Which perfumes/colognes are known to be chometz?

MrsLeo

Fri, Apr 11 2008, 2:09 pm

In R' Blumenkratz's book it says to check if the ingredients have Ethanol or Ethane and I'm checking all my perfumes and so far I havent found anything.

Do you know any perfume/colognes that are known to be chometz or that you found one of these things in the ingredients?

Clarissa

Sat, Apr 12 2008, 8:36 pm

Chocoholic wrote:

My DHs dog would def NOT eat-drink that.... and neither are you tempted to, I assume....

I don't know about that. When I burp and my family gets a momentary whiff of Chanel #5, it sweetens everyone's day.

tzipp

Sat, Apr 12 2008, 9:22 pm

Some people are careful as a chumra with cosmetics on pesach even though they are not raoy leachilas celev. Someone else could probably give more info on this...

GAMZu

Sat, Apr 12 2008, 9:38 pm

apple24 wrote:

how can perfumes be "chametz" they are not Rau leachilas kelev?

Acccctually.... you have to be super careful with perfumes because they CAN be made edible. They can be distilled to produce alcohol. That's what people have done when perfumes were available but alcohol was not.

Just refer to Clarissa's post.

But really, I'm serious.

Crayon210

Sat, Apr 12 2008, 9:40 pm

GAMZu wrote:

apple24 wrote:

how can perfumes be "chametz" they are not Rau leachilas kelev?

I believe that Rav Moshe says that since alcoholics would drink perfume if there were no alcohol available, it does indeed need to be kosher l'Pesach.

I never saw this in print, so someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Crayon210

Sat, Apr 12 2008, 9:40 pm

Clarissa wrote:

Chocoholic wrote:

My DHs dog would def NOT eat-drink that.... and neither are you tempted to, I assume....

I don't know about that. When I burp and my family gets a momentary whiff of Chanel #5, it sweetens everyone's day.

Clarissa

Sat, Apr 12 2008, 10:10 pm

Crayon210 wrote:

Clarissa wrote:

Chocoholic wrote:

My DHs dog would def NOT eat-drink that.... and neither are you tempted to, I assume....

I don't know about that. When I burp and my family gets a momentary whiff of Chanel #5, it sweetens everyone's day.

Now, now, Crayon. Many of us have been feeling that the abuse of the negative emoticons is contributing to the negative aspects of our board communication. Maybe you could have expressed your feelings this way:

Clarissa, while I have infinite respect for your wisdom and dazzling intellect, I do think that your description of belching expensive aromas is somewhat unrefined and perhaps a mite unpleasant. Perhaps you can rethink your post or find a way to express your feelings and experiences in a way more in tuned with the maturity and gentility we expect from the women of Imamother.

MrsLeo

Sun, Apr 13 2008, 12:36 am

If things that arent "raoy l'achilas kelev" cant be chometz then why dont people use certains creams, soaps and cosmetics on pesach?
There is a whole section in R' Blumenkratz's book on non-food items.

ChossidMom

Sun, Apr 13 2008, 8:36 am

Crayon210 wrote:

GAMZu wrote:

apple24 wrote:

how can perfumes be "chametz" they are not Rau leachilas kelev?

I've seen that in Rav Blumenkrantz's book. From what I understood "ראוי לאכילת כלב" is a term that's thrown around alot and alot of the stuff we think isn't - actually IS.

Akeres Habayis

Sun, Apr 13 2008, 3:05 pm

can someone tell me if CK one is on the list,I dont have any ref to look at.
also perodontax toothpaste Rolling Eyes

just bc I like the bugeyed look LOL

chocolate moose

Sun, Apr 13 2008, 3:05 pm

ChossidMom wrote:

From what I understood "ראוי לאכילת כלב" is a term that's thrown around alot and alot of the stuff we think isn't - actually IS.

Really? I beliebe I've heard the opposite.

MrsLeo

Sun, Apr 13 2008, 3:17 pm

Akeres Habayis wrote:

can someone tell me if CK one is on the list,I dont have any ref to look at.
also perodontax toothpaste Rolling Eyes

just bc I like the bugeyed look LOL

I dont think there is an actual list of perfumes that are chometz, thats why I started this thread. In the book it just says to check if it has ethyl or ethanol alcohol and if it doesnt then it ok.

The toothpaste Periotherapy is on the non-chometz list but I dont see perodontax.

ChossidMom

Sun, Apr 13 2008, 4:03 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

ChossidMom wrote:

From what I understood "ראוי לאכילת כלב" is a term that's thrown around alot and alot of the stuff we think isn't - actually IS.

Really? I beliebe I've heard the opposite.

Anything I say I've read or heard is from Rabbi Blumenkrantz's book. That's why he gives such long and detailed lists of which perfumes are ok and which aren't, deodorants etc.

freidasima

Sun, Apr 13 2008, 4:09 pm

as they change the ingredients of things, the easiest thing to do here (in EY) is to go to a small ladies store either in Geula, Bnai Brak or somewhere frum, and just buy what there is. A million years ago I did that and still have the deodorant that I use one week a year, it lasts forever...didn't like it then, don't like it now, but c'est la vie. One of my girls got "charlie" cologne which had a KLP hechsher a few years ago, but other than that, I really don't know what is or isn't...I only use an english rose perfume and you can't use that on Pesach anyhow.