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Just checked a list. Almay and Revlon lipsticks are all gluten free.

Can anyone confirm? -- Lisa B


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scottsuzann Newbie
Just checked a list.  Almay and Revlon lipsticks are all gluten free.

Can anyone confirm?  -- Lisa B

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I do no know about those brands but I just got some confermation back about MAC

Thank you for taking the time to contact us and for your interest in M.A.C.

In response to your inquiry, all of our Lipsticks are gluten free except

the Amplified Crème lipsticks. Amplified Crème Lipsticks contain grain

derived ingredients. Additionally, our Lip Pencils do not contain gluten

derivates.

If you are interested in any other M.A.C products, please provide us with

the exact product names in order for us to be of further assistance.

We trust the above addresses your concern. We hope that we have the

opportunity to serve you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Jessica Conti

Global Consumer Communications

If any one else uses there products they were very helpful but it took about a week for a responce. Good luck!

Suzann

debmidge Rising Star

I wrote to AVON almost a year ago and got a stupid response. They sent me a postcard which directed me to an 800 number, I called the 800 and they couldn't answer the question of gluten-free or not.

I appears that they didn't want to be bothered; so I don't buy from them anymore.

  • 1 month later...
mcsteffi Rookie
I wrote to AVON almost a year ago and got a stupid response.  They sent me a postcard which directed me to an 800 number, I called the 800 and they couldn't answer the question of gluten-free or not.

I appears that they didn't want to be bothered; so I don't buy from them anymore.

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I guess they have gotten better! I sell Avon and also have a son that I am trying to make a gluten-free home for. :huh: Though he doenst wear makeup I have Avon everything in the bathroom I share w/ him. So I wrote them and asked for a list of their gluten-free items.... They were very nice about it and sent me a huge list and suggested if I need a certain item checked to just ask. I will be glad to send you the list if you like? Maybe they have had alot of requests and had to get on the ball about the ingredients in their products.

stef.

bluelotus Contributor

About Revlon - thought someone wrote recently that they wouldn't give a straight answer? Hmmm. Maybe they've gotten their act together.

pixiegirl Enthusiast

I wrote to Avon less then a month ago and they basically blew me off. They didn't send me any list they just directed me to the web site and told me ingredients were listed for each product. When I inquired about cross contamination and that I didn't understand all the ingredient terms I was told to ask my doctor!

I will not use Avon again, I was very disappointed.

Susan

mcsteffi Rookie
I wrote to Avon less then a month ago and they basically blew me off.  They didn't send me any list they just directed me to the web site and told me ingredients were listed for each product.  When I inquired about cross contamination and that I didn't understand all the ingredient terms I was told to ask my doctor!

I will not use Avon again, I was very disappointed.

Susan

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I can send you the list they sent me. As for why they were not helpful... I dont know. They were very helpful to me and I got the gluten-free list within a few days of asking for it. I am sorry you had such a bad experience with them.

stef.


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newo ikkin Rookie

Gluten in lipstick?!

wtf. I'm sorry but that has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard. I mean is that absolutly necessary?

pixiegirl Enthusiast

There is gluten in all types of make up, lipstick and lotions. And to answer your question, NO I don't think its necessary at all.

Stef-

I'd love the gluten free Avon list but I'm still angry they brushed me off like they did. My address is bailey@cape.com

susan

hlm34 Apprentice

I was just diagnosed with Celiacs. The first thing I did was check on my lipsticks on the advice of my doctor. Revlon is not gluten free. I checked with several people there in customer service. I am bummed because all my lipsticks are revlon. So i gave em to my girlfriends. Almay is gluten free though. Also, i know for sure that philosophy, bobbi brown and MAC are gluten free though its tough because they are more expensive. But, if nothing else, it was a good excuse to get all new lipsticks and try new colors!

jerseyangel Proficient

A good, inexpensive, gluten-free lip gloss--Neutrogena MoistureShine Gloss. I get it at my CVS -

Idahogirl Apprentice

I got a similar vague response from Mary Kay. They couldn't tell me yes or no, just read me something off the computer screen in front of them about "we refer you to your doctor on what is best for you". My doctor says "no gluten". I don't need to ask him! I love MK foundation, it is the only one that works for me, and I just bought 3 bottles, so I don't know what to do. Can gluten be used in any makeup, even eyeliner and eyeshadow?

jerseyangel Proficient

Have you done a search for Mary Kay? It seem so me that I read a while back someone posting about those products.

debmidge Rising Star

I hate when companies say "ask your doctor" -- the doctor doesn't make the product, so what would the Dr. know about it??! It's an easy out for them and it's not customer friendly.

watkinson Apprentice

For an inexpensive alternative....Wet and Wild lipstick is gluten-free. :)

To answer newo ikkin...I'm sorry but yes...you have to worry about gluten in your lipstick. After all we lick and bite out lips all day, of course we would ingest the lipstick. As a matter of fact, when I used a lipstick that had gluten in it without realizing it, my lips swelled up and started buring. not to mention a stomach ache. It doesn't seem fair that we have to worry about every little thing, but that's the nature of the disease <_<

:) Wendy

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
Gluten in lipstick?!

wtf. I'm sorry but that has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard. I mean is that absolutly necessary?

