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I received this after I posted my summary.  I thought some of you may be
interested....regarding Olay cosmetic line

Hi Stacey,

We know Celiac is a serious disease, so we want to give you clear information
regarding the use of our beauty care products.  If wheat and/or gluten aren't
directly added to a product by us, these ingredients won't be listed on our
packages.  Like many companies, we often purchase the scents for fragranced
products from outside suppliers, and the components of these substances is
proprietary information belonging to those companies. Therefore it's possible
that a very small amount (generally parts per million) of gluten may be
present.

We sought advice from physicians; they told us it would be very unlikely
a person with Celiac disease would have a reaction from a trace amount
of gluten coming into contact with his skin or hair.  This is because
wheat, rye, barley and/or gluten generally cause symptoms when they're
ingested.  Since our beauty care products are designed to be used
externally on the skin, their use shouldn't be an issue for someone with
this disease.

Since gluten sensitivity can vary among people, it would be best if you
consulted with your physician about the use of all types of consumable
goods, if you haven't already.  You might even consider using one of our
unscented products that doesn't list gluten or wheat extracts on the label.

I also wanted to let you know that Olay has recently announced it's
phasing out the Olay cosmetic line.  You may still see them at your
local stores till Spring of 2002 or find them on-line at various
ecommerce sites.  We realize there isn't room on our lipstick tubes for
the ingredients to be listed, but the ingredient information is listed
on a separate sheet at the Olay cosmetic display or you could check with
the store manager.

Thanks for getting in touch with us.  I hope this response has been
helpful to you.  For more information about Celiac, you may want to
check out http://celiac.com/ and http://celiac.org

Wanda
USA Beauty Care Team


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