Canned frosting = dry, splotchy face

[findtheanswernow]

So I know I've heard that canned frosting has PG in it. But it was my son's birthday, and I decided he deserved a treat, so used it anyway. He's been eating one slice of cake every day for the past four days. Sure enough, over the course of four days his face has become like sandpaper. No amount of lotion will take away the dryness, with small patches of intensely bad/flaking dry spots sprinkled about. For him, it's always his face that gets so effected. Just thought I would share in case other people are searching for answers. We went for years trying to figure out why his skin was so bad, before we discovered the PG allergy.

[Kerry_McIntyre]

The three major frosting manufacturers---Duncan Hines; Pillsbury; and Betty Crocker-- all have PG related ingredients in them: they all have artificial colors and flavors (PG is likely contained within them); polysorbate 60 (related to PG chemically); "modified" corn starch (anything modified is suspect for having the glycols used in them); natural gums (may be processed with PG); and other possibilities. If you would like more information on how to avoid the glycols, e-mail me at [e-mail] With regard to processed foods, they should be avoided when allergic to PG. Making things from scratch is your best alternative---simple ingredients, under your control. Best wishes.

[gothchiq]

Luckily, making icing is not difficult. It's powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and milk or cream whipped together. Watch out for food coloring because that usually has PG in it. Recipes are very easy to find online.