hand luggage/liquid restriction

jackieblack

I know about the 100ml limit and putting the liquids/creams/gels in the clear platic bag - done this a few times now, not a problem.

My query is this - my daughter has been prescribed some cream from the doctor, it is in a 40g tube. She need to take it in her hand luggage (can't risk it going astray in hold luggage)
Visually, from the size of the tube, I would guess that it is be less than 100ml but I can't find any sort of conversion chart that will tell me what 40g equtes to in ml.

I know 1 litre of water = 1kg, so 100ml = 100g. Does this apply for other liquids/creams as well?

Am I just over-complicating this?

Can anyone help please?

bairn7

Don't worry about it. I take a 50g tube of cream in hand luggage whenever I fly, as well as a couple of 15g ones. As long as you put it in one of the plastic bags for scanning its fine

lfc321

It will be well under 100ml. Don't worry.

Mr_Lahey

Creams are subject to the same rules, however if you take the prescription then you will have no problem at security.

However you could always work it out D = M/V

A quick fathom would say that 40g cream = about 50ml. But i am rushing to take the kids to school so could be slightly off (Doubt it though)

Incapuppy

This says they are 1:1

http://www.convertunits.com/from/grams/to/milliliters

Mr Lahey, stop trying to look brainy, you're not fooling anyone

skintdragon

I always assumed that anything going by weight did not apply (where the volume is not stated)? Bad assumption!

Thank you for the info here.:A

jackieblack

Incapuppy wrote: »

This says they are 1:1

http://www.convertunits.com/from/grams/to/milliliters

Thanks, but this converter specifies grams of water.

Incapuppy

jackieblack wrote: »

Thanks, but this converter specifies grams of water.

Pfffft, ok, well if you insist:

Grams into Milliliters: Divide the number of grams by the specific gravity of the substance, to obtain the volume in milliliters.

jackieblack

Incapuppy wrote: »

Pfffft, ok, well if you insist:

Grams into Milliliters: Divide the number of grams by the specific gravity of the substance, to obtain the volume in milliliters.

Thanks Incapuppy

Any idea how I'd find the specific gravity of the product?

Incapuppy

jackieblack wrote: »

Any idea how I'd find the specific gravity of the product?

Absolutely none! :rotfl:

Seriously, unless the tube looks particularly big then you should be fine, try and visualise it against a 100ml travel size shower gel or shampoo and if you think the contents would squish in there then you have nothing to worry about

lfc321

Mr_Lahey wrote: »

A quick fathom would say that 40g cream = about 50ml. But i am rushing to take the kids to school so could be slightly off (Doubt it though)

Schoolboy maths here so I could be wrong, but surely 40g of cream will be less that 40ml, not more?

We all agree that 40g of water = 40 ml.
The cream (presumably) is more dense than water. Therefore 40g of it will take up less space than 40g of water, not more space.

My rough guess would be that 40g of cream is about 35ml.

But my guess of what will happen in practice is that security will work on the basis of 40g = 40ml.

Either way you'll still be fine.