Are Oil of Olay Products Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 02/16/2022 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain brands and products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about beauty products.

We've done articles about Mary Kay lip gloss, and top brands of gluten-free cosmetics, but the questions keep coming. 

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Lately, we've seen a lot of questions about brands of Oil of Olay products. Specifically, are Oil of Olay products gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? Here's the lowdown. 

It's important for people with celiac disease to avoid gluten, not only in their diets, but in their beauty products as well. 

Oil of Olay is a popular brand of skin care products. Oil of Olay does not advertise, label or guarantee any of its products are gluten-free. 

The company lists ingredients on the label for each product. A peak at the company website shows that most Oil of Olay products omit gluten and wheat ingredients, but you'd need to read the specific label for any given product you might hope to use, and for this reason it might be better to use cosmetics that are made by a dedicated gluten-free company such as EpiLynx by Dr. Liia.

Cosmetic ingredients that may contain gluten include:

• Cyclodextrin, Dextrin
• Dextrin Palmitate
• Hydrolyzed Malt Extract
• Hydrolyzed Oat Flour
• Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
• Hydrolyzed wheat Flour
• Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten
• Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch
• Secale Cereale ((Rye) Seed Flour
• Tocopherol Acetate (if made from wheat)
• Tritidcum Vulgare (Wheat Germ Extract)
• Triticum Vulgare
• (Wheat) Germ Extract
• Triticum Vulgare (Wheat Gluten)
• Triticum Wheat Amino Acids
• Wheat Germ Glycerides
• Wheat Germanidopropalkonium Chloride
• Wheat Protein
• WheatgermamidopropylI Ethydimonium Ethosulfate
• Yeast Extract

Because Oil of Olay products are not labeled gluten-free, we do not consider their products to be gluten-free. gluten-free and are not recommended for people with celiac disease.

Finding good cosmetics that are gluten-free can be a serious challenge. A number of companies make cosmetics and lipsticks and lip glosses that are labeled or declared gluten-free. Here's a handy list of gluten-free make-up brands.