Re: alcohol in toiletries/perfumes
Peace All
The reason for no contention in Pakistan for using alcohol in perfume is because most of Pakistan is based on the Hanafi interpretation, which subclasses alcohol in two categories. Haram and Najiz. Wine is both, because it contains the fermenting elements and biomass and will go off in time, but pure alcohol is actually a germ killer and sanitiser, but for consumption it is haram but it is not najiz for application.
The other schools do not have this distinction and thus in Middle East you will see companies who make perfume that are mostly oil based and avoid alcohol and in places like Pakistan you do not.
Therefore if someone wears clothes that have wine spilt on them then that is not allowed, but with perfume that is based on ethanol it is acceptable according to Hanafi madhab.
Best explanation I heard on this issue so far and it make sense too. Thanks psyah.