Lo Yilbash – hair dye product
Question
Shalom and blessings,
As a man, is it permissible to use products that cause white hair to become black?
As a man, is it permissible to use products that cause white hair to become black?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
Coloring hair by means of a cosmetic product is also included in the prohibition of "lo yilbash" ("a man shall not wear a woman’s garment") and is forbidden for a man.
[Except in a case of great disgrace, in which case coloring is permitted].
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De’ah, siman 182, se’if 6
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