This article looks at the importance of gluten
This article looks at the importance of gluten free cosmetics. Is there a real need? This article looks at the importance of gluten free cosmetics. Is there a real need? Women’s Issues Articles | March 7, 2009 The cosmetics industry has finally come under scrutiny in connection to the gluten it uses. As very few cosmetics are labelled as gluten free, is it because there is a lack of demand or lack of understanding in the reasons cosmetics should be gluten free. This article looks at what types of gluten free cosmetics are most critical for celiacs and people in general. If you are worried about gluten in your diet, what about the amount that is in your cosmetics? Common sense might suggest that the less contact with Gluten for a celiac, the better. So why then would a celiac cover their body in a gluten or wheat derived cosmetic or makeup? One website makes the argument that in reference to cosmetics: “gluten has more ways of getting into the body than by the obvious route – it can also get in through the skin. ” They go on to saying “I have heard since of another story of someone who had to stop working in a bakery due to gluten absorption through the hands. ” (Ref 2). For the possibility of these concerns being [...]
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