Gluten and Skin Health risks

Gluten is one of the proteins that is mainly found in grains, cereals, and wheat, etc. It is most commonly found in those products or foods are that are comprised of grains or wheat etc. Nowadays gluten is one of the main points of discussion related to skin health. As gluten provides no such nutritional benefits, it doesn’t mean gluten has no benefits at all. But people always misunderstand taking gluten as it can cause severe reactions to those people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. 

There are very few pieces of evidence to show that a gluten-free diet would help in escaping or avoiding any particular health benefits. As wheat or cereal etc can be major food groups in your daily diet, cutting off these gluten-enriched foods altogether and unnecessarily, can cause major and serious health hazards and nutritional deficiencies. 

Gluten and skincare issues

Many people around the world want to know whether gluten is good for skincare or not? Or can it cause serious threats to the skin? The evidence of gluten being responsible for pilling up the disease is increasing day by day including overreacting the immune system, Celiac disease, etc. 

Gluten is also held responsible for causing and aggravating celiac-related acne. Those who are sensitive to gluten can also show severe side effects of gluten. It can cause the lining of the small intestine, malabsorption and nutrient deficiencies, etc. Many other skin diseases such as psoriasis, rosacea, eczema, acanthosis nigrecans, urticaria, vitiligo, etc are reported to be caused or aggravated by the gluten enriched foods. 

Gluten in Skin Care products

Well, applying and ingesting gluten are two different terms. Many doctors suggest that applying gluten-based products is not considered a problem if you have no skin lesions, such as in your lipsticks, lip balms, or other lip products where the chances of gluten ingesting are high. So, those people suffering from Celiac disease must use gluten-free skincare products.

Many skincare products use gluten. So unless you have skin sensitivity and reaction, gluten will not create issues related to skin. It is proven by many dermatologists that gluten doesn’t penetrate your skin merely being present in your topical skincare products as gluten particles are large enough to enter your bloodstream through your skin but only if you ingest it accidentally by washing your face or hair, applying lip products, etc.

Important things to know about gluten in skincare
 

1. Your skin may not be likely to absorb gluten.
2. Those skincare products that contain gluten-containing ingredients used in the formulation of skincare are not necessarily having or contain gluten.
3. One should be precautious when using gluten-containing products in the areas where the danger of ingesting increases, such as lips, open skin or wounds, or rashes. 
4. Always read the label before choosing any skin-care product, containing five potentially gluten-containing grains, which can help you get a good product, or wait for the products that have Gluten-free Labels.
   So while you don’t have any reactions to gluten-related products, you should not avoid or eliminate gluten from your diet.