Watch those Ingredient Lists!

This is the final list of ingredients to watch out for. Believe it or not, these are all ingredients which can be found in cosmetics, lotions, and beauty products. Because this list is so extensive, I suggest purchasing products which have been labeled gluten-free. I just wanted you to know that gluten has many different names and is found in many unsuspecting places - like Playdough.

• Amino peptide complex
• Amp-isostearoyl hydrolyzed wheat protein
• Avena sativa flour and kernel (oat)
• Barley derived
• Barley extract disodium wheatgermamido PEG-2 Sulfosuccinate
• Hordeum vulgare extract (barley)
• Hydrolyzed wheat gluten, starch, and protein
• Hydropropyltmonium hydrolyzed wheat protein
• Oat extract
• Oat flour
• Oat beta glucan
• Oat derived
• Phytophingosine extract
• Rye derived
• Sodium lauroyl oat amino acids
• Triticum vulgare flour lipids, germ oil, and germ extract (wheat)
• Tocopherol
• Tocopheryl acetate
• Vitamin E
• Wheat bran extract
• Wheat amino acids and germ extracts
• Wheat protein, germ oil, and germ glycerides

Vitamin E is a HUGE one to look out for. It can be derived from rice, soy and wheat. In most cases, due to cost, it is derived from wheat. If in doubt, please contact the manufacturer.

Please do not be overwhelmed. Knowing what to avoid and then avoiding it is always worth the effort! Once again, once you find suitable replacements, life will be better than it was before. Hang in there and keep smiling! :)