How to Find Gluten-Free Makeup

Being gluten-free not only includes the items you eat and digest, it also includes anything you put on your body that the body can absorb, i.e., makeup and skin care items. For many of those newly diagnosed with celiac disease this means throwing out favored products and beginning a search for new gluten-free favorites. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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Start with known organic and natural manufacturers and check their product offerings on their Web sites. Nu Skin International specializes in providing safer and organic products. Nu Skin also includes makeup and skin items that are gluten-free. Also, purchase gluten-free items such as lipstick, lip liner, eye shadow and mascara from Personal Basics by Andrea Rose.

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Check grocery store Web sites for listings of gluten-free items including makeup. Many grocery stores provide product category lists based on customer needs. Whole Foods, for example, has lists for dairy-free and gluten-free individuals to read before going to their stores to help them better prepare for the shopping trip.

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Shop at a nutrition-based store that features whole foods and organic items. Once inside such stores you can peruse the aisles and see the breadth of the gluten-free makeup and skin care products they carry in the store. Also, inquire about subscribing to a newsletter that connects you to the store and gives you product updates.

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Read blogs of those promoting the use of gluten-free items. Glutenfreegirl.com offers regular insight into the life of someone trying to live a gluten-free life. In addition to receiving information about products, blogs often contain contact information so you can directly ask the blogger a question. Also, consider starting your own blog chronicling your gluten-free discoveries.

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Learn what to avoid in makeup and facial cleansers by closely examining labels for wheat-, barley-, oak- and rye-derived terms. Several examples of such terms include wheat protein, barley extract or triticum vilgare flour lipids. Cleansing gel from Arbonne is an example of a gluten-free facial cleanser. The possibilities of gluten-free items are endless, including cleansers, base foundation, moisturizer, tanning lotion, eye shadow, lipstick, liners, setting powder, blush, bronzer, lip gloss and masks.