What is the ruling pertaining sugar alcohol?

Answer

The ruling regarding all types of alcohol is the same. All forms of alcohols are intoxicants, hence the same ruling of prohibition applies. However, because of the dhuroorah (need), substances containing non-khamr alcohol are permissible for use externally, e.g. detergents, polishes and numerous other items. Almost everything nowadays contain alcohol, even the ink in the pens with which we write, and even the ink used in computer printers.