Toothpaste

Sorbitol is an ingredient which can be grain derived and may be found in toothpastes. Our sorbitol is corn-derived.

Once again, thank you for taking the time to contact us. We hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,

Georgenia R James

Consumer Affairs Representative

[Jeremiah]

I may have missed something here, but does it say one way or the other if this list is gluten free? Or are these the products to avoid... I'm assuming this is the gluten-free list, but you know what the say about assuming.

[N.Justine]

there response sounds normal -- since there are no regulations they just say they cannot say one way or the other. with so few dedicated facilities this vaguery is pretty much for every company and every product

[jerseyangel]

What they're saying is that no gluten ingredients are used in these products. The disclamer is common, and I wouldn't hesitate to use them. I do use Softsoap and Palmolive Dishwashing Liquid and have used Colgate Toothpaste in the past. I use Crest now since I like the flavor better

By and large, I say if something bothers you, don't use it. Especially for the more sensitive, it can take a bit of trial and error.