Airline security regulations limit the size of toiletries allowed in carry-on luggage, leading to a proliferation of travel-sized products. Everyday and luxury toiletries can be purchased in miniature versions, but reusable travel containers can also be used to make your own. Familiarize yourself with regulations before traveling.
Those who dislike using hotel-supplied shampoos, soaps, lotions, and other body products might be happy to know that an almost dizzying array of travel-friendly toiletries can be purchased. While travel toiletries have been around for some time, the proliferation of 21st century airline safety regulations limiting the size of items allowed in carry-on luggage has encouraged toiletries manufacturers of all stripes to launch versions miniature of their normal products. As a result, both the more pedestrian toiletries, such as toothpaste, and the more luxurious ones, such as spring water facial elixir, can be purchased in travel sizes. Those who don’t want to pay the often charged premium rates for travel toiletries can make their own with reusable travel containers.
As a protective measure against terrorist attacks, the early 21st century has seen a proliferation of airline security regulations limiting the size of liquid, gel and paste toiletries allowed in carry-on luggage. The maximum acceptable size for carry-on toiletries can vary by country, such as with the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which only allows products of 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less. To pass through the security lines smoothly, those traveling abroad should familiarize themselves with the regulations for those countries intending to depart by plane.
While some travel toiletries have been available for some time, these airline restrictions have encouraged a wide variety of toiletries manufacturers to produce miniature versions of their regular products. As a result, you can purchase nearly all of your everyday toiletries, such as shampoos, body lotions, deodorants, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hairsprays, and shower gels, in a travel size. Increasingly, many manufacturers of luxury toiletries are also producing small versions of their best-selling products, resulting in a plethora of small bottles of spring water facial elixirs and tiny tubs of alpha-hydroxy wrinkle serum.
Those who don’t want to pay the premium rates often asked for travel toiletries can easily make their own travel products. Many pharmacies, beauty supply stores, and online retailers sell reusable plastic bottles in a variety of shapes. To “make” travel-friendly toiletries, simply fill these bottles using full-size versions of your desired products. One caveat: Check the packaging of your refillable bottles to make sure they comply with airline volume regulations.
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