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Celiac.com 08/02/2022 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain products are gluten-free. Lately, we've seen a lot of questions about face wash. Even after our article on brands of face wash that are gluten-free and safe, and another about Mary Kay Face Wash, the questions continue to roll in. Lately we've seen a number of people wondering: Is face wash gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? Face wash is one of those products that is usually formulated to be gluten-free. So, unless gluten ingredients are added during processing, most all face wash is likely to be gluten-free, and safe for people with celiac disease. However, many brands don't bother to specifically label their face wash as gluten-free. Others do. At the end of the day, we regard most face wash to be gluten-free, and safe for people with celiac disease. That said, we realize that some people, especially those with celiac disease, specifically look for products labeled gluten-free. Here's a list of face wash brands that are made without gluten ingredients, and are gluten-free, or made without gluten-ingredients, and safe for people with celiac disease. Here's another link to our article on Mary Kay Face Wash. As always, read labels, avoid gluten ingredients, and choose carefully.

Celiac.com 06/25/2021 - It never ceases to amaze me just how many basic skin care products like lotions, cosmetics, and sunscreens contain gluten. Most people with celiac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis spend a lot of time and energy to stay 100% gluten-free, but some don't know that they are actually spreading it on their faces! This is why everyone with gluten sensitivity needs to know about EpiLynx by Dr. Liia, because their entire line of cosmetics and skin care products utilize only the finest gluten-free, allergen-free and vegan ingredients. It's Summer, and your sun screen should be gluten-free, which is why all celiacs should use EpiLynx Glow Sheer Intense Hydration Face, Neck, Decollete Cream SPF 30. It's designed to protect your skin against sun damage, and contains niacinamide to help rebuild healthy skin cells and protect them against the harmful and aging effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays. This formula is, according to Dr. Liia, “ultra hydrating, moisturizing, soothing, anti-inflammatory and calming.” EpiLynx by Dr. Liia Glow Sheer Intense Hydration Face, Neck, Decollete Cream also contains zinc oxide, hyaluronic acid, and apple stem cell extract, which are added to re-hydrate your skin for up to 48 hours after application, and help to restore its natural protective barrier, and sooth inflammation. Celiac.com highly recommends this sun screen, as well as EpiLynx by Dr. Liia's many other products, and you can read more of our EpiLynx by Dr. Liia product reviews here. Visit their site for more info.

Celiac.com 06/09/2021 - Most of our readers already know that all EpiLynx by Dr. Liia beauty products are made in the USA using only the finest quality, gluten-free, allergen-free and vegan ingredients. Their Firming Face and Neck Cream is no exception, and it contains a proprietary blend of all natural ingredients that include: equisetum arvense extract, withania somnifera extract, cocoa butter, hyaluronic acid, apple stem cell extract, papaya fruit powder, green tea extract, willow bark, niacinamide, and lingonberry extract. Some of the more unique ingredients used in EpiLynx by Dr. Liia's Face and Neck Cream are its apple stem cell extract, green tea extract, and papaya fruit powder, all of which are designed to work together to smooth wrinkles and make your skin more firm by increasing your its natural elasticity, which may give your skin a more youthful appearance. The generous amounts of hyaluronic acid and niacinamide will keep your skin stay moisturized and looking more radiant throughout the day, as well as tighten and clean your pores, and diminish the appearance of wrinkles. It can be used in combination with any of their serums, and should be applied each morning and evening to a clean face (be sure to avoid eye contact). All EpiLynx by Dr. Liia skin care products are designed specifically for people who must be gluten-free due to celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. Visit their site for more info.

Celiac.com 04/22/2021 - For those dealing with damaged skin, EpiLynx by Dr. Liia has a great solution—their Vitamin C Serum contains not just vitamin C, but also aloe vera, chamomile flower extract and hyaluronic acid, and this combination, it turns out, is great as an anti-oxidant that will rejuvenate your damaged skin, and protect it from aging. Like all of their products, their Vitamin C Serum is formulated to be gluten-free, allergen-free, and vegan. This Vitamin C Serum will also protect your skin from the sun's UV exposure, and is designed to use daily after washing your face to create a “hydrating” base. Vitamin C helps to promote collagen production in your skin, and this can help to thicken the dermis and diminish wrinkles, which will give your skin a more youthful appearance. The combination of chamomile flower extract with aloe vera and vitamin C creates strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties that will help prevent sun damage and diminish age spots, and the aloe vera base won't leave a greasy film on skin. Vitamin C Serum will help to eradicate skin blemishes, diminish age lines, and increase skin elasticity. EpiLynx by Dr. Liia offers a wide range of high-end gluten-free cosmetics, face creams, lotions, and makeup, and has quickly become the leader in this important area. EpiLynx by Dr. Liia also offers a steep discount on this product when you create a subscription for it on their site, which will allow it to be sent to you on a regular basis so you won't ever run out. Visit their site for more info.

Celiac.com 05/22/2017 - After their seven-month-old baby died weighing less than 10 pounds, a mother and father in Beveren, Belgium, are standing trial on charges that they starved the child by negligently providing an alternative gluten-free diet, with no medical supervision. The couple, who ran a natural food store, put their son Lucas on an alternative gluten-free, lactose-free diet, which included quinoa milk, despite doctors describing it as unsuitable for developing infants. According to child gastroenterologist Elisabeth De Greef, from the University Hospital of Brussels, feeding quinoa milk and other such foods to infants is absolutely wrong. She says that "These kinds of milk, which you can buy in a supermarket, do not contain the necessary proteins, minerals and vitamins. They are not adjusted to infants and thus unsuitable." Lucas' mother said in a statement that "Lucas had an eating disorder. He got cramps when he was fed with a bottle and his parents tried out alternatives. Oat milk, rice milk, buckwheat milk, semolina milk, quinoa milk." These are all products the couple sold at their store. At the beginning of the trial, public prosecutors blamed the couple for their son's death. Prosecutors claim that the couple made their "own diagnosis that their child was gluten intolerant and had a lactose allergy," without any input from doctors. In fact, prosecutors allege that the couple kept the child away from doctors altogether. "Not a single doctor had a dossier about Lucas and child protection services did not know about them," said the public prosecutor. The infant's diet, said prosecutors, "led to him being less than half the expected weight for a boy his age," at the time of his death in June 6, 2014. An autopsy showed that Lucas' stomach was totally empty at the time of his death. Prosecutors say the parents did not seek medical attention, even when Lucas was gasping for air in the days before he died. When Lucas was in the final throes of starvation, and the parents finally did take action, prosecutors say that they compounded the child's medical crisis by driving to a homeopathic doctor on the other side of the country, instead of going to the nearest hospital. In their defense, Lucas's father, claimed the couple never took Lucas to a doctor "because we never noticed anything unusual." In fact, the parents believed Lucas had an eating problem, says the couple's lawyer. Under questioning, Lucas' tearful mother said that the couple never "wished for the death of our son." She also stated that Lucas ometimes…gained a little weight, sometimes he lost a little." Yet according the public prosecutor the actions by the couple amount to "intentionally denying food" to the boy. For now, the trial in this tragic case continues, with a verdict set for June 14. Read more: Metro.co.uk