If its any consolation to the OP my wife had a, clearly less than half full bottle of moisturiser impounded at MAN. I protested that it was clearly less than the limit but was told that they had to go what was printed on the bottle.

So, if you are planning an terror attack involving greater than 100ml of liquids, creams or gels I suggest you start your travel in MAN and simply put it in a bottle marked 100ml or less.