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Yes there is. Gluten is absorbed through mucous membranes, including those in the nose and mouth. Even a tiny amount that accidentally gets into your system will keep the autoimmune process going. For those of us who lose hair it is often this autoimmune process that is more at fault for the loss than poor nutritional uptake but both can be a factor.

Raven - Thanks for the reply This gives me more hope that my hair will stop falling out and actually begin to re-grow soon!

Does anyone know if there is a direct correlation between hair products that contain gluten and hair loss? I've been on a gluten free diet for a month, but just learned that my Aveda conditioner has gluten in it. Of course I stopped using it immediately, but I was under the impression that celiac has to do with ingested gluten. Forgive me if this is a naive observation, I'm pretty new at this. But if anyone has any info on gluten hair products causing hair loss, I'd be very interested.