We do not intentionally add gluten to the following Colgate Palmolive products. However, we cannot guarantee that the ingredients used are not exposed to any glutens.
Mennen Speed Stick Deodorants and Antiperspirants, all variants
Heather Houze
Consumer Affairs Representative
Consumer Affairs
Our personal care products, including all oral care products, are free of gluten. Some products are made with Wheat Germ Oil, which does not pose as an allergy concern, as the wheat protein, known as gluten, has been removed. We do not use wheat starch/gluten in the production of many medicine tablets. Many of our tablets contain wheat starch in a presence of up to 25 mg per tablet. In regards to associated allergy-concerns for those suffering from Celiac Disease, according to the German Celiac Disease Society, after washing out the albumen fraction from the wheat flour, the resulting pure wheat starch—containing less than .05% residual nitrogen (the so-called primary wheat starch)—may be declared as being gluten-free.
faq section @ www.usa.weleda.com
“We do not specifically test our products for the presence of gluten, a sticky protein found in some grains such as wheat. Gluten may be present in products that contain derivatives of wheat, oat, rye, and barley.
In labeling our products, our company follows the guidelines established by the International Nomenclature for Cosmetics Ingredients (INCI). Therefore, if we use an ingredient derived from a grain such as wheat, oat, rye and / or barley, those names will appear on the label, i.e. “Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein”. If you see this name on the label, the material was derived from wheat, so the product may contain gluten.
If you have further questions regarding specific ingredients, we recommend consulting with your physician as to whether your exposure to grain derivatives from the use of personal care products may cause you unfavorable symptoms.”
from faq section @ www.degreedeodorant.com
