Is it Permissible to Shower on the 17th of Tammuz?

Greetings,

It is permissible to shower on the 17th of Tammuz (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 554:2). According to the custom of Sephardim, one may also shower with hot water (Chazon Ovadia, Four Fasts, pp. 21-22). However, the custom of Ashkenazim is to avoid showering with hot water on the entire body; nevertheless, showering with cold water and washing one's face, hands, and feet with hot water is permitted (Shaar HaTziyon 554:38).

Blessings,

Hillel Meirs