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Perfume on Shabbat

Question

Perfume on Shabbat
Is it permitted to put perfume on the neck if afterwards the scent will also be on the clothing?

Answer

Shalom u’vracha 

It is permitted on Shabbat to apply perfume to the body, even if afterwards the scent will transfer from the body to the clothing. 

Answered 3 February 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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