What Goes On, Goes In (Gluten in Skin Care Products)

EcoColors, AG Hair Cosmetics, and Alterna are all salon professional lines that are gluten-free.

To all of you I called Lóreal today and they sent me a list of ingredients to stay away from. They also told me what shampoo and hair conditioner to use and they can be bought at Walmart. So call L''oreal and have them give you the list. Forget about Clairol they were no help saying that the fragances in their products may contain wheat . Hope this helps I have had Celiac for over 40 years.

Teri,

Can you please post the list that L'oreal gave to you?

Thank you

Hi Cindy:

I don't just have celiac disease, but I also have Hashimotos Thyroid Disease along with a sluggish Adrenal Gland. Often Autoimmune Disease run in groupings. Why do I mention this? Having Hashimotos will cause you to lose your hair. When I don't have enough Thyroid Hormones working for me, My hair falls out. So, you may want to find out if you have Hashimotos too. It may be why you are losing hair. Are you also Fatigued more than usual along with Brain fog, dry skin, nails chipping and extra weight you just can't get rid of no matter what you do. If so you may be having problems with your thyroid. Anyway you may want to have your Thyroid checked out. Especially, to see if you are producing Antibodies that show that your are have an Autoimmune response against your thyroid.

I just wanted to share a hair/body product that I just started using a month ago, after my Doctor told me I need to stop using products with Gluten and Soy in them. Anyway, I so far really like this stuff. Since having Both Celiac and Hashimotos Thyroid, My hair is really dry and breaks a lot, but this companies products I have been very impressed with. They are called the "Original Sprout" and they make only allergy free, Sulfate Free products. Anyway, for a month now I have used the Shampoo and Condition along with the Tahitian Hair Oil and boy my hair feels really soft afterward, but it still has body without all the frizz. Although you have to be careful not to use to much of the Tahitian Hair Oil. I only need one small drop after I have washed and condition my hair. Anyway, I believe all their products are Gluten Free, which is the most important, and I believe they plan to stay that way. At least let’s hope so. It a rather expensive product, but at this point for me, I don’t mind, because it really makes my hair feel great. It’s also safe for babies and children too from what they advertise. Anyway, I just thought I might pass that on. Sincerely, Cathi G

AG is not gluten free. I recently called to find out if they might consider going gluten free and they said no.

Bert's Bees has a hair care line that is gluten free. There is a phone Number on their web site and they are very helpful.

Sounds crazy, but have you tried washing your hair with baking soda and water? I started doing this about three years ago and it works great! My hairdresser had no idea I was doing this, but after using it a couple of months, she commented on what great shape my hair was in. I use about two tablespoons mixed with enough water to make it runny, then just massage it in real well. Instead of conditioner, I use about 1/8 cup of apple cider vinegar mixed into a cup of water. My hair has never been better and I have no worries about gluten. Now if I could just find a good gluten-free hairspray, I would be all set. If you search "baking soda shampoo" or "no poo" you'll find quite a few links discussing this method. Good luck!

Hi Everyone, My son has celiac disease, so I have become educated on this problem. I own a Salon & Spa, and I know of two product lines that are COMPLETELY Gluten Free. Surface is a product that I am learning more about, but what I know so far it is great. The other line is AG, which I have used and carried in my salon for the past three years. Amazing line. Just a heads up, very concentrated line, with shampoos that do not suds up a lot unless shampooing twice. My advice is for hair length to the chin and medium texture. Make sure hair is very wet, not just the top, use about a quater size amount of shampoo and emulsify well in your hands. Starting at the roots shampoo thoroughly to the ends and rinse well. If hair does not feel as clean as you want, apply a dime size amount in the same exact manner as above and you will have suds that you cannot believe. If your hair is washed every day, one shampoo will be enough.

I forgot to say in my reply, that if you have longer or shorter hair, just adjust the amount of any product used accordingly. Also in Surface and AG product lines, all of their products are gluten free, and AG is also salt/sodium free.

The salinity of the ocean is between 3% and 7%. The salinity of most shampoos is between 25% and 30%. If you have hair that is not, or, never has been chemically treated you can use anything otherwise be careful for damage. Our clients are always educated in this way, because we care.

Hi Erica, I am also a hair stylist and have celiac disease. The products bother me just breathing it in all day and on my skin. I need to find a whole line of gluten free products from hair color to perms but I don't know of any?

Do you know if there is any gluten free hair color?

I went onto Sircuit Skin's website but couldn't find where it says that their products are gluten-free... did you get confirmation?

There is a salon in Austin, TX that has ONLY gluten-free products. Kim McIntosh Salon. Color, shampoo, styling products, everything. Redken and Pravana have some gluten-free color... Alterna has some new lines that are gluten-free. Shampoo, conditioner, mousse, pomade, heat protectants. And they are excellent!

AG Hair is gluten-free.

AG IS NOT GLUTEN FREE. I have been using it for over 5 months and I have the worst scalp break outs I have ever had. I love AG products but they are not gluten free. Try Black African products.

I had to retire as most of the products in our salon had gluten ingredients. I didn't use any of those on my clients but even being around the hairsprays and other topicals I had heart palpitations and was extremely ill. I am much better now away from it but also am struggling to find products that leave hair ok and allow me to breath and rash free. I miss my work and clients! I have tried Surface shampoo which I don't have palpitations from but I do think the Cocamidoprpyl hydroxysultaine is giving me psoriasis that I had prior to going gluten-free. It is VERY FRUSTRATING. Good luck.