It seems that every time I visit a salon it’s not actually as pleasant an experience as I hoped. My scalp winds up breaking out in a rash–which stylists usually freak out about and do not want to tell me, so I wind up wondering why they’re acting that way.  Or my scalp becomes super sensitive and I’m left wondering why the stylist is brushing so hard.

Turns out, it’s all about the gluten.  Since I am topically sensitive to gluten, salon shampoos containing high levels of this protein from wheat, barley or rye tend to cause negative reactions for me.

This week I also getting a bit bored with my blond highlights, so on a whim, I bought a box of L’Oreal’s Natural Match Hair Color.  It is ammonia free and a bit less chemical-laden than some alternatives, but still, I hesitated to even read the ingredients, which range from ethanolamine to toluene-2–even to check for gluten.

It did take two different shades and a call to their support line for color-correcting advice, but the results are in: I LOVE MY NEW COLOR, and NO BAD GLUTEN REACTIONS!

I called back to ask L’Oreal, and guess what, this product is even confirmed gluten-free!

After some confusion over whether or now wheat germ oil is gluten-free, I held off on using or posting about Sircuit Skin’s Crystal Creme Conditioner.

Months later, several sources (such as Weleda’s Pharmacists) attest to the fact that wheat germ oil is in fact gluten-free.  Always the gluten-free cynic, I’ve also personally tested the Crystal Creme Conditioner with ELISA’s EZ Gluten Test Kit and can also confirm that this product is really gluten-free.

So it’s back, with a vengence.

Okay, no vengance really, but this is an incredible conditioner, which paired with the Sircuit Shampoo produces hair prefection!

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Or, click here to read my review on Naturally Dah’ling.