Washing one’s body on Shabbat
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- If one’s hands became soiled with mud one may not clean them off by wiping them on a towel or handkerchief however one may wipe them one a cloth which one isn’t concerned about cleaning (like a napkin). [1]
Squeezing water from one's hair
- It is forbidden to squeeze water out of one's hair on Shabbat. [2]Similarly, one shouldn't shampoo one's hair on shabbat. [3]
- One may wet one's hair if one does not squeeze it out. [4]
- One should not shake one's head vigorously in order to remove the absorbed water. [5]
- One may tightly wrap a towel on one's hair to absorb the liquid because the liquid is absorbed immediately and becomes useless. [6]
