Beauty Products

Q: Is it allowed to use widely advertised shampoos and soaps with non-halaal ingredients?

Is it allowed if it is for medical reasons like to cure dandruff, acne, etc.?

Q: Is applying surmah for beautification considered as sunnat or is it only when one has an eye problem then applies it that it would be considered as a sunnat? 

Q: Is it necessary to investigate about halaal status of hand and body lotion?

Q: Can we use lip balms that contain alcohol which aren’t from grape or date derivative? Because there is a possibility of swallowing the lip balm.

And can we read prayer whilst wearing it?

Q: I have bought a natural body wash and cream product and noticed afterwards that it contains ethanol. Is it permissible to use? If not, should I discard or give it to a non-muslim?

Q: Is ponds mosturising cream halal because it contains cetearyl alcohol?

Q: Is it permissible for a male to use strawberry body butter body cream?

Q: I have purchased a body lotion of a reputed company which contains alcohol. I want to know whether I can apply it to my body during the winter season?

Q: The Listerine mouthwash that has alcohol in it, is it permissible to use and if you swallow some by mistake is it the same as consuming alcohol and do you get a sin.

Q: I have brought home a mouth wash. I used it today in the morning then I read at the back that one of the ingredients to make mouth wash is alcohol. These days every medicinal syrup uses alcohol as one of its ingredients. Should I use this mouth wash or throw it away?