Alcohol Denat.

[vozarov]

Dear dr. Todorov,

I bought a pack of cleansing pads that contains 2% of salysalic acid.
It says on the label that it also contains Alcohol Denat. as an inactive ingredient.
In your publication you said that alcohol it not such a good ingredient to use unless you have a very dry skin.
Does that apply to this kind of alcohol? (I have noticed that there are different kinds), also why it is listed as an inactive ingredient?

Thanks,
Vera

[drtodorov]

yes, it applies to that alcohol too. But what I said was that alcohol is drying, so it is best avoided unless you have very oily skin.