Have you ever wondered about the labelling requirements for cosmetics? Do you ‘eat’ your lipstick?
I was interested to read this comment yesterday on the messageboard:
I recently received an Estee Lauder lipstick in a gift pack … Having been ill for the past few days, i happened to look on the ingredients list which was on the box the whole gift was in. Amongst the list of ingredients was wheat bran, wheat germ oil and barley … The product is Estee Lauder Hydra Luste Lipstick in venetian rose colour. I am assuming that the rest of the lipsticks in this range will also contain gluten.
I have emailed them to highlight this. What is annoying is that gluten wasn’t actually written on the lipstick itself, but on the box. Therefore if you bought the lipstick on its own, you would never know.
I was particularly interested in this because a couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to receive two lipsticks to test from Afterglow (also available in the States). Why did they send me these? Because they are gluten free! And organic …
According to Afterglow, the average woman ‘eats’ up to four pounds of lipstick or gloss in their lifetime. Now that is an astonishing statistic, and if you are someone who can’t leave the house without their lipstick, this is something that should concern you.
Afterglow sent me Innocent and Autumn to try out, and I can honestly say that I love them (especially the Innocent). The lipsticks are wonderfully creamy, and the colours are great.
If you’re concerned about eating gluten accidentally via your lipstick, this is definitely a range to investigate. Not only are these gluten free, but they are organic, and contain jojoba seed oil, aloe leaf gel, apricot kernel, vitamin E and pomegranate and grape seed extracts.
Now doesn’t that sound good? As the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says, ‘Use Daily’ shouldn’t be dangerous advice.
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Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous!!!!!
Lipstick is one of my huge pet peeves!
I have stopped wearing it because it’s just too much trouble to buy… but I’ve been missing horribly!!!
Thank you for writing about your ultimate find (as usual, the best ones seem to come by mistake) and your experience with the product.
Kind regards,
KimS
Hope it works for you KimS! I see you’re Canadian – it looks as though they’ll deliver to you, so it should be OK. Let us know what you think.
4 pounds?? Ewwwwww! Then it at least better be gluten free! :)
Karen
http://glutenfreefoodreviews.com
I know – that is a LOT of lipstick. Presumably it is based on the average number of lipsticks bought by an individual in their lifetime – but I wonder if it takes into account wastage?
Whatever the calculation, it is an unpleasant thought!
I never thought of that? I use lipstick not knowing the ingredient .This post is really a revelation. Great post.
In case anyone reading this is from the UK, Germany, etc. If you are looking for afterglow cosmetics gluten free lipstick in Europe you can find it at http://www.carefreebeauty.eu
-Em
I am looking for gluten free lipstick, toothpaste and mouthwash. I don’t know where to begin. Please help.
Thank you
Hi Lynne. The Afterglow cosmetics are gluten free, and are available in the US and Canada as well as in the UK. Where are you?
I believe that toothpastes in the UK are all gluten free. My copy of the CSA Gluten Free product listing for USA is now 5 years old, but it says that Tom’s of Maine toothpastes are gluten free, as are Rembrandt, Colgate, Ultrabrite and Fixodent. The list says that Rembrandt mouthwashes are gluten free. For more information on this, I suggest that you look at http://www.csaceliacs.org or contact the manufacturers direct.
I am been worried about lipsticks and just can’t live without them. Someone told me that Lancome in the USA was safe.
i was diagnosed in dec 08 has cealiac and never given lipstick a thought or toothpaste so i was really please to read this
i certainly be checking my lipsticks start by throwing out my old ones
Hi joan e b, I hope you’re beginning to feel better on your gluten free diet; I’m glad you found this useful.
Girl’s cant leave without lipsticks