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I wrote to ask about Olay lotions and there response is below.
Cece in Arkansas


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 are 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 fragrance free products that doesn't list gluten or wheat extracts on the label.

Thanks again 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

Monika
Olay Team

Customer - 12/15/2006 09:48 AM
I need to know if your products particularly your hand and body lotions contain gluten which comes from wheat, barley, rye, or oats.  Thank you.  Cece Hilliard

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