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Tattoos & Sun Screen

L.A.

By L.A.
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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L.A. Contributor
L.A.
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Hi: I have a new tattoo and need to keep it protected with sun screen--anyone know which brands are gluten free? Thanks, L.A.

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Guest jokamo
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L.A.,

I have no idea but I would also like to know.

Jokamo

aaascr Apprentice
aaascr
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I know there are some mainstream products that are okay -

but I use badger sunscreen due to all of my other allergies:

Open Original Shared Link. It was okay on my tattoo as well.

JennyC Enthusiast
JennyC
Posted

Coppertone and Banana Boat SUNBLOCKS are gluten free. The tanning lotions may have gluten. I called Banana Boat yesterday and Coppertone was on the Clan Thompson software.

Hope this helps.

L.A. Contributor
L.A.
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Coppertone and Banana Boat SUNBLOCKS are gluten free. The tanning lotions may have gluten. I called Banana Boat yesterday and Coppertone was on the Clan Thompson software.

Hope this helps.

My "dragonfly" thanks all of you. We should start a new thread about tattoos and what people have--not really a gluten-free topic but may be interesting. Regards, L.A.

kbtoyssni Contributor
kbtoyssni
Posted

I use Target-brand sunscreen.

Guest jokamo
Guest jokamo
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What about NO-AD sunscreen. It comes in a larger bottle for a decent price, because of my lupus, I use alot!

jokamo

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Posted

L>A......I have four and working on getting a 5th.

I have: Flowers under my Right ankle, four leaf clovers on the side of my left leg, Kokkepelli on my Right shoulder and the breast cancer pink ribbon above my Right bum!LOL

L.A. Contributor
L.A.
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L>A......I have four and working on getting a 5th.

I have: Flowers under my Right ankle, four leaf clovers on the side of my left leg, Kokkepelli on my Right shoulder and the breast cancer pink ribbon above my Right bum!LOL

:P I have 4 and I'm getting my fifth on Thursday--poor hubby just shakes his head :lol: I have a dragonfly on my right upper chest, an elfish script on my wrist, mine and my daughter's astrological signs on my left leg and a sun behind a cloud on my right side knee. Thursday's tattoo is the symbol for love, life & loyalty. My daughters are getting the same thing. L.A.

kerrih Rookie
kerrih
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Hi: I have a new tattoo and need to keep it protected with sun screen--anyone know which brands are gluten free? Thanks, L.A.
kerrih Rookie
kerrih
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I have been in contact with an expert on Celiac from the University of Utah and he states that if you are not ingesting the product, then you need not worry about it being gluten free. I have been trying to research lipstick because I still have symptoms occasionally and am trying to find the exposure.

Guhlia Rising Star
Guhlia
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I have been in contact with an expert on Celiac from the University of Utah and he states that if you are not ingesting the product, then you need not worry about it being gluten free. I have been trying to research lipstick because I still have symptoms occasionally and am trying to find the exposure.

It is virtually impossible to not touch your mouth after rubbing your arm (sunscreen or lotion), scratching your face (makeup), washing your hair (shampoo), touching your hair (shampoo, styling products). This means that you are likely ingesting small amounts of gluten if your body products have gluten in them. Even if you don't get any symptoms, it doesn't mean that you're not damaging your insides. Is it really worth the risk?

Jo.R Contributor
Jo.R
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My "dragonfly" thanks all of you. We should start a new thread about tattoos and what people have--not really a gluten-free topic but may be interesting. Regards, L.A.

It would be fun to have our tattoos as our avatar.

jerseygrl Explorer
jerseygrl
Posted

Since you all are talking about sunscreen... I have a question too.

My 6yo DD has Celiac. No skin outbreaks, no abdominal pain when glutened, mostly neurological issues

Do we need to be selective with sunscreen, shampoos, lotions, etc, when skin reactions have not been an issue?

Guhlia Rising Star
Guhlia
Posted

Yes, you really need to be careful about things applied to the skin... Read my post below.

It is virtually impossible to not touch your mouth after rubbing your arm (sunscreen or lotion), scratching your face (makeup), washing your hair (shampoo), touching your hair (shampoo, styling products). This means that you are likely ingesting small amounts of gluten if your body products have gluten in them. Even if you don't get any symptoms, it doesn't mean that you're not damaging your insides. Is it really worth the risk?
debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted

another point as to why it's best to use gluten-free lotion:

most people apply lotion with their hands....when you are at beach or pool you don't apply it and then rinse your hands off. You want the lotion on your hands to prevent burn/sun damage. Children will often put hands in mouth, and people will then grab something to eat. It'll get transfered into mouth unless you deliberately rinse or wash it off.

L.A. Contributor
L.A.
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I make sure everything is gluten-free...shampoo, lipsticks, sun screen, soap, body lotions and even my household cleaning supplies. If I touch it, there's a chance it could end up in my mouth--especially soap and shampoo. L.A.

little d Enthusiast
little d
Posted

Because of my Keratosis Poilaris I can't use a lot of lotions and sunscreen's it gets worse, but I can use banana boat sunscreen with no problem.

Donna

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