Air Travel with the New Carry-on Restrictions
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Posted by Jennifer W. Miner Sep 4, 2006 |
We were scheduled to fly across the country two weeks after Homeland Security and the TSA tightened the rules regarding what is permissible in carry-on bags. Since my mother had her Chapstick confiscated during a recent pre-flight check, I assumed that the "no liquids" rule was pretty rigid. I was pretty surprised to find that, during my family's security check, nothing was removed from our possession. After all, I had these in my purse or carry-on:
Visine eye drops
Neutrogina hand lotion, travel size
Yucky old Carmex lip balm at bottom of purse
Lush Happy soap
Lush Honey I Washed the Kids soap
Lush Marathon bubble bar
Pediasure
The only thing that raised eyebrows was the Marathon bubble bar, which looks like a roundish chunk of neon orange Play-doh. However, behind the security guys there were several bins literally filled to the brim with confiscated toiletries. As I was putting my shoes back on, I found myself looking longingly at high-end items peeking out the top. Really, are they just going to throw away that L'Occitane Shea Butter shampoo? And that Sephora Chocolate Raspberry body scrub - I mean, come on!
Since I didn't want to miss my flight by being thrown in jail, I decided not to attempt to save those lovely bath and body products from uncertain fate. It was with a wistful eye that I gave them a backwards glance, before wishing them a silent fare-thee-well and boarding my flight home. In these troubled times, luxury toiletry lovers must get with the program, same as everyone else!
If you love Lush products, and need to travel by air, check out Lush Solid Shampoos and Skin Lotions. You don't have to leave all your Lush stuff at home.
