Can you bring toothpaste in your carry on?

Toothpaste is considered to be a liquid for security purposes, so you must follow any rules that apply in relation to liquids, gels and aerosols for your flight.

Rules in Australia

For domestic flights in Australia, you are not subject to restrictions on how much liquid, gels and aerosols you can carry onboard (just don’t bring that hot chocolate or coffee through security!).

For international flights from Australia, liquids, gels and aerosols are limited to 100ml or 100g per container (and it’s the capacity of the container that counts, not what’s left in it), and all of your containers put together must fit into a 20cm x 20cm (or equivalent, so long as the length of the four sides don’t add up to more than 80cm) sealed plastic bag.

Ways to make sure your comply

The easiest way is to just keep your toothpaste in your checked luggage 🙂

If you do want to bring some in your carry on, try finding smaller tubes to bring:

• Pharmacists and supermarkets do typically stock “travel sized” toothpaste – they’re sometimes hard to spot as they’re not particularly popular, so look out for them on bottom shelves in the dental, health and hygiene section.
• Next time you go to the dentist, ask for some sample toothpaste, as they will be in mini tubes that are perfect for travel!

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