Plucking Hair and Chametz in the Mustache
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Question
Sometimes on Shabbat, when I put food into my mouth, a hair from my mustache is unintentionally pulled out. Is this a halachic problem of plucking hair on Shabbat, and is there an obligation to trim the mustache because of this? In addition, regarding Pesach: is there a concern of chametz in the mustache, since during the year chametz food gets in there?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
If this is a “pesik reisha” (meaning that it is inevitable that a hair will be pulled out) — it is prohibited. If it is not a “pesik reisha” — it is permitted. Generally, this is not a “pesik reisha”.
There is no problem of absorption in the mustache, because a living body does not absorb.
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