Yes, with limits. Shaving cream, gel or foam must be 3.4 oz (100 ml) or less in your carry-on quart bag. In checked bags aerosol cans can be up to 18 oz (500 ml) each with the nozzle capped, within a 2 L per-person total.
Aerosol shaving foam and shaving gel or cream are allowed in carry-on bags in containers of 3.4 oz (100 ml) or less, inside your quart-size liquids bag.
Allowed in checked bags under FAA limits for toiletry aerosols: each can no more than 0.5 kg (18 oz) or 500 ml (17 fl oz), all restricted toiletries no more than 2 kg (70 oz) or 2 L (68 fl oz) per person, and nozzles capped.
Checked against official TSA, FAA and government pages on . These are US rules unless we say otherwise; the TSA officer at the checkpoint makes the final call.
The rules in numbers
- Carry-on: 3.4 oz (100 ml) per container, in your quart-size bag
- Checked aerosol cans: max 0.5 kg (18 oz) / 500 ml (17 fl oz) each
- Checked total for restricted toiletries and aerosols: 2 kg (70 oz) / 2 L (68 fl oz) per person
- Aerosol nozzle must be capped or otherwise protected
Packing tips
- Most full-size shaving foam cans are larger than 3.4 oz; buy a travel can or pack the big one in your checked bag.
- A shaving soap puck is solid, so it stays out of the liquids bag (TSA lists bar soap as allowed in carry-ons).
Outside the US
- UKGOV.UK names shaving foam as a liquid: 100 ml per container at most UK airports, though some allow up to 2 litres. Source
- EUAerosols and gels must be 100 ml or less per container in one transparent bag of up to 1 litre. Source
Flying somewhere else? See the rules for the UK, EU, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan.
Questions people ask
Can I bring shaving cream in my carry-on?
Yes, if the can or tube is 3.4 oz (100 ml) or less and goes in your quart-size liquids bag.
Can a full-size can of shaving foam go in checked luggage?
Yes, as long as it is 18 oz (500 ml) or less with the nozzle capped and your restricted toiletries total no more than 2 L (68 fl oz).