They don't have the same rules - that is my experience. The Chile situation was a case in point.
I always ship my bags
I just shipped 3 bags to NY yesterday
Luggage Forward using UPS
The UPS guy yesterday was better than minimum wage employee. I had made an error and he caught it. I accidentally put one of the Leg 2 labels on Leg 1 shipping. Life saver.
This from Luggage Free website
General Prohibited Items:
Toiletries (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.)
Who wants to take toiletries on plane in limited amounts??
I want to ship all my toiletries.
Only toiletry prohibited by Luggage Forward is aerosols.
I repeat - they are not the same