<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I noticed an increase in the emails concerning cosmetics. Below is the response that I received from Clinique. -Sue ------------------------------- Thank you for contacting us regarding the ingredients in 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, Leigh Wyshosky Global Consumer Communications 1,592,625 SOY-DERIVED INGREDIENTS GLYCINE SOJA HYDROGENATED LECITHIN LECITHIN MIXED SOY PHOSPHOLIPIDS SOYBEAN EXTRACT SOYBEAN STEROL HYDROLIZED SOY PROTEIN SOYBEAN OIL PEG-5 SOYA STEROL PEG-25 SOYA STEROL PEG-10 SOYA STEROL PEG-16 SOYA STEROL SOY PHOSPHOLIPIDS SOYBEAN STEROL ISOSTEARATE BARLEY DERIVED INGREDIENTS HORDEUM VULGARE WHEAT DERIVED INGREDIENTS TRITICUM VULGARE WHEAT SPHINGOLIPIDS WHEAT BRAN EXTRACT WHEAT GERM GLYCERIDES HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN WHEAT PROTEIN HYDROLYZED WHEAT STARCH WHEAT BRAN EXTRACT OAT DERIVED INGREDIENTS AVENA SATIVA PROLAMINE OAT FLOUR OAT EXTRACT BETA GLUCAN SODIUM LAUROYL OAT AMINO ACIDS OAT BETA GLUCAN CORN DERIVED INGREDIENTS ZEA MAYS CORN STARCH CORN OIL CORN FLOUR CORN STARCH MODIFIED ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE YEAST DERIVED INGREDIENTS SACCHAROMYCES RICE DERIVED INGREDIENTS ORYZA SATIVA ORYZANOL RICE BRAN RICE STARCH MILLET DERIVED INGREDIENTS PANICUM MILIACEUM RYE DERIVED INGREDIENTS NONE _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail * Please remember some posters may be WHEAT-FREE, but not GLUTEN-FREE *