Is using lotion that contains alcohol permissable?
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Is using lotion that contains alcohol permissable?
Answer
It is not permissible to use lotions and cosmetics that contain alcohol from grapes or date extracts. However, if the alcohol is synthetic, it is pure and permissible.
Sometimes, it becomes difficult to differentiate between genuine and synthetic alcohol. Thus, to be the safe side, one should rather prefer using non-alcohol lotions especially when such lotions are easily available.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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