Sensodyne toothpaste

"Thank you for contacting us regarding Sensodyne® toothpaste.

Sensodyne® Pronamel™ is gluten-free. Although we do not add gluten to any of our other variants of Sensodyne®, our raw materials suppliers could not guarantee that they are gluten-free. Therefore, other variants of Sensodyne® may contain trace amounts of gluten.

We appreciate your taking the time to contact us.

Sincerely,

Rabia
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare"

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam: Wonderful Spam!!!!

Actually, Angelita is a bit wrong. To find the gluten-free list you do need to click on "FAQs" at the bottom of the page. On the next page the Gluten Free Product List, a pdf file, is in a sidebar on the right hand side, not under Health-Related Questions.

Spam Musubi here I come! But with wheat-free soy sauce of course.

"Thank you for contacting us SPAM is gluten free. A list of our gluten-free products is available at www.hormelfoods.com - under FAQs, which shows at the bottom of the screen. The gluten-free list selection is located under Health-Related Questions.

Please feel free to call us at our toll-free Consumer Response number, 1-800-523-4635 with any questions regarding specific ingredients in any Hormel Foods product.

Angelita
Consumer Response Specialist"

Plochman Natural Stone Ground Mustard

My favorite mustard is Plochman Natural Stone Ground Mustard. It has mustard seeds and a great flavor that I like to use in my potato salad. Thanks goodness it's gluten free!

"Thank you for writing us and choosing our wonderful Plochman Natural Stone Ground Mustard, it is a very special product to us. The mustard is GLUTEN FREE!! The vinegar used is made from CORN.

Also, there is no wheat, rye,oats or barley in any of our products (this does exclude the two made with beer - it say's with Beer right on the front label!! ).

Therefore, the mustard is safe for you to consume.

Thank you,

Lisa Gibbons
Customer Service - Plochman, Inc.
Phone: 815/468-3434 x 220
Fax: 815/468-8755
Email: Lgibbons@plochman.com"

Bert's Bees: Yes!

If you go to http://www.burtsbees.com and do a search on "gluten free list" it will bring up a list of documents. The first result will link you to a word file that has a list of their gluten free products.

So far I've tried their Honey Lip Balm, Lip Gloss, Super Shiny Grapefruit Shampoo and Conditioner, and Citrus and Ginger Hand Soap. They're expensive, but a little goes a long way. And they do a great job cleaning-wise without drying my skin/hair. Nice.

Caveat: lots of folks at mainstream stores like RiteAid and Walgreens may not know whether they carry these products or not! Often they are in an end-cap display at the end of an aisle near the cosmetics/hair care area. Whole Foods carries a lot of their products.

It's nice to feel both pampered and safe for a change.

Cosmetics 3: Maybelline

I use Maybelline face makeup, eye shadows, and mascaras.
Notice they say nothing about possible cross-contamination
in production. Oh, and make sure you have a magnifying glass
to identify the ingredients!

"Thank you for your interest in Maybelline New York
products.

The following list of ingredients that are used in our
products are those that contain wheat and other grains.  
This list may also be used by the celiac patient to
identify gluten-containing ingredients.  This list gives
the standard industry names for ingredients as found in
the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary.

        Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour
        Cyclodextrin
        Dextrin
        Dextrin Palmitate
        Hydrolyzed Malt Extract
        Hydrolyzed Oat Flour
        Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
        Hydrolyzed Wheat Flour
        Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten
        Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
        Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer
        Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch
        Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
        Malt Extract
        Maltodextrin
        Secale Cereale (Rye) Seed Flour
        Sodium C8-16 Isoalkylsuccinyl Wheat Protein Sulfonate
        Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract
        Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil
        Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Gluten
        Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Starch
        Wheat Amino Acids
        Wheat Germ Glycerides
        Wheat Germamidopropalkonium Chloride
        Wheat Protein
        Wheatgermamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate
        Yeast Extract

All the ingredients we use in a product are listed on
the package or on the label of the product itself.  
Comparing this list with the ingredients listed on our
products will help you to identify the ingredients you
would like to avoid.

