Do you hate leaving your personal hygiene items before plane on-boarding?
After checking-in for the flight, the security officer is checking your baggage for restricted items.
If you carry in your bag personal hygiene items and the officers find them, he might ask you to leave them in the airport.
You could have prevented this if you did your research before making your travel baggage.
You could visit the U.S. Transportation Security Administration during travel to check which items are banned to carry on the plane.
Bellow, you’ll find out what personal hygiene items you can take in a carry-on bag and what size your travel bag should be.
The check-in process
While checking-in for the flight, the airline operator asks for your passport and air tickets to check your identity in their database.
After that, he asks for your luggage. Next, you go through a scanner where the airport police check you for prohibited items.
Your carry-on bag must correspond to airline standards to pass the security check.
Let’s take it step by step.
Types of travel bags
Depending on the weight and size, airplane travel bags can be divided into two main categories:
a) Carry-on bags
This is the type of baggage you can carry on a board, also known as “hand baggage” or “cabin baggage”.
The carry-on bag should not exceed the following size dimensions: 22” in length, 18” in width, and depth of 10”.
On the weight, the carry-on bag should not be heavier than 22 lbs.
For more exact information on carry-on bags, check the website of your airline.
Legal dimensions for the carry-on bag by American Airlines?
- United Airlines: 9 inches x 14 inches x 22 inches (22 cm x 35 cm x 56 cm), including handles and wheels. (may not exceed 45 linear inches)
- American Airlines: 22 inches x 14 inches x 9 inches / 23 x 36 x 56 centimeters (including handles and wheels) (may not exceed 45 linear inches)
- Southwest Airlines: 10 inches x 16 inches x 24 inches (may not exceed 50 linear inches)
- Alaska Airlines: 24 inches x 10 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 25cm x 43cm), including wheels and handles (may not exceed 51 linear inches)
- Delta Airlines: 22 inches x 14 inches x 9 inches (56 x 35 x 23 cm) (Carry-on bags may not exceed 45 linear inches in combined length x width x height)
- JetBlue: 22 inches x 14 inches x 9 inches, including wheels/handles (may not exceed 50 linear inches)
- Hawaiian Airlines: 9 inches x 14 inches x 22 inches (may not exceed 45 linear inches) Weight limit of 25 lbs per passenger (the only airline on the list with a weight limit for carry-ons)
- Spirit Airlines: 22 inches x 18 inches x10 inches (may not exceed 50 linear inches)
- Virgin America: 24 inches x 16 inches x 10 inches (may not exceed 50 linear inches)
- Allegiant Airlines: 22 inches x 14 inches x 9 inches (may not exceed 45 linear inches)
- Horizon Air: 24″ inches x 10 inches x 17 inches (61cm x 25cm x 43cm), including wheels and handles (may not exceed 51 linear inches)
- Frontier Airlines: 24 inches x 16 inches x 10 inches (may not exceed 50 linear inches)
- Sun Country: 24 inches x 16 inches x 11 inches (may not exceed 51 linear inches)
b) Checked luggage
This is the larger and heavier type of baggage. It is handed over at the check-in desk of your airline in the airport and is then transported in the plane’s cargo area.
The average weight and dimensions by American Airlines are 62 inches for maximum dimensions and 50 lbs for maximum weight.
Additional fees apply when the checked luggage weight or size exceeds the standards.
The restricted items and personal hygiene products on the plane
Check the TSA regulations regarding items and personal hygiene products on a plane in the list below.
Item Type | Carry-on bags | Checked bags |
|---|---|---|
All creams and lotions including Neosporin or first-aid creams and ointments, topical or rash creams and ointments, suntan lotions, moisturizers, etc. | No | Yes |
Bubble bath including gel - or liquid-filled bubble bath balls, bath oils, or moisturizers | No | Yes |
Gel deodorants | No | Yes |
Gel cap type pills | No | Yes |
Hair styling gels | No | Yes |
Hair sprays of all kinds including aerosol | No | Yes |
Lip gels, glosses, or liquids | No | Yes |
Liquid foundations | No | Yes |
Liquid soaps | No | Yes |
Make up removers or facial cleansers | No | Yes |
Mascara | No | Yes |
Mouthwash | No | Yes |
Nail polish and removers | No | Yes |
Perfumes or colognes | No | Yes |
Toothpaste | No | Yes |
Food & Drinks | ||
All beverages | No | Yes |
Liquid Medications (These items should be separated from your zip-top bag, and they must be declared for inspection at the security checkpoint.) | Yes | Yes |
Empty Camelbaks, similar backpacks and water bottles | Yes | Yes |
Gel-based sports supplements | Yes | Yes |
Jellos | No | Yes |
Yogurts or gel-like substances | No | Yes |
Non-liquid, non-gel foods (such as sandwiches) | Yes | Yes |
When traveling with an infant or toddler: baby formula and food, breast milk, and juice in reasonable quantities exceeding 3 oz. (Recently, the TSA has amended this rule to allow you to carry on baby formula even if you are not traveling with an infant. These items should be separated from your zip-top bag, and they must be declared for inspection at the security checkpoint. | Yes | Yes |
Personal Items | ||
Cuticle Cutters | Yes | Yes |
Nail Clippers | Yes | Yes |
Personal care or toiletries with aerosols, in limited quantities (such as hairsprays, deodorants) | Yes | Yes |
Safety Razors (including disposable razors) | Yes | Yes |
Scissors - plastic or metal with blunt tips | Yes | Yes |
Scissors - metal with pointed tips and blades shorter than four inches in length | Yes | Yes |
Tweezers | Yes | Yes |
Conclusion
When you plan your next travel by plane make sure to visit the airline’s website to check for the correct allowed weight and size of the luggage and some other travel hygiene tips.
This will save you time when you’ll be packing your baggage and you’ll confidently pass over the security check knowing that your luggage is legal.