Is Burt's Bees Cocoa & Cupuacu Butter Lotion Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

Aqua, Glycerin, Decyl Cocoate, Cera Alba, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Parfum, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Lactic Acid, Jojoba Esters, Tocopherol, Glycine Soja Oil, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol

What is a Alpha-Gal Friendly diet?

An Alpha-Gal diet eliminates mammalian meat and products containing mammalian-derived ingredients to prevent allergic reactions in people with alpha-gal syndrome. This includes beef, pork, lamb, dairy products, gelatin, and certain medications derived from mammals. The condition involves a specific sugar molecule found in most mammals, often triggered after a tick bite. People may experience delayed allergic reactions 3-6 hours after consuming trigger foods. The diet focuses on safe alternatives like poultry, fish, and plant-based proteins. When followed carefully, often with guidance from an allergist or dietitian, it can prevent serious reactions while maintaining adequate nutrition.

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