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[serenajane]

Hello all I was just wondering everyone if I got the same information as others

I asked my GI about gluten in cosmetics and shampoos (if I needed to avoid them) She said if i didn't have DH everything else was alright except lipsticks and glosses that may be ingested by default.

I get dry patches on my hands sometimes but I am unsure the cause.

I am a hairdresser and some of the styling products and shampoo/ conditioners are loaded with wheat proteins. I do wear gloves to shampoo when I know I'll be using one that contains wheat to limit my exposure.

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[Gemini]

Hello all I was just wondering everyone if I got the same information as others

I asked my GI about gluten in cosmetics and shampoos (if I needed to avoid them) She said if i didn't have DH everything else was alright except lipsticks and glosses that may be ingested by default.

I get dry patches on my hands sometimes but I am unsure the cause.

I am a hairdresser and some of the styling products and shampoo/ conditioners are loaded with wheat proteins. I do wear gloves to shampoo when I know I'll be using one that contains wheat to limit my exposure.

????

The information your GI gave you is correct.....ingestion of gluten is what causes the damage in Celiac Disease. Unless you have habits which include putting your fingers in your mouth, after putting on a gluten containing hand cream, then you should be fine. Some people also put their hair in their mouth, which may possibly cause a problem if you use wheat filled shampoo.

Having said that, you could also have a topical wheat allergy which may cause additional skin problems but is not connected to Celiac Disease. That's a different animal. The dry skin patches you sometimes have could be caused by a number of components in any of the products used in a hair salon. Many products are drying to the skin and hair anyway so it could be hard to pin down what the problem is. I would just suggest using your gloves to protect your hands and make sure your hands do not come into contact with your mouth. I wouldn't think that would be too hard to accomplish as ingesting beauty products wouldn't be prudent for many reasons, besides the wheat problem. Ditto for hair spray although I never inhale mine. It just isn't a healthy thing to do. You might also want to use a non-wheat containing spray. I know that many of the better brands used by salons do not contain any wheat.

[Loey]

Hello all I was just wondering everyone if I got the same information as others

I asked my GI about gluten in cosmetics and shampoos (if I needed to avoid them) She said if i didn't have DH everything else was alright except lipsticks and glosses that may be ingested by default.

I get dry patches on my hands sometimes but I am unsure the cause.

I am a hairdresser and some of the styling products and shampoo/ conditioners are loaded with wheat proteins. I do wear gloves to shampoo when I know I'll be using one that contains wheat to limit my exposure.

????

I personally use gluten-free make-up and shampoo products. If you use it in your line of work then I think using gloves should be al right. The main thing with shampoos for ourselves is if they drip into our eyes or mouths.

Loey

P.S. Peter posted something about this a way back

[Dixiebell]

Are your gloves latex? That could also be the cause of dry patches.

[SGWhiskers]

While yes, you have to ingest the gluten for it to cause a reaction, my personal experience was that I wound up with reactions to my blush and to body lotions. I assume that I either inhaled or ingested some of the blush while applying makeup. Our eyes are connected to our tear ducts which are directly connected to our digestive system. The technical answer is that you should only need to worry about what you ingest. The practical answer is that we ingest things inadvertently and many of us wind up with reactions to personal products.

Powdered gloves whether they are latex or not are more irritating to the skin and more likely to cause skin problems. I learned from my dentist's glove manufacturer that their powder free gloves start out as powdered and then are dipped in a chemical wash to remove the powder. Some powder still remains. Other companies never add powder in the first place. My hospital uses 2 brands of latex free powder free gloves. One brand gives my hands splits and cracks after 2-3 weeks of use. The other brand is just fine.

Our hospital brought in a black light and some glow in the dark lotion to demonstrate hand hygine. We rubbed the lotion on then washed our hands. Even after a good scrubbing, there was glow in the dark blue in every swirl and crack in my hands. I could just imagine gluten behaving similarly.

While wearing gloves, I've handled gluten for my job on a less frequent basis than you. I've had a problem 3 times. Once when a bit of cracker hit me on moist lips. Twice when gluten hit me in the eyeball. I would imagine some of the same risks would be there with wet hair spattering product.

I think in your situation with my sensitivity, I would try to avoid the gluten in spray products and search for some friendlier gloves for the liquids.

[serenajane]

Are your gloves latex? That could also be the cause of dry patches.

all our gloves are vinyl due to so mant people with latex allergies.

[Bigbread]

I personally use gluten-free make-up and shampoo products. If you use it in your line of work then I think using gloves should be al right. The main thing with shampoos for ourselves is if they drip into our eyes or mouths.

Loey

P.S. Peter posted something about this a way back

Please can you tell me the brands that you use?

[Loey]

While yes, you have to ingest the gluten for it to cause a reaction, my personal experience was that I wound up with reactions to my blush and to body lotions. I assume that I either inhaled or ingested some of the blush while applying makeup. Our eyes are connected to our tear ducts which are directly connected to our digestive system. The technical answer is that you should only need to worry about what you ingest. The practical answer is that we ingest things inadvertently and many of us wind up with reactions to personal products.

Powdered gloves whether they are latex or not are more irritating to the skin and more likely to cause skin problems. I learned from my dentist's glove manufacturer that their powder free gloves start out as powdered and then are dipped in a chemical wash to remove the powder. Some powder still remains. Other companies never add powder in the first place. My hospital uses 2 brands of latex free powder free gloves. One brand gives my hands splits and cracks after 2-3 weeks of use. The other brand is just fine.

Our hospital brought in a black light and some glow in the dark lotion to demonstrate hand hygine. We rubbed the lotion on then washed our hands. Even after a good scrubbing, there was glow in the dark blue in every swirl and crack in my hands. I could just imagine gluten behaving similarly.

While wearing gloves, I've handled gluten for my job on a less frequent basis than you. I've had a problem 3 times. Once when a bit of cracker hit me on moist lips. Twice when gluten hit me in the eyeball. I would imagine some of the same risks would be there with wet hair spattering product.

I think in your situation with my sensitivity, I would try to avoid the gluten in spray products and search for some friendlier gloves for the liquids.

I've posted this on other threads but there's a great company that sells gluten-free products body called Body Sense. Go under their special products to find those that are gluten-free.

Loey

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