# Medical and toiletry articles (hairspray, hand sanitizers, aerosols, nail polish) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For Medical and toiletry articles (hairspray, hand sanitizers, aerosols, nail polish), carrier 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 category:** Medical and toiletry articles (hairspray, hand sanitizers, aerosols, nail polish) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** 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). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Quantity limits: The total aggregate quantity per person cannot exceed 2 kg (70 ounces) or 2 L (68 fluid ounces). The capacity of each container must not exceed 0.5 kg (18 ounces) or 500 ml (17 fluid ounces).

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/printable-chart

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).