Solid shampoo & shaving oil

Jim Markel of redoxx.com sends in this solid tip:”I recently returned from a trip and had some issue with TSA on liquids, so i have been searching the world over for alternatives. Check out Lush.com’s solid shampoo, works well!”

Another way to save space in the TSA-approved one-quart baggie is to use shaving oil rather than shaving cream. I picked this up from Doug Dyment of onebag.com. He recommends a British brand of oil, but I found a great USA brand - Pacific Shaving Company. The tiny, thumb-sized, half-ounce bottle is said to be good for almost 100 shaves. I believe it - I can shave with only 8 drops, and it’s a better shave than foam or gel. I have hair on my head, but I’m guessing it would work great on a bald head or a lady’s legs…

If shaving cream is more to your liking, you can buy almost anything in TSA-approved travel sizes here. 

Comments

[gordon]

I travel regularly and I "wet-shave", i.e. I use a razor blade and hot lather. I find the weight of a shaving mug or shaving cream in my carry on to be a problem Depending on how long I will be staying, I either just buy shaving cream at my destination and throw it out at the end, or, for shorter trips, I find working up a good lather on my face with regular hotel soap and hot water works about as well, as long as I am using a sharp razor

[Brad]

Gordon - I get a better shave with the oil than I do with cream or gel - and not nicks.It's as good as advertised, and is practically weightless at .5 oz. of liquid.

[chris]

Gordon

Are you able to carry on the blades for the wet shave? i wet shave too and have stopped doing that. I would be interested to see if you had run into any problems

[Brad]

Razors - as long as they're not straight razors and as long as the blades are in cartridge form - are fine. They can go in carry-on luggage, no problem.

TSA's list of prohibited/allowed items:

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm

[MikeMc]

For what it's worth, Walmart has a shaving oil brand for less than $4.00 that works just as well.