Of Course It's Gluten Free: It Contains Zero Wheat.

Public service announcement: You don't have to warn people that your hair product is gluten free. (Unless the customer plans to eat it)

Gluten sensitivity happens in the digestive system, not on your skin.

Although I appreciate that companies are trying to help people out by warning them about potential allergies, I am feeling like more often they are trying to appeal to ignorance for financial gain.

Gluten is a protein which is a component of wheat, rye, barley and triticale. It's very important in the making of bread, as it makes the dough elastic when water is added.

Gluten is not some random chemical, or some GMO biproduct. It isn't something that is in everything that you eat or drink. It's not in the groundwater. It isn't in your mashed potatoes.

I mention potatoes because I bought a big bag the other day that proudly announced 'gluten free' on the packaging.

Oh, here you go. This bag of potato chips that I am eating right now as I write this. It proudly states that it is gluten free. The ingredients are potatoes, vegetable oil and salt. Why would there be gluten on my potatos?

I suppose it isn't as bad on the chips, being that you could conceivably make some kind of coating with flour.

Once again, you don't have to tell me that there is no gluten in my coriander seeds. It's friggin seeds for goodness sakes. Do you think that because I like to eat organic food that I'm a stupid hippie that falls for buzzwords?

This same company also offers pure ginger root that, you guessed it, is gluten free. So as I was saying, I get it that people are gluten sensitive. I personally don't have a gluten allergy, but I do think I have a bit of a gluten sensitivity.

I think that it is more to do with the pesticides and chemicals used in growing the wheat than the actual gluten itself. That being said, I would really like it if companies would stop treating people like they are stupid by labeling non-wheat products as gluten free.

I know that my bottled water contains no gluten. You don't have to tell me!

I realize that I am getting to the bottom of the barrel here with this post. I just want to let you all know that I'm still alive and recovering from a prolonged nuclear crypto winter.

I am gathering together some photos for another great travel post. Stay tuned!