Will alcohol in shampoo dry out my hair? Of course not, the alcohols used in shampoo are safe for your hair. Skin creams with alcohol are also fine. But confusion is understandable. There are different kinds of alcohol, and one of them is rubbing alcohol which will indeed rob your hair or skin of moisture. The type used in shampoos and skin creams is different; it comes from fatty acids and therefore isn’t drying. Manufacturers include fatty alcohol for several reasons. For example, they make shampoos easier to apply and distribute throughout the hair, and they give skin creams a thicker consistency.
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