Maybelline Products

[gabrielle]

I looked on here before to see if anyone had posted anything about maybelline products. I just recieved this email and i thought i would post it for you ladies...

March 29, 2005

Thank you for your interest in Maybelline New York products.

The following list of ingredients that are used in our products, are those that contain wheat and other grains.  This list may also be used by the celiac patient to identify gluten-containing ingredients.  This list gives the standard industry names for ingredients as found in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary.

        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

All the ingredients we use in a product are listed on the package or on the label of the product itself.  Comparing this list with the ingredients listed on our products will help you to identify the ingredients you would like to avoid.

If you would like to request an ingredient list for a specific product, please call us at 1-800-944-0730, Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, ET.

We hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,

Linda Barton

Consumer Affairs Coordinator

I hope this helps anyone who like their products like I do. :-)