Using a lip balm with lanolin alcohol

Q: Is it permissible to use a lip balm with lanolin alcohol in it?

A: 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:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)