Using a lip balm with lanolin alcohol
Question
Is it permissible to use a lip balm with lanolin alcohol in it?
Answer
One should refrain from this as it is possible that one may lick one's lips and the traces of the lip balm may enter one's throat.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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