Airline Travel Hack: Reducing Liquids

Note: This is not a sponsored post. I purchased all of these products after researching them.

A year ago, I traveled from the US to Europe with carry-on luggage. The only real challenge I had was fitting all of my liquids into the required quart-sized bag. I got them all in there, but it wasn't easy, and when they asked me to open the bag during my connection in London, it was a real pain in the neck. 

So over the last year I was determined to reduce the number of liquids I use when I travel. I gathered ideas, researched products, and made the following changes:  

• Replaced Toothpaste with Toothpaste Bits (from Bite)
• Replaced Mouthwash with Mouthwash tablets (from Lush)
• Replaced Liquid Soap (to clean retainers) with Retainer Cleaning Tablets (Brite)
• Replaced Liquid Concealer with a Concealer Pencil (Jones Road Beauty)
• Replaced Liquid Laundry Detergent with Laundry Detergent Sheets (HeySunday)
• Replaced Liquid Tide Stick (for stain removal) with Tide Wipes (not considered liquid)
• Replaced Liquid Sunscreen with a Sunscreen Stick (Sun Bum)
• Replaced Liquid Makeup Remover with cotton pads soaked in Makeup Remover (not considered liquid)
  
  

I just finished up another European trip using the new products listed above, and they worked really well! I'm not claiming those products will work well for you, but they met my needs at least as well as the liquids did, and sometimes better.

Update Mar 6, 2025: Tried Shampoo & Conditioner Bars (Kitsch) and liked them!

In the future, I plan to try the following:

• Replace Liquid Body Wash with a Moisturizing Bar Soap
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-- Kathy

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