Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim · Siman 327

Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 327 — English translation

Translation: Sefaria Community Translation. Section numbers match the Hebrew text above.

1. 1The Laws Governing Anointing Oneself on Shabbos, having 4 Seifim: A person who feels discomfort in his loins may not apply (a mixture of) oil and vinegar. One may, however, anoint oneself with oil (alone), but not with rose oil because it is very expensive and rare, and it is unusual to apply it other than for therapeutic purposes. In a place where rose oil is [easily] available and people commonly apply it even for purposes that are not curative, it is permitted to anoint oneself with it even for therapeutic purposes. Rema: In a place where it is not customary to anoint with oil except for therapeutic purposes, it is forbidden to anoint oneself with any oil (Beis Yosef).
2. 2It is permitted to anoint oneself and have one’s entire body massaged by hand for pleasure. And one should not massage vigorously, but [rather, he should massage] gently.
3. 3One may not scrape his body with an implement that is designated for that purpose unless his hands or his feet are soiled with mud or filth.
4. 4A person should not apply oil to his foot while he is wearing a new shoe or sandal (HaChadashim) (Maimoni, Chapter 23) because the remnants of the oil will soften the leather of [the footwear]. This is similar to processing. One] may, however, apply [oil] to his foot and then insert it into a shoe or apply [oil] to his body and roll on a leather [mat] provided a sufficient amount of oil to process [the leather] will not run off his body. [The person] is permitted to do so even if there is sufficient [oil] to polish [the leather] provided he does not intend to polish [the leather].

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