For my articles and blogs on Celiac.com I have researched extensively, quoting doctors and other publications.  So here are my answers:

The average woman absorbs 30 pounds of the ingredients contained in moisturizers over sixty years (SOURCE: DR. HAUSCHKA)

The body’s digestive system is designed to filter out impurities, but the skin, the body’s largest organ, absorbs up to 60% of what is put on it straight into the bloodstream. (SOURCE: GOOD HOUSEKEEPING INSTITUTE)

The Federal Drug Administration has banned only nine personal care ingredients in the past 67 years, yet the European Union has outlawed 450. (SOURCE: ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP)

Laboratory tests have shown that teen girls across America are contaminated with chemicals that are most commonly found in cosmetics and skin care products. The Environmental Working Group found 16 chemicals from 4 toxic chemical families – phthalates, triclosan, parabens, and musks – in the blood and urine samples from all 20 of the teen girls tested. (SOURCE: ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP)

“Gluten sensitivity (celiac disease and gluten intolerance) is a systemic immune reaction to gluten anywhere in the body, not just that entering the body via the gut. Therefore, topically applied lotions, creams, shampoos, etc. containing gluten would indeed provide a source of gluten to the body, and we therefore recommend all such products be discontinued for optimal health.” (SOURCE: DR. KENNETH FINE)

“I would recommend that all topical products such as shampoos, lotions and creams be gluten-free (although others may not agree with me).” (SOURCE: DR. CYNTHIA RUDERT)

“Check your shampoos, check your make-ups.  You call the companies and ask them, get very clear, if you are a celiac (or gluten intolerant) patient you go the extra distance and you ask them: do they use any gluten or wheat in their products . . . Just one milligram of gluten is all it takes to prevent the body from healing.” (SOURCE: DR. THOMAS O’BRYAN)

Ultimately, the choice is yours; I just aim to arm you with some good, educated arguments towards change for the betterment of your personal health.