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Is lipstick containing anise alcohol or any other alcohol permissible to use for Muslims?

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Salams

I recently purchased some lipstick from Urban Decay it is free from animal products however it contains anise alcohol. Would this be permissible to use? Also if lipstick contains any other alcohol would it be permissible?

Jk for your time


Answer

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem
Al Jawaab Billahit-Tawfeeq

Respected brother/sister

Cosmetic alcohols:As a rule, alcohols (as long as they are not sourced from
dates or grapes) for external use in the form of medicines or beauty
products are permissible. If they are for internal use then the ruling
applied is: impermissible unless there is no suitable alternative.

So, in that case, the alcohol would not be problematic in the said products.

And Allah knows best

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(Mufti) Abdullah Patel
Halal Food Guide

This answer was collected from MuftiSays.com, based in London (UK). It is one of the fruits of Darul Uloom London. Many ‘ulama are involved in answering the Q&A on the site, including: Shaikul Hadeeth Mufti Umar Farooq Sahib, Mufti Saifur Rahman Sahib, Mufti Abdullah Patel Sahib, Maulana Qamruz Zaman Sahib, Mufti Abu Bakr Karolia Sahib.

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