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Claire

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Claire Collaborator
Claire
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I recently recommended Nioxin products (cannot remember what forum I was in at the time). Some alert member corrected me for which I give thanks.

So sorry for giving bad advice. Ignorance is definitely not bliss!

I did contact the company and got a swift reply: yes their products do contain wheat.

I see in some older posts it being said that the gluten is not absorbed through the skin - suggesting that it is more of a contact issue - getting it in your mouth, on your hands etc.

Anyone have any ideas about this.

I have had great success with Nioxin products and no reactions. I hate to think of giving it up. There goes my hair.

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Gluten is not absorbed in the skin except if you have like an open cut or something. It is more of an issue of cross contamination...how many times a day do you unknowingly touch your hair? ...if it has gluten in it then there are a number of ways you can get contaminated. You get it on your hands, then it can get into your food or mouth any way. The smallest bit can cause damage even if you do not feel it.

With hairsprays though-if it has wheat in it then you breathe it in then it gets into your system so that definitely should be out.

I just keep all products gluten free so I do not have to worry about getting contaminated any way. Better to be safe in this case.

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Claire
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Gluten is not absorbed in the skin except if you have like an open cut or something. It is more of an issue of cross contamination...how many times a day do you unknowingly touch your hair? ...if it has gluten in it then there are a number of ways you can get contaminated. You get it on your hands, then it can get into your food or mouth any way. The smallest bit can cause damage even if you do not feel it.

With hairsprays though-if it has wheat in it then you breathe it in then it gets into your system so that.

I just keep all products gluten free so I do not have to worry about getting contaminated any way. Better to be safe in this case.

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Makes good sense. I have used Nioxin products for about a year and it is the first product that has made any difference with the hair loss problem. I would hate to give it up. I have used the hair spray - best one I ever had. So it goes. thanks.

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bluelotus
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Sorry you to hear that Nioxin helped and you have to (or plan to) give it up. I think it has helped people b/c it contains something that breaks done a hormone found on the scalp that causes hair loss....sorry I don't know much more than that, but maybe doctors can offer you a topical solution of this agent??? Also, I think Nioxin is vitamin fortified as well - primarily with b vitamins and biotin. Maybe you can try a shampoo that is vitamin fortified? I use Collective Wellbeing, which is gluten free. Just some ideas to consider...... Good luck!

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Sorry you to hear that Nioxin helped and you have to (or plan to) give it up.  I think it has helped people b/c it contains something that breaks done a hormone found on the scalp that causes hair loss....sorry I don't know much more than that, but maybe doctors can offer you a topical solution of this agent???  Also, I think Nioxin is vitamin fortified as well - primarily with b vitamins and biotin.  Maybe you can try a shampoo that is vitamin fortified?  I use Collective Wellbeing, which is gluten free.  Just some ideas to consider......  Good luck!

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Thanks for reply. I have a hair loss problem and Nioxin is the only product that has helped. I am hesitant to give it up. Some of the posts indicate that you do not absorb it through the skin - that transference is the issue. Surely if one was very careful to wash hands thoroughly after shampoo it would seem not to be a big threat. The hair spray is another story. That goes out into the air and you would enhale it. I have used the spray but could replace that. I am really 'on the horns of a dilemma'. Tuff!! Claire

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e&j0304
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I am so sad to read that Nioxin has wheat in it. I know tihs is an old thread, but I was just looking up Nioxin online and came across this. My little girl who is gluten sensitive has suffered terribly with hair loss and we were hoping this would be the answer for her. It's so hard for me to watch her losing so much hair and I really don't know what else I can do for her.

I guess I just wanted to vent that. As I was looking this up my husband was giving her a bath and using the Nioxin for the first time. I hope she doesn't have a bad reaction.

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I am so sad to read that Nioxin has wheat in it.  I know tihs is an old thread, but I was just looking up Nioxin online and came across this.  My little girl who is gluten sensitive has suffered terribly with hair loss and we were hoping this would be the answer for her.  It's so hard for me to watch her losing so much hair and I really don't know what else I can do for her.

I guess I just wanted to vent that.  As I was looking this up my husband was giving her a bath and using the Nioxin for the first time.  I hope she doesn't have a bad reaction.

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Check out the Going Overboard thread that appeared Friday. There is discussion there and in other threads as well on this topic. The jury is still out on this subject. Read it carefully, search the threads of the subject of topicals containing gluten.

I have not yet given up Nioxin. I am very careful with it - wash hands thoroughly during each step of the process.

It is a very personal decision. Do some research. Nioxin is a wonderful product - that works. Claire

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Yes, it is whatever works for you and is a personal decision. I am paranoid, so I cut out all gluten I can think of. But, some may not be as nervous as I am about the whole thing.

Also, I am happy to hear that Nioxin worked for Claire, but, unfortuneatly, it did not work for me after being on it over 7 or so months. I hope that, if your little girl does use it, she has better luck than me.

e&j0304 Enthusiast
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Well, so far so good and it seems as though Ella did not have a reaction when she used Nioxin last night. She has been totally fine today and we can usually tell when she's had an exposure.

I guess I'm just a little more worried because she is only 2 and still puts her hands in her mouth a lot. She takes baths and then the soap gets into the water all over her skin, eyes, mouth, etc. She then of course touches her hair a lot. I did have her wash her hands after getting out of the tub.

I guess we'll see how this goes. It is so hard for me to watch her losing her hair. I am still a little worried that it is caused from something other than malnutrition from her gluten problem, but nothing has backed that up. Her thyroid is functioning fine and it is not childhood alopecia. I guiess this will take some time. I am praying that she doesn't loose it all on top so that we have to shave her head to make it match.... That will be more than I can handle I think.

Anyway, thanks for your advice. I hope you both find things that work for you as well.

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Well, so far so good and it seems as though Ella did not have a reaction when she used Nioxin last night.  She has been totally fine today and we can usually tell when she's had an exposure.

I am praying that she doesn't loose it all on top so that we have to shave her head to make it match....  That will be more than I can handle I think.

Anyway, thanks for your advice.  I hope you both find things that work for you as well.

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I do have good luck with Nioxin - not so much restoration as preventing further loss. The loss has diminished dramatically since starting with this product. I cannot say I am comfortable with it and am actively looking for a gluten-free 'close second' is there is one. I will post anything on the subject i find.

Hugs for Ella. Claire

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