"You're at the hotel sink, about to head to the airport, holding a razor in your hand, thinking: Can you bring a razor on a plane? Should you toss it in the carry-on and pray? Bury it in checked luggage and pray harder? The wrong choice means either explaining yourself to a TSA agent at dawn or arriving at that client dinner looking like you've been living in the woods."
"Apply, if you will, Occam's razor to the airport version of the problem: The simplest setup that invites the fewest questions at the checkpoint usually wins. What works depends on the tool, the rules, and where you're headed. That vintage straight razor your grandfather left you has a different story than the plastic Bic you grabbed at Walgreens. The double-edge safety razor that gives you the perfect shave? It plays by split rules that nobody explains until you're standing at security, holding up the line."
Disposable and cartridge razors are permitted in both carry-on and checked luggage, including removable heads. Electric shavers and trimmers are allowed in either carry-on or checked baggage. Safety razor handles are permitted in carry-on luggage, but double-edge blades cannot be carried and must be placed in checked bags or purchased at the destination. Straight razors with exposed edges and loose utility blades are prohibited in carry-on luggage and should be checked and safely sheathed. Simpler packing choices reduce questions at security and depend on tool type, blade exposure, and destination rules.
Read at Conde Nast Traveler
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