Not everyone can tolerate coconut or tree nuts some of us are actually allergic and deviate from it. Being allergic to coconut is extremely rare but it can and does happen.
Tree nut allergies are on the rise and can affect those with eczema but being allergic to coconut oil* does not mean you are allergic to all tree nuts. It also doesn’t mean you cannot tolerate other tree nuts.
To the FDA coconut is a tree nut but botanically speaking, coconuts are closely related to other palms and betel nuts. Because the FDA considers coconut a tree nut food, products that include coconut will have a label stating that they include tree nuts.
Coconut is present in many foods as a derivative like coconut oil, sugar cream milk, milk powder and water. You will also find many coconut-derived ingredients in soaps and shampoos so become a label detective is crucial you find you suffer from skin sensitivity to coconut oil that’s also known as contact allergic dermatitis.
It’s not that easy to find hair products that don’t have coconut or a derivative of it…I mean REALLY HARD, but I have a list of the 8 products out there that are coconut* or tree nut free.
Shampoos
Curly Hair Solutions Treatment Shampoo
Strengthen your strands’ elasticity with a concentrate of Panthenol and magnesium* in this generous amount of ingredients that will rebuild your chemically damaged tresses.
Silk amino acids will soften and help to repair even the roughest hair cuticle. This is a silicone, nut and coconut* free shampoo that is great for all hair types! “Yes absolutely, our products are coconut and tree nut free”.states Curly Hair Solutions Customer Service. Yes, that means the entire line!
Gluten-Free Savonnerie Shampoo
Salon-quality and containing pro-vitamin B5, this shampoo will leave your hair shiny, soft and more manageable than before.
It’s a clear fragrance-free shampoo that’s perfect for people living with Celiac Disease or multiple plant allergies. This has nothing but the good stuff which includes no peanuts or traditional tree nuts.
This shampoo does not contain coconut or coconut oil*; however it does contain an ingredient, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, which is synthesized from highly refined coconut oil or highly refined palm oil. This process removes most if not all of the coconut proteins that typically produce an allergic response.
Thank you so much for this article!!! I’m a severe peanut and tree nut allergy sufferer, and although I can use coconut containing products,
Thank you so much for this article!!! I’m a severe peanut and tree nut allergy sufferer, and although I can use coconut containing products,
Ack! I accidentally deleted my own comment 😛 I was trying to say, THANK YOU so much for this article!!! I have a severe peanut and tree nut allergy, and although I can use coconut containing products, I have had allergic reactions to legume and almond related foods (for example, I must steer clear of avocado). It’s sometimes frustrating to find products containing ingredients that won’t make me sick or make my skin break out in blisters. I have even ordered products online after reading the product description and ingredients thoroughly, only to receive the product and see on the package that the manufacturer put almond oil in it but the website didn’t reflect the change! Crazy! And dangerous!! So I’m always on the lookout for different products to try that are safe for me…this article brought many to my attention that I’ve not heard of. Thank you again!!
Ack! I accidentally deleted my own comment 😛 I was trying to say, THANK YOU so much for this article!!! I have a severe peanut and tree nut allergy, and although I can use coconut containing products, I have had allergic reactions to legume and almond related foods (for example, I must steer clear of avocado). It’s sometimes frustrating to find products containing ingredients that won’t make me sick or make my skin break out in blisters. I have even ordered products online after reading the product description and ingredients thoroughly, only to receive the product and see on the package that the manufacturer put almond oil in it but the website didn’t reflect the change! Crazy! And dangerous!! So I’m always on the lookout for different products to try that are safe for me…this article brought many to my attention that I’ve not heard of. Thank you again!!
Thank you so much for this list! I am not a WOC, but I do have coarse, dry, porous, curly hair and since becoming allergic to coconut I haven’t been able to wear my hair natural and the heat styling is ruining my hair. I am so excited to try these products!
This article does not help. I am allergic to all nuts and I an natural. every product you have listed has sulfur in it so it would not do well in may hair. do better research.
Thank you for the article also to add Folacare (www.folacare.co.uk) hair moisturiser is free from nut oil, shea butter and coconut oil.
Ceela Naturals (moisturizers)
Ceela only uses fully dedicated, Allergen-Free Manufacturing Equipment for You and Your health.
We help our customers by totally avoiding Common Allergens, while supplying the skin with a beneficial blend of Omega 3, 6, and 9 oils. Ceela is fully committed to being the leading source for safe skincare. We exclude the “top 8 allergens” (eggs, fish, gluten, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, dairy, shellfish) plus corn, preservatives, and dubious chemicals.
Thank you. I am a pale blue Scottish person who is allergic to coconut, and I struggled to find products I can use. Even online, it was not easy, until I found this site. So once again, I thank black women. The Curly Hair Solutions shampoo and conditioner are wonderful and don’t make me get a rash. Thank you thank you thank you.
Curious how you can recommend products as coconut free when they have ingredients like Ammonium Lauryl Sulphate, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Lauramide Dea are derived from coconut?? I have severe allergy to coconut and it is caused by using the coconut-based synthetic derivatives of coconut
Any feedback is appreciated
Isopropyl Myristate is an ester of isopropyl alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol) and myristic acid (a fatty acid that naturally occurs in coconut and palm oils). It Is in curly hair solution conditioner. So my scalp was on fire because I should’ve read the ingredients more carefully and not just trusted your website. I mean Amy is right, a product is not coconut free just because you don’t see the word coconut in it.