Moistening the Lips with the Tongue on Shabbat
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Question
It is written in the Rivash that a person is forbidden to comb with a comb on Shabbat if it results in hair being pulled out. Is it permissible to moisten the lips with the tongue even if there is peeling, and with a few moistening actions, no hair will be pulled out, but if moistening throughout the entire Shabbat, it will be pulled out? What is the measure in this?
Answer
Shalom Rav
Any action that is not a 'psik reisha' and is not intended to perform a labor is permissible.
Combing is considered as intending to perform a labor, because it is a 'psik reisha' that hair will be pulled out, and there is also a desire to remove the loose hair.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 303, Seif 27, Mishnah Berurah, Seif Katan 83-84.