any issues with them at all. The only potential problem is if you ask
to have the ones that you carry on hand checked. They will be swabbed
& the results will come back positive for explosives (even though they
are not explosives) which will cause TSA to confiscate them.
Deborah
On Feb 18, 7:55 pm, brenda <bturbo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> What happens if you just put them in your suitcase and not take them
> on as carry on? Any downfall or negative to that? Thank you.
>
> On Feb 17, 6:49 am, Connie Boucher <sonliteg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > The last time I hand-checked my oils they tested as explosives and I almost
> > missed my flight after a 30 minute search through everything/pat down
> > hassle. Now I only take little bags of 5/8 dram oils and I send them through
> > in my purse or bag. I don't even take them out, and so far, it's not been a
> > problem.
>
> > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Pacifica815 <pacifica...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Major caution here....if you elect to have them hand checked, they may
> > > swab them & then they will test positive for nitrates (explosives),
> > > which then they will confiscate them. I always send mine through the
> > > xray machine to avoid having them confiscated. The xray machine will
> > > not affect them, unless they remain within the xray machine for a
> > > couple of days. But, a bigger word of caution here....IF you are
> > > picked to go through the "pat down" & the person that is doing the
> > > "pat down" happens to pick up your zipbaggie of oils, MAKE sure they
> > > change their gloves BEFORE they do your "pat down", otherwise when
> > > they test their gloves, their gloves will come back positive for low
> > > levels of nitrates (explosives) & they will then have another agent do
> > > a new & more invasive "pat down" & they will collect your personal
> > > information which will go into the TSA database as you being tested
> > > positive for nitrates (explosives) even though it is low level. This
> > > recently happened to me & I forgot to ask the agent to put on fresh
> > > gloves after she had picked up my zipbaggie of oils. Remember that
> > > residue from the oils will come through the zipbaggie & be present on
> > > the outside of the zipbaggie. From now on, I will be more observant
> > > about this as I almost was denied boarding my flight recently. The
> > > agent that did my "pat down" was the same one who picked up my
> > > zipbaggie, but she forgot to change gloves when doing my "pat down".
> > > In reality, they are always supposed to change to new gloves for the
> > > "pat down". I'm a corporporate traveler, doing anywhere from 4 to 6
> > > flights per week & I have watched all the different ways TSA works
> > > from airport to airport nationwide & they are definitely not
> > > consistent!
>
> > > Deborah
>
> > > On Feb 15, 11:17 pm, Sharon Hoehner <detoxexp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > You have the option of asking them to check your items by hand rather
> > > than
> > > > putting them through the scanner. I never put my supplements or other
> > > > remedies through the scanner.
>
> > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Rex James <jamesro...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > > > The following was submitted to EverythingEssential.me from JR. Maybe
> > > > > others have inputs for her.
>
> > > > > I am enjoying your website..thanks for all who contribute.
> > > > > My question is related to traveling with oils by airplane.
> > > > > Everything and everyone are being radiated by airport scanners.. as
> > > > > you know, the scanners DO emit radiation.
>
> > > > > As a service to those of us who use our essential oils
> > > > > therapeutically, I would like to see appropriate before and after
> > > > > testing of essential oils that have been radiated from scanners.
> > > > > Perhaps a large undertaking and may be deemed too expensive or time
> > > > > consuming.
>
> > > > > I would hope there would be no change in the composition or
> > > > > effectiveness of the oils, but the only way to know is to
> > > > > appropriately test. At this time, I would advise to not travel by air
> > > > > with a full bottle of pure therapeutic grade essential oil and prepare
> > > > > smaller amts for travel until we can be informed one way or the
> > > > > other.
>
> > > > > As a new doTerra consultant, but not new to essential oil use, I will
> > > > > be writing the company to share my input and suggestion.
>
> > > > > The more of us that make inquiries the better and as doTerra wants to
> > > > > be the company that sets itself apart from the rest with quality and
> > > > > integrity of service and products..being able to declare their oils
> > > > > are unaffected during scans would be one more positive to add to the
> > > > > company image.
> > > > > If testing proves otherwise, then the company can educate us all of
> > > > > the importance to prepare our oils for scanners.
>
> > > > > Best of health
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