Savvy travelers should know which beauty tools the U.S. Transportation Security Administration has recently added to its list of prohibited items.

Cordless hair devices are the latest items to be banned from checked luggage, as reflected in the TSA’s “What Can I Bring?” list . This includes cordless curling irons and flatirons containing gas cartridges, butane-fueled curling irons and flatirons, and gas refill cartridges for these tools.

However, guests can still bring certain items in carry-on bags; cordless curling irons containing a gas cartridge, as well as butane-fueled curling irons, are allowed in carry-ons, for instance, if a safety cover is securely fitted over the heating element to avoid accidental activation.

Another alternative is packing corded electric curling irons and

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