Useful Resources - Naturally Dah'ling

I often get questions about whether Gluten Free folks should care about Gluten in their cosmetics and personal care products. My usual answer is the general consensus is that Gluten particles are too large to be absorbed through the skin. However, if you are showering and happen to swallow some shampoo - that could be an issue. In addition, folks with Dermatitis Herpetiformis, a.k.a DH or Celiac skin would definitely need to stay away from Gluten containing cosmetics and personal care products - unless they want a blistering, itchy rash.

Luckily there are many Gluten Free cosmetic and personal care products out there on the market. And also, we are lucky enough to have a wonderful resource called Naturally Dah'ling to help share information about those products.

Naturally Dah'ling is the creation of Kristen Campbell - who also happens to write for the Gluten Free Asheville and Wilmington blogs. Kristen is also the creator behind the world's only Gluten Free search engine; The Gluten Free Fox. Lucky for us, Kristen just moved to North Carolina from California.

Here is a little blurb from Kristen about Naturally Dah'ling...

I created Naturally Dah'ling after learning about the lack of regulation for ingredients that go into the beauty products that we literally bathe ourselves in everyday. I purchased product after product looking for those that were not only as natural as they claimed to be, but also highly effective.

So when I was diagnosed as severely gluten intolerant, it was a natural choice for me to raid my make-up bag to ensure that all of my products were also gluten-free. It took several more months of researching ingredients, contacting manufacturers, and buying/ trying product after product.

Now that I have a firm list of my absolute favorite--can't live without--natural and gluten-free products, I am sharing them with you! No one should have to buy 10 mascaras to find the one that is the purest and most effective. Or purchase six shampoos to find one that doesn't irritate and performs like a professional.

I hope that you'll enjoy these products as much as I do!

Click the links below for Kristen's favorite and well researched Gluten Free products...
Cosmetics
Skin Care
Hair Care
Nail Care
For Him

Naturally Dah'ling also features videos from Kristen with make-up demos and "Is it really GF" segments. Kristen also does a little blogging at the site as well.

Gluten Free Asheville & Wilmington Blogs Update

As I'm sure you've discovered already, I've been attempting to grow the Gluten Free Raleigh concept throughout the entire state of North Carolina. I've created a site called Gluten Free North Carolina as well as blogs for several major cities around the state. Those cities include Rocky Mount, NC, Greenville, NC, High Point, NC, Fayetteville, NC, Winston-Salem, NC, Asheville, NC , Greensboro, NC, Charlotte, NC and Wilmington, NC.

I've been working over the last few months to find folks in each of the above cities so they can add content to those blogs much like what is already going on in Raleigh, Cary/Apex, Durham and Chapel Hill. I announced last week about the addition of a new blogger for Charlotte. I'm now happy to report a new blogger who will be adding content for both the Wilmington and Asheville blogs. So how can one person add content for two cities which are about 400 miles apart?

Please allow me to welcome Kristen Campbell who will begin adding content to both the Gluten Free Wilmington and Gluten Free Asheville blog very soon. Kristen is moving from San Francisco, CA to Asheville this summer (June). It also happens that she loves Wilmington and visits that city often. The beach and the mountains - a great thing about the state of NC.

For those of you who may find Kristen's name familiar, it's because she is the founder of two great Gluten Free resources already in full swing - Gluten Free Fox and Naturally Dah'ling. Gluten Free Fox (I've previously written about it here) is a search engine customized to feature and return only items pertinent to Gluten Free. It is built upon Google technology and helps filter out unwanted search results from your GF searches - an awesome idea that I use all the time. Naturally Dah'ling is a Web site which gathers the best in Gluten Free cosmetics and personal care products from Kristen's experiences. All of the products listed on the site are free of the 10 top toxic ingredients as shown here. The products are all verified GF and personally tested by Kristen before being listed on the site.

The addition of Kristen to Asheville and Wilmington is an awesome score for Gluten Free North Carolina - welcome aboard!

Useful Resources: Gluten Free Search Engine

I received notification today about the world's first Gluten Free Search Engine, GlutenFreeFox.com. Google Insights reports that gluten-related search queries have increased nearly 150% since 2004. GlutenFreeFox.com is built on Google Search engine technology.

From PRWeb.com

The wealth of gluten-free information on the web just became easily accessible with a gluten-free search engine featured exclusively at GlutenFreeFox.com. Here gluten-intolerant, Celiac, and health conscious individuals can search topics related to gluten-free living, read the latest Gluten Free Fox feature articles, and access a directory of over 1000 gluten free foods and personal care products.

The web, the number one resource for gluten-free information, has become saturated with gluten-free blogs, forums and resource sites. GlutenFreeFox.com is the first search engine to utilize algorithmic filters and human-managed search results catering specifically to gluten-free needs. As a result, the Gluten Free Fox user is linked to the freshest, most noteworthy content from only the most respected gluten-free online sources.

Co-founded and created by Taylor Brown, notable Internet marketing manager and consultant, and Kristen Campbell, the diagnosed gluten sensitive author/creator of www.NaturallyDahling.com, the premier online gluten-free beauty website, and author of "Gluten Free Dieting--Trend or Staple" on Celiac.com, GlutenFreeFox.com is the work of two seasoned gluten-free and Internet search experts. After spending many months sifting through the wealth of gluten-free information (and misinformation) on the web, Kristen and Taylor decided to take matters into their own hands and customize a search engine that would cater specifically to the gluten-free community.

I searched for Raleigh and this blog came up as the 2nd listing - I like it already.