Friday, January 8, 2010

Aveeno Nourish Hair Care - a warning!


I was watching TV and a commercial came on for Aveeno Nourish Hair Care with "The Power of Wheat Complex." It says it "Harnesses the restorative power of wheat protein (aka Gluten) for hair care."


I have to say a year ago this wouldn't have phased me. Now flashing lights were seen and beeping noises heard at the mention of wheat protein. Honestly - even though I am careful about foods I wouldn't have thought to look at shampoo ingredients. Needless to say I will be more careful in the future.

I like Aveeno products and have some. I am sure this is a fine product for most people - just not for Celiacs or those with gluten intolerance.


1/10/09

A commenter asked a really good question - what is the issue with gluten in shampoo? Thankfully Gracie hasn't had an issue with this - but I have heard of others who have. When she was diagnosed the nutritionist recommended we stay away from products with gluten in them. When I was doing my research in the beginning I came across several blogs and websites that also suggested staying away from beauty products with gluten in them.

This is one of those things I don't have first hand experience with but there are enough warnings out there I am not willing to risk it.

A blog I enjoy reading wrote a bit about her experience with it - check it out:


Sandra

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am just learning about Celiac disease myself. I thought it was a disease affecting the villi of the small intestine? So you have be be careful not to eat wheat protein. I had not heard that just using a product with wheat protein could also cause issues. Have you seen this with Grace? Could you elaborate more on this since my impression was that it was isolated to the digestive tract. Thanks!