Those Who Study Torah Sustain the Entire World
In Chapter 1, verse 31: “And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day” — there is a
Regarding makeup on Shabbat (the prohibition of coloring), is this written in the Torah?
If so, where?
All thirty-nine categories of labor prohibited on Shabbat, such as cooking, slaughtering, writing, and similar labors, are derived from the work of the Tabernacle. In the Tabernacle there was coloring, as they would make markings (color) on the animal hides of the red-dyed ram skins, as explained in the Jerusalem Talmud (Shabbat, chapter Kelal Gadol, halachah 2). Thus, the prohibition of coloring is also a Torah prohibition.
Therefore, it is forbidden for a woman to apply makeup to her face on Shabbat or to apply kohl to her eyes, due to the prohibition of coloring. However, you may apply powder to your face on Shabbat, even colored powder, provided that it is not mixed with an ointment or cream, and likewise that no ointment or cream was applied to your face beforehand.
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