TSA Travel Tips: Hair Products and Pat-Downs - What to Know and What to Expect

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“I’ve never had a bad hair day,” said no one ever! Whether you style your hair curly or straight, wear weave or extensions, or wear your hair up or down, everyone has had those days where your hair will not fall into place as you hoped. Imagine traveling through the security checkpoint on your best hair day of any season, and having to go through additional screening of your hair. It can’t be my hair that caused the alarm? Could it? Read our latest blog post and watch the accompanying video at: https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2018/10/09/tsa-travel-tips-hair-products-and-pat-downs-what-know-and-what-expect

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