aerosol cans

[Buddyjay16]

Not a frequent traveler and I have a ? about bringing an aerosol can on the airplane. A different post mentioned that she wasn't bringing an aerosol can because it can explode on the plane.

 

Have you ever brought an aerosol can on a plane? I thought I have and never even ? it. I bought an aerosol can of bug spray. Should I get something different? THanks!

 

Buddyjay16

[johnql]

Straight from the TSA's web site:

 

Aerosol spray bottles and cans

Carry-on -- Yes - 3 oz. or smaller container

Checked -- Yes

[98Charlie]

I have always packed my aerosol hair sprays, bug sprays, what ever, in our checked baggage with no problems. I have never tried packing them in carry-on, even before the recent air guidelines.

 

Never had a problem with aerosol's exploding in checked baggage but I do place them in zip lock bags, just like all liquids I pack.

 

That being said: I did have a problem with one of those mega-sized hair sprays (purchased from the hair salon due to stylist recommendation). The can was twice the size of hair spray aerosol's I usually use. Packed it in checked luggage before the cruise. Can worked great on the cruise. Brought it home through checked luggage and about 2 or 3 days later found there was still plenty of liquid in the container but it no longer had the amount of propellent needed to poof it out of the spray nozzle.

 

I went back to normal size hair spray cans and haven't had a problem with missing propellent since.

 

Dianne

[dforeigner]

As others have mentioned, they will not explode. In case they leak (the top gets bumped, etc) you may want to place the aerosol cans, shampoos, sun screen containers, etc. inside a plastic bag. Just be carful when opening your lotion, shampoo containers as they may have some pressure built up and you could get squirted in the face. Yes, I know this from personal experience.

 

FYI, all commercial planes have their cargo hold pressurized at the same level as the passenger cabin.