Is mascara a liquid?
Sep 8, 2015, 7:08 pm
#1
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Is mascara a liquid?
Is mascara a liquid in the world of the TSA?
Are pocket sized cans of Static Guard permitted? If so, are they also liquid?
These, and similarly idiotic questions, one must ponder when attempting to travel carry-on only for a business trip.
I hate packing light!
Are pocket sized cans of Static Guard permitted? If so, are they also liquid?
These, and similarly idiotic questions, one must ponder when attempting to travel carry-on only for a business trip.
I hate packing light!
Sep 8, 2015, 8:28 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: GRR
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Not idiotic
Right after 9/11, mascara seemed to be a liquid, but I have not had a problem with it in a LONG time.
Not sure about the Static Guard. If small enough you can always run it through in a baggie to be sure.
Sep 9, 2015, 10:08 am
#3
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Sep 10, 2015, 9:42 am
#5
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I carry a travel sized bottle of aerosol hairspray (in a metal can) with no problems. Stick the Static Guard in your 311 bag and use the super small travel size one. (And I fly carry on only all the time.)
I haven't put mascara in a 311 bag in ages. I honestly don't think they can see what it is on xray.
I haven't put mascara in a 311 bag in ages. I honestly don't think they can see what it is on xray.
Sep 11, 2015, 7:21 am
#7
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I don't wear mascara but I do wear liquid eyeliner. My intention is always to put it in the 3-1-1 bag, but sometimes I forget and it stays in the makeup & jewelry bag. This has never been "caught" or questioned. Worst case scenario is I put the tube in the 3-1-1 bag if asked by screeners....
So my answer is "yes, mascara is a liquid"....but not usually a problem to TSA.
(note that I am extra careful when going through non-US security heading back to US, as those screeners are often FAR more strict than in the US - their reading of US rules is usually the explanation I get if I'm able to ask)
So my answer is "yes, mascara is a liquid"....but not usually a problem to TSA.
(note that I am extra careful when going through non-US security heading back to US, as those screeners are often FAR more strict than in the US - their reading of US rules is usually the explanation I get if I'm able to ask)
Sep 14, 2015, 10:25 am
#8
Join Date: Jan 2010
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I had static guard confiscated from my 311 bag. It was the proper size etc. but didn't meet the need of "personal item" as it was for "laundry". It was as stupid an interpretation as I've ever heard but apparently is supported by the rules in Canada. Craziness.
Sep 14, 2015, 10:45 am
#9
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: California
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Um, OK.
Also, curious how they feel about travel-sized bottles of laundry soap.
Sep 18, 2015, 8:09 pm
#11
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I've gotten into the habit of keeping mascara and liquid eyeliner (both long and skinny)with the two pens and a pencil I travel keep in my purse and I've never had a problem in the US. The problem is going to be when I'm tired and absentmindedly line my eyes with a Sharpie. 
