Glutenfree Skin/hairproducts And Make Up?

[Saya]

So, I have been glutenfree now for..20 years, being 21..

But I never considered gluten being in make up and skin/hairproducts.

Recently my boyfriend mailed a link to me, an article about people getting reactions on shampoo's containing gluten. And I started googling and found this website(the topic I found, I can't find anymore), with a topic about shampoo and the ractions some people had, such as hairloss, dry skin and dandrufflike reactions..

Having recognised that, I wondered, what products are glutenfree? How do you recognise it in the ingredientslist or on teh product?

And more importantly, I am wondering about international sold products, since I am not an american.

Aside from that, what about make up? And what about the make up you use with kids to make them lions and such?(I work with kids, so I can get painted on as well) Because on the official dutch websites about celiac I can't find anything about this anymore.

[RiceGuy]

This topic comes up fairly regularly, as there are always new members. Speaking of which, welcome aboard!

Yes, it seems there can be reactions to skin/haircare products, cosmetics, etc. For soaps and shampoos, many times the ingredients will have something like barley extract, etc. There are companies who specifically make gluten-free products of this kind, or can provide some reasonable assurance of gluten-free status. Accidental ingestion seems inevitable with shampoo, and powdered makeup can easily become airborne, thus be inhaled.

I suppose there could be similar concerns about face paints as there are with finger paints, which usually contain gluten.

[Lisa16]

Saya, I am going to give you a link (which in turn has some links) about this issues. This thread is only a few days old.

https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=56745

To this list there (read to end) you can add Shisheido products (EVERYTHING gluten-free).

[Saya]

thanks guys