Alcohol in face creams....

[Steph8605]

I am noticing that some highly praised facial moisturizers contain denat alcohol which can cause your skin to dry out even further if you have dry skin such as I do... what is your opinion on this?

[greeneyedgirl107]

@Steph8605 I did a quick search on this b/c I was curious, too.  According to Paula Begoun (I love to refer to her ingredient dictionary): 

A drying type of alcohol that aggravates and weakens skin. Typically, if denatured alcohol is listed as the fifth ingredient or higher, it is of considerable risk for sensitizing skin.