Ask the Rabbi
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Actions and Appliances on Shabbat
- Cream and Ointment
Question
Is there any difference between applying ointments and applying creams on Shabbat or Yom Tov? Are both forbidden? Is there any sort of ointment, such as vaseline or acne medication that is permitted?
Answer
There is no difference between them.

Face Cream on Shabbat
Various Rabbis | 20 Iyyar 5765

deodorant
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tammuz 15, 5782

deodorant
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tammuz 15, 5782

Germ protection on shabbos- liquid soap and sanitary gel
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 21, 5780

Rabbi Eliezer S. Weisz
Chief Rabbi of Kfar Haro’e and the Emek Hefer valley in Israel.

Yom Tov Sheini Shel Galuyot
10 Adar II 5763

Meaty knife on milky board cutting onions
6 Adar II 5763

Taking Trumos & Maasros from Israel Fruit
2 Iyyar 5763




