Can you take hair dryer on a plane

If you want to look your best on your next vacation, you might be wondering if you can bring a hair dryer on a plane.

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Domestic vs. International Flights
Should You Buy a Travel Hair Dryer?
Will a Hair Dryer Work Abroad?
Can You Bring Hair Straighteners on a Plane?
Can You Bring Curling Irons on a Plane?
What Are the Regulations for Other Hair Products?

Yes, you can bring a hair dryer on a plane in both your checked and carry on bags.

However, there are a few important things to know, especially if you’re flying internationally, what the best hair dry to fly with is, and what the TSA says about bringing other hair products on a plane.

Domestic vs. International Flights

The TSA clearly state that you can bring a hair dryer on a plane in both your carry on and checked bags.

But what if you’re flying internationally?

Fortunately, regardless if you’re flying domestically within the USA or internationally, you can pack your hair dryer in both your carry on and checked bags.

By Airline

Again, it makes no difference if you’re flying with Southwest, JetBlue, United, American Airlines, or any other regional or major carrier domestically or worldwide.

All airlines will allow you to bring your hair dryer with you.

If you have a long flight, you might want to know if you can use a hair dryer on a plane, so you can look your best when you arrive at your destination.

While you are allowed to bring your blow dryer onboard, you are not allowed to use it on the plane.

Your hair dryer should remain in your carry on.

Should You Buy a Travel Hair Dryer?

Buying a travel hair dryer can be a good idea.

They are nice and lightweight and can feature things like foldable handles and retractable cords too, but the trade-off is that they aren’t as powerful as full-sized models.

Perhaps most importantly, many travel hair dryers have a dual voltage setting, which makes them suitable for international travel.

It’s up to you to decide what is more important to you.

Keep in mind that while there are powerful, lightweight hair dryers, though they are usually more expensive.

If you want to buy a travel hair dryer, we recommend the BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium Travel Dryer.

Will a Hair Dryer Work Abroad?

As you may be aware, countries use different types of outlets

In the USA, a standard plug has two prongs, whereas other countries may have 3-prongs or be designed differently.

For most electrical devices, you usually just need to buy a travel adapter to be able to use it worldwide.

This is because even though the voltage in the U.S. is 120 V, most devices are designed to be used between 100-240V.

For hair dryers, though, this is not the case.

Your hair dryer will therefore only work abroad, if the voltage is converted.

Some hair dryers, especially travel hair dryers, have a dual voltage setting, so you can easily switch between the voltage.

If your hair dryer doesn’t have this setting, you will need to buy a voltage converter.

Some voltage converters, like this one, also feature support for different types of outlets, so we recommend buying one of those.

Can You Bring Hair Straighteners on a Plane?

You can bring hair straighteners on a plane.

The TSA state that corded hair straighteners are allowed in both your carry on and checked bags as long they don’t contain batteries or gas/fuel cartridges.

Cordless hair straighteners that contain lithium metal or lithium-ion batteries or are gas or butane fueled are only allowed in carry-on bags.

Can You Bring Curling Irons on a Plane?

You can bring a curling iron on a plane.

As with hair straighteners, cordless curling irons that contain lithium metal or lithium-ion batteries or are gas or butane fueled are only allowed in carry-on bags.

Corded curling irons can be packed in either your carry on or checked bags.