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Yes, it is necessary for lipstick to be gluten free...it's right on your mouth. You will get glutened with that.

With hair products and other makeups the chance for cross contamination to get into your mouth is so high.

With perfumes and hairsprays it is airborne so traces get into your system. Nail polish can chip off when preparing food and if you bite your nails or lick your fingers it can get into your mouth.

Kissing of course too is another way to get glutened if your partner had gluten before getting into a lip lock with you.

I may seem ridiculous but it really is not it makes sense if you think about it..you need to eliminate gluten from every angle.

judy05 Apprentice
Yes, it is necessary for lipstick to be gluten free...it's right on your mouth. You will get glutened with that.

With hair products and other makeups the chance for cross contamination to get into your mouth is so high.

With perfumes and hairsprays it is airborne so traces get into your system. Nail polish can chip off  when preparing food and if you bite your nails or lick your fingers it can get into your mouth.

Kissing of course too is another way to get glutened if your partner had gluten before getting into a lip lock with you.

I may seem ridiculous but it really is not it makes sense if you think about it..you need to eliminate gluten from every angle.

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Another product line that you have to worry about is dental products. My dentist was familiar with Celiac but I was the first patient to react to the topical anesthesia that they rub on your gums before doing the Novacaine. I got severe brain fog before he finished my filling my tooth. I was so disoriented that I couldn't write the check for payment. My husband had to help me out of the office and I went home and slept for 2 hours. Don't ask me the name of it because it was a while ago and in another state. Just be careful, I know I'm not the only one, check labels before anything goes in your mouth!

  • 2 months later...
floridanative Community Regular

I'd like to pose this question about Max Factor and Cover Girl without starting a new thread if possible. Apparently Proctor & Gamble owns both of these cosmetic lines. I e-mailed one of the lines from their website and someone from P&G got back to me. They mentioned Cover Girl, Max Factor and some other line (not Revlon) that I didn't care about and now I've deleted their e-mail response to me.

Here is this gist of what P&G said in their obsiously canned statement to me.

Thank you for visiting our website...blah blah.... due to the manufacturing process of cosmetics... blah blah...and more blah blah. In order for us to provide you with a list of our products that are gluten free please have your Doctor write us a letter on their letterhead and be sure the doctor includes the exact products you are interested in. I am not joking people. I was so furious that after I sent them a very unpleasant e-mail back I deleted theirs without thinking to post it here. And yes I do have a question.

How are people getting info on Cover Girl and Max Factor and not getting the response I got? I keep seeing posts saying Cover Girl lipsticks are safe and Max Factor mascara and shadows are safe. Can someone point me to the facts? For now I have banned both lines from my life. But Revlon told me straight up that I should NOT be using their cosmetics because they could not tell me anything in the whole line was gluten free. So I'm running out of reasonably priced options. Ideas, anyone?

Berneses was kind enought to post about a new line (Lumene at CVS) she found that is mostly gluten-free and I love their lipsticks and liners but they don't offer a pressed powder that is in my skin tone. I'm a 'yellow' if anyone knows what that means. Something like 80% of caucasion women are 'pinks' so most make-up bases are for 'pinks'. If a 'yellow' person wears a 'pink' foundation or powder.....well let's just say she could look much better in the correct color make-up.

Rusla Enthusiast

When I wrote to Avon one month ago their reply was this,"We have no idea of the ingredients in any of our products as they are made by other companies. We do not find it necessary to require a list of ingredients from them at this time or in the near future."

If you do not think I was pissed off, think again.

tiredofdoctors Enthusiast

I've started another thread where I am posting all the answers which I receive from companies (and my responses to them). You might be interested to read my response to Proctor & Gamble when they mandated a letter by my physician on his letterhead. I am still waiting for responses from Revlon, Almay, Dove, Maybelline, I think that's all. I'll keep you posted on my thread.

Timber4est Rookie

How about those natural mineral make up lines. You know the infomercial you hit every now and again while thumbing through the 900 channels of nothing on cable? Bare Essentials I think they are called. Hmm, I guess I will check into that one for you tomorrow.

Deborah

jerseyangel Proficient

Deborah--Several of us here use Bare Escentuals. Most of their makeup line gluten-free--their skincare line is not. You can go here to read the response I got from them--

Open Original Shared Link

It's on page 2, post# 18

Both Sephora and QVC carry their products.

casnco Enthusiast
I got a similar vague response from Mary Kay. They couldn't tell me yes or no, just read me something off the computer screen in front of them about "we refer you to your doctor on what is best for you". My doctor says "no gluten". I don't need to ask him! I love MK foundation, it is the only one that works for me, and I just bought 3 bottles, so I don't know what to do. Can gluten be used in any makeup, even eyeliner and eyeshadow?

A friend recently started selling MK. I ordered mascara. I used to love their mascara. Luckily for me I checked the ingredients. Because listed in big black letters where the words, "wheat protien". I sent it back. Bummer

suziew Rookie

I use Garden Botanika make up. They list the ingredients on the website and I had a customer service rep. email me, telling me that their lipsticks are 100% gluten free.

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