The object of the present invention is to provide an
alcohol composition that contains hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or methylcellulose in a manner that allows the thickening properties of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or methylcellulose to be exerted, thereby not only having a
viscosity that is easy to spread and does not drip easily, but also suppressing liquid dripping and / or improving transparency, and having a good
spreadability. The above object is achieved by an
alcohol composition comprising: 60 to 93 parts by
mass of at least one
alcohol selected from
ethanol and isopropanol; 3.0 to 39.9 parts by
mass of water; and 0.1 to 4 parts by
mass of at least one water-soluble
cellulose ether selected from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and methylcellulose, wherein the loss tangent (tanδ) of the alcohol composition, measured at 20°C, a frequency of 1 Hz, and a deformation of 0.1%, is 0.10 to 1.00.