Have you ever opened your suitcase only to find your favorite hair product has leaked all over your clothes?
Your checked bag isnt being carefully placed on conveyor beltsits getting tossed around.
Do you want to buy a whole new wardrobe when youre traveling?
Dont bring big bottles.
Use the TSA-required bottle sizes
TheTSA-required limiton liquids is 3.4 ounces per bottle in your carry-on bag.
This includes liquids, aerosols, gels, pastes, and creams.
Its also good to know that internationally, not every country has the same regulations on sizing.
According totheir rule, the jar was bigger than allowed.
Always know before you go.
Labeling your bottles can make your life much easier, alleviating confusion and avoiding delays through security.
On a trip through Germanys Frankfurt airport, I had a small carry-on backpack filled with toiletries.
If I had labeled each item, I would have saved myself a lot of time and stress.
The best thing to do is to simply tape all of your lids and tops to your toiletries.
First, place the tape over the hole of where the product comes out.
Second, tape the part where the lid meets the bottle.
Think of stack packing like a sandwich:
Put firm folded clothing like denim on the bottom layer.
Make your toiletries the meat of your stack packing sandwich by placing them directly in the middle.
Add a top layer of clothing.
Also, add additional clothing or items on the sides of your packed toiletries to keep them jam packed.
Most of the time toiletries open and ruin your items because they had too much space.
That said, dont put any heavy stuff on top of your toiletriesyou dont want to crush them.
Some of us just want our own stuffI get it.
But your hotels and accommodations typically offer free shampoo, conditioner, and lotionuse them.
Also, it can be fun to find products from different places around the world.
