November 2nd, 2011
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Risky Business: Most Cosmetics Don’t Specify Gluten in Ingredient List

Are you allergic to your makeup?

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The question is, what are similar celiac sufferers to do? Is there any way to bypass the risk? Complete gluten-avoidance is the only known “treatment” for the disease, after all, and surely telling sufferers to avoid makeup for the rest of their lives isn’t a realistic solution.

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For one, gluten-free brands like AfterGlow Cosmetics and Juice Beauty are certainly great options. Not only are they gluten-free, but they’re forthcoming about even possible trace amounts—an important distinction, since gluten allergies are molecular and sensitive to even the tiniest triggers.

Hopefully, though, leading cosmetic companies will soon be inspired to create gluten-free alternatives, or at the very least provide more transparency for celiac sufferers weeding through laundry-lists of ingredients. Because as always, knowledge is power, especially when it comes to your health and wellbeing.

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