Hand Sanitizer

[DebbyLof428]

I carry a small pen-like container of Germ Free in my purse. Do you think I'll have a problem going through the security check at the airport?

 

[Sharron379]

You shouldnt as long as you put into a quart size ziplock bag.

Sharron

 

[noahdove]

I had a container of sanitizer and nothing was said about it...

 

[DebbyLof428]

Thank you.

 

[jacksmomma]

It must be your particular airport. I hade sanatizer and it fit into my ziplock bag so I was fine, but someone behind me had to throw hers out.

 

[GBShorts]

ANY liquids that are not medicinal must be put in a one quart zip top bag and removed from the carry on you have with you. It is possible to make it through without removing it but honestly who wants to chance it? Just pack it in a ziploc in your purse/bag and take it out when you go to take you shoes off. Put it in the same bin as your shoes. In addition, the bottle size must be 3 ounces or less.

Interesting thing my father told me. He flies twice a week and said that saline solution or contact cleaning solution doesn't fall within that 3 oz rule since it's considered "prescription" or "medical". It still probably should come out of your carry on and be put in the ziploc bag though.

 

[SueM in MN]

ANY liquids that are not medicinal must be put in a one quart zip top bag and removed from the carry on you have with you. It is possible to make it through without removing it but honestly who wants to chance it? Just pack it in a ziploc in your purse/bag and take it out when you go to take you shoes off. Put it in the same bin as your shoes. In addition, the bottle size must be 3 ounces or less.

Interesting thing my father told me. He flies twice a week and said that saline solution or contact cleaning solution doesn't fall within that 3 oz rule since it's considered "prescription" or "medical". It still probably should come out of your carry on and be put in the ziploc bag though.

If you didn't put it in your ziplock bag and the screeners see the liquid in your carry on, they can confiscate it.

For 'medical' liquids in 3 ounce or smaller bottles, you can just put them in your ziplock bag. For larger quantities or if smaller bottles don't fit in your ziplock bag, the TSA website says to remove them from your carry and 'declare' them to the Security agent.

 

[aubriee]

If you didn't put it in your ziplock bag and the screeners see the liquid in your carry on, they can confiscate it.

For 'medical' liquids in 3 ounce or smaller bottles, you can just put them in your ziplock bag. For larger quantities or if smaller bottles don't fit in your ziplock bag, the TSA website says to remove them from your carry and 'declare' them to the Security agent.

Sue, I know you are right, but I just wanted to relay a funny story about the TSA. This past September I took my 75 y/o mom to WDW. She is extremely scatter brained and does not do well if put any under pressure. I packed her bags myself to make sure she didn't forget anything and put her liquids in the quart baggie for her and placed it in the side pocket of her carry on. Her personal item (an insulated bag) also had four bottles of insulin (two different kinds) as well as a bag of syringes in it. I had placed the syringes and all four bottles of insulin in a gallon zip lock to make it easy for her to pull them out and declare it. I told her to be sure to pull her quart baggie out of the carry on and put it in the bin, along with the bag of insulin and syringes, so the TSA agent could check them together. I went through security first and when I turned to check on her, sure enough, she had forgotten to pull either bag. The TSA agents in Dallas didn't say a word to her. When we got on the plane, she then pulled out a tube of carmex and a small bottle of eyedrops from her pocket. She was totally oblivious to the rules she had just broken and apparently so was the TSA agents.

To make sure it didn't happen again coming home from MCO, we squeezed her soft carry on into one of our checked bags. All she had to get through security was her personal item with her insulin and syringes in it and a WDW shopping bag full of fudge we had picked up just prior to leaving WDW. Once again, she forgot to pull out her insulin and syringes going through security. Once again, the TSA agents didn't say a word. However, they did do a search of the WDW bag full of fudge, saying that the density of the fudge made it unclear what it was on their screen. The insulin and syringes were never gotten out of the insulated bag they were in. Once again, once she got on the plane, she again pulled the tube of carmex and bottle of Visine out of her pocket to use. lol

 

[GBShorts]

If you didn't put it in your ziplock bag and the screeners see the liquid in your carry on, they can confiscate it.

For 'medical' liquids in 3 ounce or smaller bottles, you can just put them in your ziplock bag. For larger quantities or if smaller bottles don't fit in your ziplock bag, the TSA website says to remove them from your carry and 'declare' them to the Security agent.

This was what I was getting at but was unable to state last night.

I was sleep-typing.

 

[donder]

I carry a small pen-like container of Germ Free in my purse. Do you think I'll have a problem going through the security check at the airport?

If you prefer Germ Free fine but one way to avoid the hassle of having to put one more liquid (gel) container in your quart zip lock bag at the airport is to use Wet Ones...or better yet use the Walgrens equivalant for almost half price. I used to be a Germ Free user as I am in sales and eat lunch at restaurants with sometimes less than tidy restrooms and I can use a moistened towelettes two or three times before they get dry. The Walgrens brand is about $1.39 and lasts a long time and has a nice citrus aroma and I don't have to worry about getting the gel on my clothes. I always throw a pack in my bag when I travel.