If you would like to request an ingredient list for a
specific product, please call us at 1-800-944-0730,
Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, ET.

We hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,
Noemy
Consumer Affairs Supervisor"



 

 

Cosmetics 2: Colgate-Palmolive, Revlon

Colgate-Palmolive:

"We do not intentionally add gluten to the following Colgate Palmolive products. However, we cannot guarantee that the ingredients used are not exposed to any glutens.

Afta Shave products, all variants
AJAX All Purpose Cleaner - Lemon and Ammonia
AJAX Cleanser
AJAX Dish Liquids - all variants
AJAX Laundry Detergents - Powders and Liquids
Cashmere Bouquet Bar Soap
Colgate Toothpaste, all variants
Colgate Shave Creams, all variants
Colgate Simply White Clear Whitening Gel, all variants
Crystal Clean Stick Deodorant, all variants
Crystal White Octagon Lemon Dish Liquid
DERMASSAGE Dish Liquid
Dynamo Laundry Detergent
Fab Laundry Detergents - Powder and Liquids
Fluorigard Rinse
Fresh Start Laundry Detergents
Gel-Kam Home Care Gel
Irish Spring Bar Soap, all variants
Lady Speed Stick Deodorants and Antiperspirants, all variants
Mennen Speed Stick Deodorants and Antiperspirants, all variants
MURPHY OIL SOAP - all variants
Orabase Paste and Orabase Gel
Orabase Soothe-N-Seal
PALMOLIVE Bar Soaps, all variants
PALMOLIVE Dish Liquids - all variants
PALMOLIVE Gel Dishwasher Detergent
PALMOLIVE Triple Action Tabs
Peroxyl Gel and Peroxyl Rinse
Phos-Flur Rinse
Platinum Toothpaste
Prevident Gel
Softsoap Liquid Soap, all variants
Softsoap Body Washes, all variants
TOTAL Floss
Ultra brite Toothpaste, all variants
Viadent Rinse
Viadent Toothpaste

Sorbitol is an ingredient which can be grain derived and may be found in toothpastes. Our sorbitol is corn-derived.

Once again, thank you for taking the time to contact us. We hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,
Emily Lowenstein
Consumer Affairs Senior Representative
Consumer Affairs"

Revlon:

"Thank you for your recent comments from the Revlon website and your interest in our products.

Unfortunately, because of the way cosmetic ingredients are made and transported, we cannot guarantee that a product is gluten-free."

Damn. I just had to dump 7 lipsticks.

Cosmetics: Gold Bond, Hawaiian Tropic

My gliadin levels are still not coming down after six months on a gluten-free diet. So I’m grasping at straws and questioning everything I put on or in my body.

A lot of the CS blogs contain misinformation or don’t quote sources for their information. In other words, a lot of the information is anecdotal and therefore suspect. So I’m on a personal quest to contact the companies that supply the products that I use to verify whether or not they are gluten-free. Some preliminary responses:

Gold Bond:

Thank you for contacting Chattem, Inc. All Gold Bond products, including Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Skin Therapy Lotion, currently available are gluten free. I hope this has helped to answer your question.

Sincerely,
Harmony Howell-Martin
Chattem, Inc.
1715 West 38th Street
Chattanooga TN 37409

Hawaiian Tropic:

Aloha!

Thank you for taking the time to e-mail us with your comments about our Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care products.

We appreciate concern regarding gluten on our Hawaiian Tropic products.

Hawaiian Tropic does not add wheat or wheat germ oil to our formulas. However we are not certain that is not included in the raw materials we purchase. If you have allergy concerns, we suggest you consider purchasing products from our Banana Boat line for the time being. In the future we hope to provide specific product recommendations for Hawaiian Tropic.

We appreciate and value your loyalty, and have taken the liberty of forwarding your remarks to our Marketing Department for review.

If you have any additional comments or questions, please feel free to email us at http://hawaiiantropic.com/Contact-Us.aspx <http://hawaiiantropic.com/Contact-Us.aspx> or call us at (888) 310-4290 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Sincerely,
Jolene
Hawaiian Tropic