The strong alcohols of major concern to skin health and that dry out the skin are as follows: “alcohol includes, but is not limited to, ethyl alcohol (ethanol), isopropyl alcohol and alcohol denat.” (Definition and regulation of alcohols in cosmetics: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020L01469 ) All skin care creams will have some weak alcohols for emulsification and binding of all the ingredients. These are called “fatty alcohols”.  However these are very mild and do not have any adverse effects on skin health. The ones we use are very beneficial to the whole skin care product. For example: Cetyl alcohol: https://thedermreview.com/cetyl-alcohol/ Ceteryl alcohol:  https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cetearyl-alcohol