# Medical and toiletry articles (hairspray, hand sanitizers, aerosols, nail polish) · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Medical and toiletry articles (hairspray, hand sanitizers, aerosols, nail polish), authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is Total aggregate quantity per person cannot exceed 2 kg (70 ounces) or 2 L (68 fluid ounces); each container must not exceed 0.5 kg (18 ounces) or 500 ml (17 fluid ounces), recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Medical and toiletry articles (hairspray, hand sanitizers, aerosols, nail polish)
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Total aggregate quantity per person cannot exceed 2 kg (70 ounces) or 2 L (68 fluid ounces); each container must not exceed 0.5 kg (18 ounces) or 500 ml (17 fluid ounces).

## What the source says

> Hairspray, hand sanitizers, aerosols, rubbing alcohol, inhalers, nail polish and remover, sunscreen, etc. For personal use including aerosols, hair spray, perfumes, colognes, nail polish, rubbing alcohol, shaving cream, inhalers, medicines, sunscreen. Quantity limits: The total aggregate quantity per person cannot exceed 2 kg (70 oz) or 2 L (68 fl oz). The capacity of each container must not exceed 0.5 kg (18 oz) or 500 ml (17 fl oz).*

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/medicinal-toiletry-articles

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules](https://referencesource.org/air-travel-item-restrictions/).