Alcohol (ethanol) listed as an ingredient, including cosmetic alcohol

Alcohol (ethanol) is listed as an ingredient. Darul Fatwa counts alcohol as najis and forbids every intoxicant, even in a small amount, so food with added alcohol is Haram. In cosmetics, 'alcohol denat.' and SD alcohol are Haram too, following halal.ua, which excludes any raw material that contains alcohol and names 'alcohol denat' in its standard. Nothing clears this, because the alcohol is in the product itself. Fatty alcohols such as cetyl or stearyl alcohol are not ethanol and are not affected.

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Concern

Alcohol

Intoxicants, alcohol added to food, alcohol that forms in fermented foods such as soy sauce, alcohol carriers, and alcohol that may have changed into another substance.

What clears it

Nothing can clear this, because the problem is the ingredient itself.

Also listed as: E1510

What our sources say

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · Purification from the Najas-Filth

Among what is considered najas-filthy are urine, feces, blood, puss, vomit, alcohol, and the maytah , including its bones and hair.

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · A Brief Explanation of The Summary of ^Abdullah Al-Harariyy (PDF)

Every drink that changes the mind, causing intoxication is a prohibited drink. Even if a person does not reach this state except after drinking a big amount of it, it is still prohibited for him to drink one sip of it.

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Certification Center "Halal" · Центр сертифікації «Халяль» (home page)

Сировина, що містить спирт (alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol, hooch, alcohol denat), або наркотичні та п'янкі речовини;

halal.ua's own English “Raw materials containing alcohol (alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol, hooch, alcohol denat), or narcotic and intoxicating substances;”

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · Drinks…

The important thing is that no Najas (filth) ingredient such as alcohol is used in the production of these soft drinks.

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Darulfatwa – Islamic High Council of Australia · A Brief Explanation of The Summary of ^Abdullah Al-Harariyy (PDF)

This means: «If the drink does not intoxicate until one consumes a whole faraq of it, then drinking even a handful of it is prohibited.»; A faraq is a big container which is equal to sixteen (16) Baghdadiyy ritls (about 6 liters or 1.6 gallons)

Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Certification Center "Halal" · Алкоголь – «корень» зла и нечисти

То, что опьяняет в большом и в малом количестве является харамом

Translation “That which intoxicates in large and in small quantity is haram”

Article on the 2016-2017 site; no longer online. · Source page · archived copy · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

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