<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

Response from Estee Lauder regarding their cosmetics being gf.  Lin

Thank you for contacting us in regard to the ingredients used within our
products that might be unsuitable for you to use because of your specific
condition.

We are attaching a list of grain-derived ingredients, found on our labels,
which will be helpful in providing you direction.  This information covers
products marketed under the following trademarks: Estée Lauder, Inc.;
Clinique Laboratories, Inc.; Aramis, Inc.; Origins Natural Resources, Inc.;
Bobbi Brown essentials; Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries, MAC, Stila, and
Prescriptives, Inc.

Consumers will find ingredient listings on our primary packaging material,
in accordance with FDA regulations, using names which are standard
throughout the cosmetic and fragrance industry.  Because of the vast number
of raw materials from different sources, it is not possible to guarantee
that our products are completely free of any of the grains specified.  The
denatured ethyl alcohol in our products is produced synthetically, with the
exception of the denatured ethyl alcohol in MAC products, which is derived
from corn.  
     
We trust that this information is helpful to you and are glad to have been
of assistance. 

Sincerely, 

Laura Trotta
Global Consumer Communications

2,022,529


MAC uses corn derived Alcohol Denat. For the remainder of the brands
specified in our letter, the denatured ethyl alcohol is produced
synthetically.  

SOY DERIVED INGREDIENTS

GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) EXTRACT
GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) FLOUR
GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL
GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) PROTEIN
HYDROGENATED LECITHIN
HYDROGENATED SOY GLYCERIDE
HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN
LECITHIN
MIXED SOY PHOSPHOLIPIDS
PEG-5 SOYA STEROL
PEG-10 SOYA STEROL
PEG-16 SOYA STEROL
PEG-25 SOYA STEROL
SOY PHOSPHOLIPIDS
SOY STEROL
SOYBEAN EXTRACT
SOYBEAN OIL
SOYBEAN PHOSPHOLIPIDS
SOYBEAN STEROL
TOCOPHEROL - * may be petroleum derived -- check with chemist by product
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE -  * may be petroleum derived -- check with chemist by
product
TOCOPHERYL LINOLEATE * may be petroleum derived -- check with chemist by
product


BARLEY DERIVED INGREDIENTS

AMINO PEPTIDE COMPLEX
BARLEY EXTRACT
HORDEUM VULGARE (BARLEY) EXTRACT
PHYTOSPHINGOSINE EXTRACT

WHEAT DERIVED INGREDIENTS

AMP-ISOSTEAROYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
DISODIUM WHEATGERMAMIDO PEG-2 SULFOSUCCINATE
HYDROLYZED WHEAT GLUTEN
HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL
HYDROLYZED WHEAT STARCH
HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
STEARYLDIMONIUMHYDROXYPROPYL  HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) FLOUR LIPIDS
TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM EXTRACT
TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM OIL
WHEAT AMINO ACIDS
WHEAT BRAN EXTRACT
WHEAT GERM EXTRACT
WHEAT GERM GLYCERIDES
WHEAT GERM OIL
WHEAT GERMAMIDOPROPYLDIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN
WHEAT PROTEIN
WHEAT (TRITICUM VULGARE) BRAN EXTRACT


RICE DERIVED INGREDIENTS

HYDROLYZED RICE EXTRACT
ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN OIL
ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) STARCH
ORYZANOL
RICE BRAN OIL
RICE STARCH

YEAST DERIVED INGREDIENTS

CERAMIDE 2
CERAMIDE 3
MAGNESIUM-COPPER-ZINC GLYCOPEPTIDES
MAGNESIUM/IRON/ZINC/COPPER/SILICON/GLYCONUCLEOPEPTIDES
MAGNESIUM-SELENIUM-COPPER-ZINC GLYCOPEPTIDES
SILICON-ZINC-COPPER-IRON-MAGNESIUM YEAST GLYCOPEPTIDES
SACCHAROMYCES CALCIUM FERMENT EXTRACT
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE EXTRACT
SACCHAROMYCES/COPPER FERMENT
SACCHAROMYCES EXTRACT
SACCHAROMYCES LYSATE EXTRACT
SACCHAROMYCES MAGNESIUM FERMENT EXTRACT
SACCAROMYCES/MAGNESIUM FERMENT HYDROLYSATE
SACCAROMYCES/POTASSIUM FERMENT HYDROLYSATE
SACCHAROMYCES ZINC FERMENT EXTRACT
YEAST EXTRACT
YEAST PROTEIN

RYE DERIVED INGREDIENTS

NONE

CORN DERIVED INGREDIENTS

ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYL SUCCINATE
ASCORBIC ACID
ASCORBYL PALMITATE
CARAMEL
CORN FLOUR
CORN OIL
CORN STARCH
CORN STARCH MODIFIED
CORN (ZEA MAYS) OIL
HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL
SODIUM ASCORBATE
ZEA MAYS (CORN) KERNEL EXTRACT


OAT DERIVED INGREDIENTS

AVENA SATIVA (OAT) FLOUR
AVENA SATIVA (OAT) KERNEL PROTEIN
OAT (AVENA SATIVA) EXTRACT
OAT BETA GLUCAN
OAT EXTRACT
OAT FLOUR
SODIUM LAUROYL OAT AMINO ACIDS


MILLET DERIVED INGREDIENTS

MILLET (PANICUM MILIACEUM) SEED EXTRACT
MILLET PLANT GLYCOPROTEIN EXTRACT
MILLET SEED EXTRACT
PANICUM MILIACEUM (MILLET) SEED EXTRACT

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