<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Don't know if anyone reads or has read the most recent issue of "Living Without" but they had an article in it that had a doctor say that DH IS NOT affected by contact with the skin. They also said there is no need to worry about shampoos, soaps, etc. This seems to contradict most of what I have heard on this list. Some celiacs people who just have celiac, no DH seem to avoid lotions, etc with gluten. I don't think I have DH, so this does not personally concern me but I am wondering why this magazine made such a big blunder? It was also contradictory in a few other ways so I am wondering if it is me who is misinformed or the magazine. Also, if doctors disagree about what is safe and what is not for celiac patients, then how are we supposed to agree? Frustrated with a seemingly good magazine -Aimee