Personal Care Products with Gluten

May 18
08:13

2015

Jason Kassel, PhD

Jason Kassel, PhD

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For people trying to avoid gluten, simply avoiding food with gluten is not enough. You may have eliminated it from your diet, but you may still have some going into your body. The reason is your personal care products. Many use some form of gluten in their ingredient list. People with an allergy may find this problematic.

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If you use anything that you might digest,Personal Care Products with Gluten Articles there are even more worries. Toothpaste or lipstick, as examples, may have some form of gluten in there. The worst part is that the ingredients do not clearly say gluten so you have to learn a few names before purchasing anything.

Many types of personal care products use gluten. You cannot avoid just one type to avoid gluten, especially since many are necessary products for health and wellness. You have to look into the ingredient lists of nearly every personal care product that you purchase to make sure that there is no gluten involved in making them. This might seem troublesome, but it could help you to live a healthier life. By removing gluten from your personal care products, you can make safer, healthier choices that leave you feeling better and more satisfied with your purchasing decisions.

One thing to keep in mind is the fact that the ingredient list will not clearly state gluten. You have to actually read the ingredient lists if you want to avoid products that have gluten in them, which means knowing what names to avoid. Anything with oat or wheat will have to go right away. Look for names like triticum vulgare, sulcare cereale, hordeum vulgare, and avina sativa. These are names for ingredients like oat and wheat. If you find these in the ingredient list, the product is not gluten free. You will want to try to find something else that you know you can trust.

You can always look specifically for gluten free products. Due to the increased popularity of gluten free products, nearly every company is getting involved. This makes it easier than ever to find something you know works and you know is not a danger to your health. Continue to keep an eye out for the ingredients mentioned above, of course, but also look for products that make the search easier. If gluten is the only thing that you are trying to avoid, then you should have no trouble finding something you can trust and that actually works.