{"id":114,"date":"2013-01-22T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oukosher.org\/passover\/?p=114"},"modified":"2022-03-16T15:36:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:36:26","slug":"non-food-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oukosher.org\/passover\/guidelines\/non-food-items\/non-food-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Edibles That Don&#8217;t Require Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The consensus of the OU\u2019s poskim (rabbinic authorities) is that the following may be used on Passover without certification:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Aluminum foil<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Aluminum foil baking pans<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Baby ointments<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Bags (paper or plastic)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Body wash<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Bowl and tub cleaners<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Candles<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Cardboard<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Carpet cleaners<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Charcoal<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Cheese Cloths<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Conditioners<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Copper and metal cleaners\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Cork<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Cosmetics (except possibly lipsticks, see below)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Cupcake holders<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Cups (paper, plastic or styrofoam)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Deodorants<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Detergents*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Dishwashing Detergents<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Drain openers<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Fabric protectors<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Furniture polish<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Glass cleaners<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Hair gels, sprays and mousse\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Hair removers and<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">treatments<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Insecticides\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Isopropyl alcohol<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Jewelry polish<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Laundry detergents<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Lotions<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Napkins (paper)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Oven cleaners\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Paper towels<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Perfumes<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Plastic containers<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Plates (paper, plastic or styrofoam)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Scouring pads and powders<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Shampoos<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Shaving cream and gel<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Shaving lotion\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Silver polish\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Skin cream<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Soaps<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Suntan lotion<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Talcum powder\u00a0(100% talc)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Toilet bowl cleaner<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 18.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #333333;\">Water filters<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* Some Poskim maintain that it has been the established Minhag Yisrael (Jewish custom) to use kosher detergents on plates, pots and utensils as they come in contact with food.\u00a0 That said, if one used non-certified dishwashing detergent, Bidieved (after the fact), the kosher status of the utensils would not be compromised even for Passover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oral Hygiene (Toothpaste, Mouthwash) &amp; Flavored Lip Treatment (Lipstick, Lip Balm) Products:<\/strong> Rabbinical authorities disagree as to whether kosher certification of these items is required (both for Passover and year-round). 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