Liquid stylus cleaner without solvent


Does anything like this exist and if yes, is it effective?
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AIVS has such a product and I just bought a bottle of it; haven't used it yet. I tend to use liquid stylus cleaners only sparingly anyway, though did use them when I had Lyra cartridges. Jim Pendleton claims that his product under AIVS brand will not harm the bond between the stylus and the cantilever shank. 
I did stop using the gels and Blu-stuff, though both are effective, out of concern that their use stresses the cantilever unnaturally. I do not know of any damage caused by that and am not claiming that the gels or sticky stuff will cause harm-- it's simply my own paranoia.
I dry brush using a couple of different types of brushes under mild magnification. Clean records help too, as does a clean environment around your turntable area. 
@lewm- I think the concern in general terms (I can’t speak to chemistry as such) was that solvents, including alcohol, could dissolve the glue that binds the diamond to the cantilever. Ortofon in particular was a brand that warned about this at one point, but for the purposes of this post, I did not pull up their current statement on the subject.
Thus, the concern about using a liquid that might cause damage by "ungluing" the stylus from the cantilever. Others may be able to speak more knowledgeably about this than me. I have used liquids in extreme cases, where gunk got on the stylus despite deep cleaning. And I did use the Lyra liquid when I owned their cartridges because it was recommended by the cartridge manufacturer. Beyond that, I guess I’ll let others take the lead. Hope that wasn’t a blithering insight into the obvious.