Eat Gluten Free with Me
Skincare/Makeup
Something you might not even consider after becoming gluten free is that your makeup, haircare, and skincare may also contain gluten. Because I have had Celiac for so long, I have gotten good at managing gluten free self-care products. However, for most people who are new to a gluten free lifestyle, this may seem like a daunting task. While most makeup, skincare, and haircare products don’t contain gluten, I always choose to be safe and research my products before I use them.
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It’s usually relatively easy to tell when a food contains or may contain gluten, but makeup, skincare, and haircare products are very different. If you read the ingredient list for most of these products, you will typically be met with a massive list of chemicals that you’ve never heard of, making it very difficult to know whether the product contains gluten. For finding gluten free products I have been very reliant on SkinSafe, which was developed by the Mayo Clinic. By downloading the SkinSafe App, or just looking at the website, you can search for makeup, skincare, or hair care products. SkinSafe has data on most common products, so I can usually find whatever product I’m looking for. Once you click on the product, you are provided with a list of information about it. If the product is gluten free, a gluten free label will be provided in the information. I have relied on SkinSafe to check all of my products, and have never had a reaction to anything that I have used.
It’s possible that SkinSafe might not have the product that you’re looking for. In that case, SkinSafe is also a great place to find out whether the ingredients in that product are gluten free. Although it may be more time consuming, you can always search each ingredient of the product on SkinSafe to guarantee that it contains no gluten ingredients. Here are a couple of links to lists of gluten containing ingredients commonly found in skin and beauty products: National Celiac Association, Beyond Celiac, Vanicream.
Below is a list of my favorite products:
This is what SkinSafe looks like. If the green gluten free icon is listed underneath the product, I consider it safe to use.
Skincare
-Cerave Moisturizing Cream
-Cerave Eye Repair Cream
-Cetaphil Face Wash, Daily Facial Cleanser
Makeup
-ILIA Skin Serum Foundation
-Tarte Shape Tape Ultra Creamy Concealer
-Kosas Revealer Concealer
-Rare Beauty Warm Wishes Effortless Bronzer Stick
-Rhode Pocket Blush
-Rare Beauty Stay Vulnerable Melting Blush
-Rare Beauty Positive Light Liquid Luminizer Highlight
-Milk Makeup Cream Highlighter
-Kosas Air Brow
-Benefit Cosmetics Benetint Liquid Lip Blush & Cheek Tint
-Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Lip Liner
-Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm
-Laneige Lip Glowy Balm
-L'Oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara
-Ilia Limitless Lash Mascara
Haircare
-Dae Shampoo Signature Gently Cleanses And Hydrate
-Dae Conditioner
-Amika The Kure Bond Repair Shampoo
-Amika The Kure Bond Repair Conditioner
-Dae 3-In-1 Styling Cream, Cactus Fruit
-Amika Intense Moisture Leave-In Conditioner, Hydro Rush
-Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask
-Dove Bond Strength Shampoo, Peptide Complex
-Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner
-Garnier Fructis Pure Clean Shampoo
-Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Smoothing Conditioner