Perfume, deodorant, brushing teeth on a fast day

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    moi aussi
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    Are we permitted to spray perfume and deodorant on ourselves, and brush our teeth on a fast day like 17 of Tamuz?

    #1160130
    lesschumras
    Participant

    Ask your rabbi. Why do people ask anonymous bloggers for a peak?

    #1160132
    Sam2
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    Perfume is Muttar, deodorant is a Chiyuv, and mouthwash is a Machlokes.

    #1160133
    moi aussi
    Member

    Thank you Sam2

    lesschumras, you’re impolite

    #1160134
    nishtdayngesheft
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    The M”B says that although the five inuyim other than eating are not ossur on all fasts, a bal nefesh should be machmir.

    #1160135
    Sam2
    Participant

    My answer was partly a joke, though it was entirely accurate. On Tishah B’av, however, perfume is Assur, most hold mouthwash is Assur, and deodorant is a Machlokes. On Yom Kippur all three are Assur.

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    Joseph
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    A baal nefesh is machmir all year round.

    #1160137
    Abba_S
    Participant

    Perfume is prohibited for men to use all year as it is considered a women’s “garment”. Deodorant and tooth brushing maybe permitted because Kovod Ha Breas even on a fast day. It all depends how often one bathes and brushes their teeth.

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