Sure, we all love our wine & beer, gin & tonic, and absinthe shots and so forth. Where would parties be without these essential tools of social lubrication and potential debauchery? Hell we wouldn't be able to carry out a successful game of 'Beer Pong' or 'I've Never...' without them. That said, the last place we want to find alcohol is in your skincare product, and most certainly not in high concentrations.
Alcohol (also known as SD alcohol, ethanol, alcohol denatured, ethyl alcohol, and isopropyl alcohol) are commonly found in toners and moisturisers, especially those that are marketed as "refreshing" or "cooling" or for oily skin. Anyone who's ever been swabbed for a jab knows that rubbing alcohol on your skin generates a cool sensation as it evaporates almost instantaneously. However, what it does is also stripping your epidermis of much needed moisture, and the result is a tingly tight feeling that misleads you guys into thinking that it's doing something awesome, when in fact it 's drying and irritating your skin!
Now before you start avoiding every product with the word "alcohol" in its ingredient list, know that there is an exceptional group of friendly alcohols known as "fatty alcohols" utilised in skincare. These ingredients such as cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and lanolin alcohol, function as emulsifiers, thickening agents or emollients, and therefore should not cause alarm when they turn up in your product.
In short - Drink Alcohol, Not Apply It. :-)
*This article merely conveys the writer's enthusiasm for an occasional glass of wine, and does not in any way endorse the fun and excitement that usually accompanies copious amounts of booze.
Alcohol (also known as SD alcohol, ethanol, alcohol denatured, ethyl alcohol, and isopropyl alcohol) are commonly found in toners and moisturisers, especially those that are marketed as "refreshing" or "cooling" or for oily skin. Anyone who's ever been swabbed for a jab knows that rubbing alcohol on your skin generates a cool sensation as it evaporates almost instantaneously. However, what it does is also stripping your epidermis of much needed moisture, and the result is a tingly tight feeling that misleads you guys into thinking that it's doing something awesome, when in fact it 's drying and irritating your skin!
Now before you start avoiding every product with the word "alcohol" in its ingredient list, know that there is an exceptional group of friendly alcohols known as "fatty alcohols" utilised in skincare. These ingredients such as cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and lanolin alcohol, function as emulsifiers, thickening agents or emollients, and therefore should not cause alarm when they turn up in your product.
In short - Drink Alcohol, Not Apply It. :-)
*This article merely conveys the writer's enthusiasm for an occasional glass of wine, and does not in any way endorse the fun and excitement that usually accompanies copious amounts of booze.
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