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Is it Permissible to Use Deodorant on Yom Kippur?
Question
I know there's still time, but I wanted to know whether it is permissible to use deodorant (spray or regular) on Yom Kippur?
I would appreciate an answer, thank you very much.
Answer
Shalom,
It is not permissible to apply deodorant to the body on Yom Kippur.
Sources: See in the responsa of Shemesh Umagen, Part 3 (Orach Chaim 56:2) and in the responsa of Machazeh Eliyahu, Part 2 (56:37). And see also in the book Shulchan Yosef (p. 76:205) in the name of Rav Ovadiah Yosef, zt"l.
Best regards,
Hillel Meirs
