Flyers face up to $2,570 fine for bringing everyday hair product on to a plane with them under TSA ban

FLYERS may not know that they could be slapped with fines if they accidentally bring a banned hair product onto a plane.

Travelers should double-check their favorite hair tools and make sure they don’t violate a little-known Transportation Safety Administration rule before packing for a Labor Day vacation.

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Flyers should double-check their hair products before heading to the airport[/caption]

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The Transportation Safety Administration is cracking down on certain tools[/caption]

Savvy travelers may have already read the TSA’s latest guidelines for hair straighteners and dryers that are powered by lithium batteries.

Under the newly imposed rules, the styling tools using the power banks must be in carry-ons and never in checked bags.

This is because lithium-ion batteries are at risk of spontaneously combusting in the cabin below, where the crew cannot reach them mid-flight.

However, travelers may not know that this isn’t the first strict rule imposed on hair tools.

Before announcing this new rule, the TSA had already cracked down on straighteners that are powered by a gas cartridge.

Officials said that travelers can only bring a hair curler or straightener containing hydrocarbon gas like butane in carry-on bags.

Any gas refills for such curlers are strictly banned and cannot be in carry-ons or checked bags.

This is because, “If an item is flammable, corrosive or explosive in nature, it cannot go in your carry-on nor in your checked bag,” the TSA’s website says.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, flyers who bring banned items onto a plane could face steep fines.

The FAA website lists butane-powered curling irons under “dangerous goods,” alongside other banned items like lighter fluid and fireworks.

These devices are big fire risks, and anyone caught sneaking one into their checked luggage bag faces civil penalties that go for $500 and can climb up to $2,500. 

Anyone who packs a straightener should always make sure to have a safety cover fitted over the heating element to protect from accidental activation.

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Some curlers and hair straighteners were banned under new rules[/caption]

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TSA will also give fines up to $17,000 for bringing prohibited items such as cordless tools[/caption]

TSA BATTERY RULES

Anything powered by lithium metal or lithium-ion batteries or gas or butane fuel packs is only allowed in carry-on bags.

Any banned item found in checked luggage by the TSA will be confiscated by TSA and turned in as a HAZMAT item.

After an item is taken, it may be disposed of, turned over to law enforcement, or given to the airline.

These are just a few of the items banned from being in checked luggage.

Both e-cigarettes and alcohol over 140 proof should be kept in carry-on bags.

The travel warning comes as the TSA has rolled out a series of recent changes.

The administration ended its shoes-on policy when going through security screening.

Plus, it’s evaluating whether to increase the volume of liquids allowed in carry-on luggage.