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| Temecula Promenade Sephora |
Please Train Your Artists.
I'm sensitive. To gluten that is. Now I'm not going all out crazy, but hey, I do lick my lips and noticed that something was still making me feel sick. The culprit was one of two things: my lip gloss or my eyeliner. It is said that in a woman's lifetime we consume about 4 lbs of lipstick. I believe it.
And, since I apply eyeliner to the water line of my eye, eyeliner made with gluten could potentially be absorbed there as well. I set out to investigate. First stop: Macy's at the Promenade.
Now this gluten thing isn't new. But you would think it if you experienced what I did. It amazed me how most make up brands had absolutely NO IDEA what gluten was or if it was in their product. I stopped at Benefit, MAC, Lancome, Bobby Brown, Clinique, Shiseido, Bare Minerals and Dior. Ok, how do you walk around in your little white doctors coat Clinique ladies and not know what I'm talking about?! I had to actually explain to them that Vitamin E is extracted from wheat germ most of the time and explained the byproducts of gluten that could exist in their product. Only the Lancome rep knew what I was talking about and that's because she has an autistic son who follows the GF diet. But - at least they said "I don't know."
On to Sephora, where I was met by a lovely artist who claimed that Hourglass was gluten free. Here's what I bought: Hourglass Lipstick in the color Grace.
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| Grace by Hourglass |
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| Hourglass Cosmetics |
Now of course I don't want to believe that its the lipstick. I start going over in my head what I've eaten but its not adding up. And I'm still in denial. Until I call Hourglass and talk to their customer service rep who nicely explained that yes, there is gluten in their lipstick. Grrrr! I returned the lipstick and got a store credit until I can sit down and research all of the ingredients myself. But I cannot begin to tell you how frustrated I am with this.
In the meantime, I have found some gluten free cosmetics at Sprouts Market. It's called Mineral Fusion and it's paraben free, talc free, hypo-allergenic and gluten free. They don't have many colors, but it will do for now. I purchased their lip gloss and eyeliner.
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| Gluten Free listed on packaging of Mineral Fusion |
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| Mineral Fusion Lip gloss in Gleam |
5 comments:
Wow..that is crazy...everyone in places like that should know their products!
Wow! Is celiacs disease often diagnosed late in life? Glad you got a diagnosis and can now be more proactive. I never knew gluten could be found in so many things. Elizabeth Hasslebeck has celiacs disease and recently came out with the cookbook Deliciously G-Free. She made some of her recipes on The View and they looked very yummy :)
Stephanie Freeman
It is crazy! And you would think if someone is selling a product, they would know what's in it! @Stephanie-- Yup, it's often diagnosed later in life. I recently saw her cook book in B&N. I have to learn to cook a new way :)
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It's been 16 months since you posted this, so you may have already found the company I'm going to tell you about. Their entire company is dedicated to gluten-free beauty. They are "Red Apple Lipstick." I've already tried (and love) 2 of their many lipsticks. They also make lip gloss, eye shadow, and are going to feature mascara soon. There may eventually sell a liquid foundation. They are web based, so not sold in stores. I don't work for them, I'm just impressed with them so I'm spreading the word.
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