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Deodorant on Shabbos?



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which type of Deodorant do you use on Shabbos?
Stick?  
 8%  [ 4 ]
Roll On?  
 14%  [ 7 ]
spray?  
 76%  [ 36 ]
Total Votes : 47



daisylover




 
 
    
 

Post 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?
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chocolate moose  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 20 2006, 5:19 pm
I use Ban. It's a clear, odorless, dry roll on.
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chedva




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 20 2006, 5:52 pm
arrid spray
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Mommy3.5




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 20 2006, 8:02 pm
I was told you can only use spray on shabbos. but I ONLY use spray anyway!
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el2cg




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 20 2006, 8:25 pm
I remember learning that spay is the preferable choice for shabbos
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Tefila




 
 
    
 

Post 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.
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  chocolate moose




 
 
    
 

Post 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.
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MyKidsRQte




 
 
    
 

Post 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
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shabbatiscoming




 
 
    
 

Post 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.
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DefyGravity




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 21 2006, 9:10 am
I always thought that you could use spray and roll-on.
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cl




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 21 2006, 10:06 am
also learned only spray an not on ur clothes - just ur body.
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queen




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 21 2006, 10:47 am
just a side note that on Yom Kippur one is NOT supposed to use deoderant.
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613




 
 
    
 

Post 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.
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Hashem_Yaazor




 
 
    
 

Post 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.)
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MommyEsty




 
 
    
 

Post 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


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mimsy7420




 
 
    
 

Post 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.
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Esther01




 
 
    
 

Post 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...
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 21 2006, 4:36 pm
always spray except kippur of course!
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Marion




 
 
    
 

Post 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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