{"id":5589,"date":"2011-03-04T08:09:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T06:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5589"},"modified":"2021-03-21T10:30:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T08:30:39","slug":"04-08-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/04-08-09\/","title":{"rendered":"09.\u00a0Soaps, Cosmetics, and Disposable <strong>Kelim<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Poskim<\/strong> disagree about whether body ointments that contain <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> may be used on Pesa\u1e25. While soaps and creams are not made from <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>, they sometimes contain grain alcohol or other <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> derivatives, leading to queries about their status on Pesa\u1e25.<\/p>\n<p>Some say that applying an ointment is equivalent, by rabbinic enactment, to drinking. Therefore, even if the <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> in these products is not fit for a dog\u2019s consumption, it retains the status of <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> because it is suitable for anointing, and thus it is forbidden to use them on Pesa\u1e25. Accordingly, one must use soaps, shampoo, and creams that are kosher for Pesa\u1e25.<\/p>\n<p>Others maintain that the Sages only equated the application of ointment to drinking with regard to Yom Kippur and anointing with oil consecrated as <strong>teruma <\/strong>(priestly gifts). All other Torah prohibitions relate to eating alone, not anointing. Although it is forbidden to derive benefit from <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>, the <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> in these products was rendered unfit for a dog\u2019s consumption even before Pesa\u1e25 began and thus lost the status of <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>. It is therefore permissible to derive benefit from them and apply them to the body during Pesa\u1e25.<\/p>\n<p>Since this dispute relates to rabbinic law, the <strong>halakha<\/strong> accords with the lenient opinion, and meticulously observant individuals act stringently. We must distinguish between four gradations of products containing <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>, of which the middle two are subject to dispute:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toothpastes must be certified kosher for Pesa\u1e25 because they are flavored and thus like any other food product.<\/li>\n<li>Creams that are absorbed into the skin, flavorless lipstick, and perfumes that contain alcohol need not be certified kosher for Pesa\u1e25, in keeping with the lenient opinion, since they are not fit for consumption and generally do not contain <strong>\u1e25ametz <\/strong> Nonetheless, many choose to be stringent and buy creams and perfumes that are certified kosher for Pesa\u1e25.<\/li>\n<li>Soaps and shampoos warrant even more room for leniency because they are designed to clean, not to be absorbed into the skin. Nevertheless, some are stringent.<\/li>\n<li>Detergents, shoe polish, and the like do not require any kosher certification. Even dishwashing detergents need no certification because their taste is foul. Even if these substances were mixed with <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>, its taste was befouled before Pesa\u1e25 and it is no longer considered <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>.<sup><a href='#_te01ftn8_11' id='_te01ftnref8_11' class='aup1'>[11]<\/a><\/sup>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Occasionally uncertainties and concerns arise when <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> is found in various products, like paper cups, tin foil, baking sheets, and paper tablecloths. However, there is no need to be concerned, as they have no discernible taste. Unfortunately, these doubts arise for reasons of economics and marketing, not because of any halakhic reasons.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<div>\n<a href='#_te01ftnref8_11' id='_te01ftn8_11'>[11]<\/a>. The Rishonim disagree about the equation of anointing with drinking: some apply it only to Yom Kippur and <strong>teruma<\/strong> oil, while others hold that it applies to other prohibitions, though only on the rabbinic level. The question arises with regard to soap made of lard, and many A\u1e25aronim tend toward stringency if the item is for enjoyment and leniently if it is needed for health reasons (see <strong>Ye\u1e25aveh Da\u2019at<\/strong> 4:53). They incline toward leniency if the lard\u2019s taste has been befouled (AHS YD 117:29). Regarding Pesa\u1e25, there is a more stringent aspect, namely, that one is forbidden to derive any benefit from <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>, but there is also a more lenient aspect, namely, that the <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> lost its status when it became inedible before Pesa\u1e25, making it less strict than something that had been forbidden from the outset. In practice, <strong>Responsa<\/strong> <strong>Sho\u2019el U-meishiv <\/strong>3:2:146 states that one may keep soap that contains <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> over Pesa\u1e25 since its taste has been befouled. It does not address whether or not the soap may be used on Pesa\u1e25. <strong>Responsa<\/strong> <strong>Divrei Malkiel<\/strong> 4:24:43 states that one may not use cosmetics that contain wheat-derived alcohol, since the alcohol helps spread their scent and is thus significant. The alcohol is not <strong>batel <\/strong>since it can be isolated from the rest of the mixture. <strong>Responsa \u1e24azon<\/strong><strong> Na\u1e25um<\/strong> \u00a756 states that the law follows the current situation, namely, that the taste of the <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong> has been befouled, and the mixture is thus permissible. <strong>\u1e24azon Ish<\/strong>, Demai 15:1 suggests that only something edible may not be used as an ointment. <strong>Igrot Moshe <\/strong>O\u1e24 3:62 rules leniently in the case of an ointment that contains <strong>\u1e25ametz <\/strong>that is used for health purposes. <strong>Bedikat<\/strong><strong> \u1e24ametz U-vi\u2019uro<\/strong> 2:43 summarizes the topic and rules stringently unless it is uncertain whether a product contains <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>, in which case one may be lenient. It seems to me that even those who rule stringently should distinguish between fat-based soap and contemporary soaps: fat-based soaps are absorbed in the skin and may be considered ointments, whereas contemporary soaps merely clean and remove dirt from the body, but are not absorbed into it. I have thus distinguished between ointments and creams, which are absorbed into the body, and soaps and shampoos, which are not (though hair conditioner may be more akin to an ointment). As a matter of practice, I heard from R. Nachum Rabinovitch that he rules leniently regarding all products unfit for a dog\u2019s consumption, as did his mentor, R. Pinchas Hirschprung. This is the opinion of R. Dov Lior as well.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, the vast majority of cosmetic products produced in Israel do not contain wheat-derived alcohol. Even most products from abroad do not contain wheat-derived alcohol, since it is more expensive than potato-derived alcohol. However, a few products in fact contain wheat-derived alcohol, and according to the stringent views one should not use them on Pesa\u1e25. Still, when one has a product and is not sure whether it contains wheat-derived alcohol, even if he is normally stringent he may be lenient, based on a combination of several uncertainties and doubts.<\/p>\n<p>Another issue arises regarding the use of products that contain wheat germ oil, which is a source of vitamin E, since it is unclear whether liquids exuded by wheat are considered <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>. According to Rav Kook (<strong>Ora\u1e25 Mishpat<\/strong>, p. 129), even if these liquids are forbidden, they were already <strong>batel be-shishim <\/strong>before Pesa\u1e25 and are not <strong>\u1e25ozer ve-ne\u2019or<\/strong> on Pesa\u1e25. Moreover, many authorities maintain that even if this liquid was considered <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>, since it is not fit for consumption it loses its status as <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>. Another issue arises regarding lotions, although it is not certain that wheat starch-based lotions are considered <strong>\u1e25ametz<\/strong>, and moreover they are inedible. Therefore, in practice, one may be lenient and use any cosmetic product not fit for consumption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poskim disagree about whether body ointments that contain \u1e25ametz may be used on Pesa\u1e25. While soaps and creams are not made from \u1e25ametz, they sometimes contain grain alcohol or other \u1e25ametz derivatives, leading to queries about their status on Pesa\u1e25. Some say that applying an ointment is equivalent, by rabbinic enactment, to drinking. 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