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#It is permitted to remove pieces of dandruff from one's hair on Shabbat, but one may not detach them from one's scalp.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 14:49 writes that it is permitted to remove dandruff from one's head and it isn't considered borer. One may not detach them from one's head because of gozez.</ref> Some say that even someone with dandruff can scrap their head unless they know that by scratching they’re going to detach dead skin from their scalp.<ref>[[Asicha_Hilchos_Shabbos_Part_2 Rav Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 7)]]</ref> | #It is permitted to remove pieces of dandruff from one's hair on Shabbat, but one may not detach them from one's scalp.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 14:49 writes that it is permitted to remove dandruff from one's head and it isn't considered borer. One may not detach them from one's head because of gozez.</ref> Some say that even someone with dandruff can scrap their head unless they know that by scratching they’re going to detach dead skin from their scalp.<ref>[[Asicha_Hilchos_Shabbos_Part_2 Rav Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 7)]]</ref> | ||
#It is forbidden to remove dead skin around the cuticles, a sunburn, or a dried lip on Shabbos.<ref>Biur Halacha 340:2, Toras Melachos gozez fnt. 19*, 39 Melachos p. 681</ref> It is best to avoid biting one’s lips during the week so that one doesn’t forget and bite them on Shabbos.<ref> See Chazon Ish cited by Dinim Vhanhagos 13:31</ref> | #It is forbidden to remove dead skin around the cuticles, a sunburn, or a dried lip on Shabbos.<ref>Biur Halacha 340:2, Toras Melachos gozez fnt. 19*, 39 Melachos p. 681</ref> It is best to avoid biting one’s lips during the week so that one doesn’t forget and bite them on Shabbos.<ref> See Chazon Ish cited by Dinim Vhanhagos 13:31</ref> | ||
==Pulling Out a Tooth== | |||
#Pulling a tooth is gozez. If a person is in pain, they can ask a non-Jew to do it for them.<ref>Biur Halacha 328:3</ref> | |||
==Practical Applications== | ==Practical Applications== | ||
