Halima
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Assalamu'alaikum respected brother/sister in Islam. May Allah reward you for seeking to help me and our fellow Muslims.
I am aware that synthetic alcohols - those not sourced from grapes, dates or raisins - are all permissible to use and consume as long as they reach four set criteria (SeekersGuidance, SunniPath, GMWA Food Guide). This rule applies to flavorings in food.
Does this apply to non-food products too? The alcohol found in perfumes and creams etc. is often ethyl alcohol or alcohol denat and can sometimes be found listed as a separate ingredient. We are allowed to use such creams/deodorant/perfume externally on our skin/clothing and our salah is valid, but is it ok if some goes into the mouth and it is swallowed? When products are on the skin, they are absorbed by the pores and enter the body anyway. So does the same ruling apply for it being in the mouth? Is it impermissible to ingest such products via the mouth, though it has been absorbed into the body anyway, considering that it does meet the afore mentioned four permissibility criteria set for the synthetic alcohol? Often, the cream/perfume remains on the hands (which are used to eat food) from applying the product or it is on the lips, i.e. lipstick or from facial moisturising - is it haram to consume via the mouth if it is synthetic and meets the criteria to make it ok?
Forgive me for my long windedness, I hope I have managed to ask what I sought to ask insha'Allah. You will be in my duahs insha'Allah. Wasalam.
