Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 I reacted to moisturising cream by Alba (at HFS) - couldnt get why it was literaly burning my skin (I had read twice the content on the box) .... and online the long version of the ingredients posted that the vitamin E in that cream comes from wheat germ. DUH! I switched to another no-paraben natural cream with citrus (at WholeFood too), and I'm fine now. BUT I googled a little about vitamin E - and touched a nightmare. Take Tropicana Orange Juice. One is " plus calcium and vitamin E " the other one is " kids vitamins " (and God knows how many dozen of " new marketing " OJ they will create)... and guess what? one is gluten free, and the other not! it might be completely wrong... but from my understanding, if it's written " vitamin E acetate " we are OK - it doesnt come from wheat but from oils (such as corn or soy - WARNING!!! if elsewise allergic to those). If it doesnt specificaly uses the word acetate (example: a simple " vitamin E " in the ingredients) I skip. Unfortunatly, I seldom drink OJ, so I cannot tell you that I actually reacted, and now that I know there is a risk, a trial would require a blind double test for me to be honest... (and I dont have the time nor the will to eat gluten to do so) Where will they ever stop poisoning us? Sophie (please share any better info if you have.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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