Ingredients
Alcohol-free liquid chalk
Alcohol-free is a specific formula. A liquid-chalk title that never says alcohol-free is not that formula on the evidence here.
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This is not a hands-on test. Pros and cons below come from the Amazon listing title checked on November 14, 2026, and from the maker pages linked in the text. If a detail is missing, it is not listed.
Friction Labs' base-layer article says Original Secret Stuff contains isopropyl alcohol and water, Hygienic is an 80% ethyl alcohol base, and Alcohol Free Secret Stuff uses chalk with a food-grade starch solution and can take as much as two minutes to dry. That is the maker saying an alcohol-free liquid exists, as its own product.
Petzl lists isopropyl alcohol for Power Liquid, and the instructions repeat it. Power Liquid is not alcohol-free.
The Secret Stuff bottles in the checked set are titled Quick Grip, not Alcohol Free. Do not treat B01KPFD1G4 or B07S2TK63Y as the alcohol-free formula unless the live listing says so. SPORTMEDIQ, EVMT, Warm Body Cold Mind, Mammut, Spider's Widow pages cited here, Dry Hands, and Chalkless do not say alcohol-free on the titles used for this site. Spider's FAQ does not use the words alcohol-free for Black Widow or White Widow.
Why the distinction matters
- The maker says the alcohol-free formula was made for drier rooms and sensitive skin, and that it dries more slowly.
- The same article says the alcohol original dries in a few seconds and suits humid or very sweaty hands. That is their guidance, not a lab result from this site.
Friction Labs Secret Stuff Quick Grip Liquid Chalk
Friction Labs liquid chalk. The title is Secret Stuff Quick Grip. A second ASIN, B07S2TK63Y, carries the same title, so match the listing you open.
The November 14 check did not print a formula or a size. Read the bullets before you assume alcohol-free, hygienic, or original.
Check price on AmazonFriction Labs Secret Stuff Quick Grip Liquid Chalk
A second Friction Labs Secret Stuff listing. The November 14 title matches the other Secret Stuff ASIN word for word.
Treat it as a separate buy until the live page shows a distinct size or formula. Do not order both by accident.
Check price on AmazonPetzl Power Liquid
Petzl Power Liquid, titled as a non-airborne liquid chalk. The climbing-oriented bottle in this set.
The title does not say whether the formula includes rosin. Do not take a roundup's ingredient claim as the label. Read the page.
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