Can you bring depilatory hair removal cream on a plane?

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Depilatory cream is a chemical cosmetic in a tube; read its ingredients and container size. This answer covers the ordinary form of the item at a US checkpoint. A separate liquid, battery, blade or chemical in the kit may have its own rule.

Carry-on baggage

Yes, if the container of “Depilatory hair removal cream” holds no more than 3.4 oz/100 ml and fits the quart-size liquids bag at a US checkpoint.

Checked baggage

Yes. “Depilatory hair removal cream” may be checked in a sealed container, provided its ingredients do not create a separate dangerous-goods restriction.

Prepare for screening

• Check whether this version is a liquid, cream, mousse or dry solid. Read the container capacity and protect the cap from leaks.
• Inspect the kit and its packaging.
• Compare the result with airline and route conditions.

Basis and limits

What Can I Bring? — complete list. Check airline size limits and destination import rules separately.

Before packing

1. Check whether this version is a liquid, cream, mousse or dry solid. Read the container capacity and protect the cap from leaks.
2. Inspect the kit and its packaging.
3. Compare the result with airline and route conditions.