In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R’ Avraham

In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R' Avraham

Didn’t remove hairs above lip
16/09/2022

Question

I noticed some hairs above my lip before immersion. I don’t always remove them right away, and probably would have a couple of days later, but now that I immersed I’m questioning if it was a barrier and I did something wrong.

Answer

Thank you for reaching out to us.
Natural hair growing from the body is not considered a chatzitzah.
In some cases, it might be preferable to remove such hairs prior to mikveh, as when a woman is very particular about them and usually deliberately removes them beforehand, or would otherwise remove them within a day of immersion. This does not seem to be your case, so you need not be concerned.
Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

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