Packing aerosol hairspray

BlueVinney

We want to pack a 200ml aerosol hairspray for our flight. It's too big for hand luggage but can't find any confirmation that we can pack it in checked bags. Where can we find confirmation that it is OK to take it this way?

Vampgirl

You can pack it in your hold baggage no problem...I have done so many times (not just hairspray, but all sorts of aerosols). You probably won't be able to find anywhere that confirms this because what you pack in your hold luggage is not really restricted (apart from things like firearms and gas canisters).

Edited to add have found a list of all prohibited items for hold baggage (as you'll see they're not particularly onerous regulations...not many people would want to take them anyway *lol*)

For safety reasons, there are a number of items that cannot be taken onto any aircraft, so please do not pack them in any luggage (hand or hold):
- Flammable liquids and solids.
- Oxidisers such as bleaching powders.
- Organic peroxides.
- Tear gas devices or any gas cylinders.
- Infectious substances such as live virus materials.
- Wet-cell car batteries.
- Magnetrons.
- Instruments containing mercury.
- Instruments containing magnets.
- Fireworks.
- Non-safety matches.
- Fire lighters, lighter fuel, paints, thinners.
- Poisons, arsenic, cyanide, weed killer.
- Radioactive materials, acids, corrosives, alkalis, caustic soda.
- Creosote, quicklime, oiled paper.
- Vehicle fuel system components which have contained fuel.
http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/page/LHR%5EPlan+and+Book+your+Trip%5ETips+%26+Advice%5EPacking/44909c0c75c82010VgnVCM100000147e120a____/448c6a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____/

BlueVinney

Thanks Vampgirl.

Having been at an airport where someone was asked to remove an aerosol from a checked bag, thought I'd check. It was useful to have you confirm that I understood the baa info correctly.

BlueVinney

StaceyAKelly

We recently flew from Liverpool and had all our deodrants etc taken off us from our hand luggage. I said to the security guard that they were in our hand luggage because we didnt think we were allowed them in our case and he said "yes you are!"

We were a bit gutted, lost shaving foam, deodrant, mouthwashe etc all new and unopened! Oh well, we learn from our mistakes lol