Sun Screen carry on how?

[matsterrocks]

How can I take sunscreen in our carry-on? All the bottles are to large? Are you allowed to take arisal spray sunscreen on board? Are they restricted to the same size?

 

[Donald is #1]

Yes, the bottles are too large. I am not sure, but I beleive that the aerosol cans are not allowed in the carry on either. I would go to Walmart, Target, CVS, etc and buy a trail size (or small bottle) of sunscreen. These bottles are small enough (3 oz or less) that you can put them in your carry-on. You sometimes see them attached to a larger bottle of sunscreen and many times the small bottles will have a clip on them so that you can hang them from your purse or backpack.

 

[matsterrocks]

Yes, the bottles are too large. I am not sure, but I beleive that the aerosol cans are not allowed in the carry on either. I would go to Walmart, Target, CVS, etc and buy a trail size (or small bottle) of sunscreen. These bottles are small enough (3 oz or less) that you can put them in your carry-on. You sometimes see them attached to a larger bottle of sunscreen and many times the small bottles will have a clip on them so that you can hang them from your purse or backpack.

Maybe we will have to get 4 travel size bottles as we are very white and don't want to start our holiday getting burnt.

 

[TDC Nala]

or, transfer some sunscreen into empty 3 oz (or smaller) bottles.

That's about the only way you can do it.

 

[matsterrocks]

or, transfer some sunscreen into empty 3 oz (or smaller) bottles.

That's about the only way you can do it.

Ok thanks now I have to caculate out what a 3oz bottle converts to in ml as I'm from Canada

 

[siobhan1997]

Ok thanks now I have to caculate out what a 3oz bottle converts to in ml as I'm from Canada

You can purchase empty bottles in the travel size section of any Canadian store, Zellers, Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart, take your pick.

 

[Donald is #1]

or, transfer some sunscreen into empty 3 oz (or smaller) bottles.

That's about the only way you can do it.

Can you do that? I thought that the liquids had to be in original packaging.

Updated: Nevermind. I just looked on the TSA website and I didn't see anything about original packaging.

 

[matsterrocks]

Just researched it and the size is 100ml and they don't have to be in the original packaging but have to be placed in a 1 liter resealiable clear bag.

 

[PlutoPony]

Neutrogena has a sunscreen in 3 oz. tubes that's very good - the name is Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock and comes in SPF 30 and 45 (and maybe others). It's not cheap, about $8, but very good - UVA / UVB and not greasy.

 

[winniethepoohsmom]

I double bagged ours and put it in the middle of our luggage and had no problem with leakage. I've also heard there is sunscreen wipes but I have'nt come across them. Linda