Alcohol in skin care, so it's good or bad for us, yes or no? The biggest thing is whether this type of alcohol is bad. It is difficult to explain without going into chemistry.

I'm sure you've heard of rubbing alcohol or isopropyl alcohol. This is one of the solutions for the doctor can use to clean the skin before pricking your finger or drawing blood. You can also see, ethanol alcohol or written on the label. It is near the composition with isopropyl alcohol. It has a drying effect on skin. Typically, these solutions will be used as an anesthetic for the skin.

Read labels. Where products contact one of these three alcohols, products can dry the skin and can cause more harm than good to the skin.

Yes, there are spirits who have more than one advantage. Alcohols are used in some complex care products are used as skin moisturizers, emollients, and emulsifiers. You'll recognize these alcohols like cetyl alcohol, Cetearyl alcohol. They are not drying, such as isopropyl alcohol.

Label reading is necessary to ensure your products alcohol is the type of hard liquor.

When looking for skin care products and avoid alcohol, ethyl alcohol, ethanol and isopropyl alcohol to prevent drying of the skin with your products. Remember not to panic if you see cetyl alcohol and Cetearyl alcohol. They are safe and provide benefits.

If you want more information about alcohol and their place in skin care, you can contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Board.

Take care until we meet again

Ellie & Skin Care Team

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