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Deodorant on Shabbos?

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which type of Deodorant do you use on Shabbos?

Stick?

[ 4 ]

Roll On?

14%

[ 7 ]

spray?

76%

[ 36 ]

Total Votes : 47

daisylover

Mon, Nov 20 2006, 5:18 pm

every Shabbos Morning I am about to put on deoderant and I realize that I forgot to ask what the deal is.

which type of deoderant are you allowed to use on Shabbos?

chocolate moose ↓

Mon, Nov 20 2006, 5:19 pm

I use Ban. It's a clear, odorless, dry roll on.

chedva

Mon, Nov 20 2006, 5:52 pm

arrid spray

Mommy3.5

Mon, Nov 20 2006, 8:02 pm

I was told you can only use spray on shabbos. but I ONLY use spray anyway!

el2cg

Mon, Nov 20 2006, 8:25 pm

I remember learning that spay is the preferable choice for shabbos

Tefila

Mon, Nov 20 2006, 8:37 pm

I remember learning spray is preferable too since it does not smear. However it cannot be sprayed on clothes.

↑ chocolate moose

Mon, Nov 20 2006, 8:55 pm

Tefilah, I think that's only if it's scented. If you hold by the Alte Rebbe, you aren't using scent on Shabbos anyway.

MyKidsRQte

Mon, Nov 20 2006, 9:22 pm

I am never able to remember which one to use. I should make it a point to only use deodorant sprays in general

shabbatiscoming

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 8:02 am

I learned that you are only allowed to use spray on shabbat as you are not allowed to rub or shmear something on your body.

DefyGravity

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 9:10 am

I always thought that you could use spray and roll-on.

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 10:06 am

also learned only spray an not on ur clothes - just ur body.

queen

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 10:47 am

just a side note that on Yom Kippur one is NOT supposed to use deoderant.

613

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 12:30 pm

I was scared that the poll options would include "Do not use deodorant on shabbos."
I thought I heard to only use spray- so that's what I do.
During the week, I use stick.

Hashem_Yaazor

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 1:11 pm

This is what I learned:
Shabbos: spray or roll-on
Y"K: none (because can't annoint and also can't smear)
T"B: not roll-on, stick is fine and spray is a machlokes.

About scent, it's fine on one's body, just not on one's garments. (Lubavitch holds differently? Interesting.)

MommyEsty

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 4:22 pm

[quote]I learned that you are only allowed to use spray on shabbat as you are not allowed to rub or shmear something on your body. Quote]

yes I learned the same.. spreading is one of the 39 melochos.
therefore I don’t see how roll on or stick could be allowed

Last edited by MommyEsty on Tue, Nov 21 2006, 4:27 pm; edited 1 time in total

mimsy7420

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 4:24 pm

MommyEsty wrote:

Quote:

I learned that you are only allowed to use spray on shabbat as you are not allowed to rub or shmear something on your body. Quote]

yes I learned the same.. spreading is one of the 39 melochos.
therefore I don’t see how roll on or stick could be allowed

a roll on is allowed because it is liquid - you aren't shmearing anything. But a stick would not be allowed because it is shmearing.

Esther01

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 4:30 pm

well, this is very interesting b/c dh told me that there is a very big problem with spray. b/c inside the bottle the substance is a liquid and when it comes out of the bottle it is spray. this is something called 'moled'-creation. you are creating something, making a liquid into a spray... he told me it is preferable to use roll on as it is a liquid and there is no smearing or creating involved...

Ruchel

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 4:36 pm

always spray except kippur of course!

Marion

Tue, Nov 21 2006, 4:37 pm

I think it depends. The spray shouldn't actually be a problem if it's a mist...a mist settles back into liquid when it touches a surface (your skin). I use a gel stick during the week and either don't bother or use a body mist spray on Shabbat. I won't use an aerosol spray at all.

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