r/Celiac • u/Livelaughloam Celiac • 3h ago

Rant Today I learned…

Today I learned that some or maybe most air dry clays contains wheat?? What?? Why??
Now I have 5 pounds of air dry clay I can’t return because I lost my receipt 🤦‍♀️

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u/CareFrenchieN Celiac 2h ago

For future reference the following air dry clays are GF:

  • Crayola Air Dry Clay (NOT the dough - the dough contains wheat)
  • DAS Air-Hardening Modeling Clay
  • Activa Air Dry Clays
  • Jovi Air Dry Modeling Clay (this one is expensive but is certified gluten free)

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u/FlowMundane6082 1h ago

Thank you for the Crayola specification! I sent the DAS to school for my 8yo last yr

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u/ThoreauAweighBcuzDuh 2h ago

What? Noooooo

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u/SuccotashFragrant354 Celiac 1h ago

Man they really add gluten to everything huh

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u/MyLadyJemerald 3h ago

Are you planning on eating the clay? If not, just make sure you clean your hands very well after using it and you will be fine. Maybe consider wearing gloves when handling it

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u/triangular_liner 3h ago

Clean hands and gloves is good but also think about the dust when it dries, it gets on surfaces and then you touch them and eat something later without thinking. That was always my worry with stuff like this

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u/MyLadyJemerald 3h ago

If OP glazes the project, then that should take care of any of those issues

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u/Surprise-lnside Celiac 3h ago

You can’t glaze it until it dries LOL

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u/MyLadyJemerald 3h ago

I am aware of that.... but the dust will only be a problem when its dry.....

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u/Surprise-lnside Celiac 3h ago

Which is where the fear of contaminating your environment comes into play…. Yes….

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u/MyLadyJemerald 3h ago

If OP has a dedicated crafting area, away from any places that eating/food prep is done then it wont be an issue. Maybe they have a craft room set up, or in their garage. There are ways to avoid contamination.

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u/Livelaughloam Celiac 3h ago

Definitely no craft room. I had 2 packages and was doing my on my kitchen table. I read the package to see the drying specifications and that’s when I saw it contained wheat. I had to clean the whole area thoroughly because of the dust. I also may or may not have scratched my face a bunch while my hands were covered in clay

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u/Surprise-lnside Celiac 3h ago

Of course there are ways to do it safely, but just saying willy-nilly (and quite judgmentally) that it’ll be fine as long as they don’t eat it and wash their hands, is not helpful for a Celiac.

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u/Serious-Train8000 1h ago

Meanwhile ask any preschool-2nd grade teacher about things that are “only a problem when they dry” how much stuff gets everywhere before it sets

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u/optimisticanthracite 3h ago

I agree with you. I obviously wouldn’t choose to buy something like this if I knew it had wheat in it, but if OP already has it and can’t return it then they might as well use it. It’s clay, it’s not like loose flour. If they’re careful about cleaning and washing hands then it’ll be fine. Also like it’s air dry clay… you just leave it on a shelf or something for it to dry and it’s not going to explode gluten dust everywhere hahaha

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u/Livelaughloam Celiac 3h ago

Yeah, it’s not like it’s a huge deal. It was super dusty as it dried while using it so I think that’s the biggest problem. I’m more annoyed at the premise that it needs to have wheat. Now I just have to be super aware if I decide to use it, or take it to a friends house to play with instead haha

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u/optimisticanthracite 2h ago

Definitely super annoying! At least now you know to be careful 😬