Has anyone gone through the security checkpoints at an airport with toothpowder? I just bought some and wondered if it would be confiscated. Going to Italy in October; flying from Houston to Philadelphia and then Air France to Paris, then on to Florence.

Good question so I'm bookmarking. This is a great alternative to toothpaste if it's allowed.

When I had my mini tube of Crest confiscated last week I thought of the same thing. Good old Colgate powder like I used to use in the 60s! Didn't know they still sell it.

They are confiscating liquids and gels, not anything in power form. You probably don't want to decant the white powder into 10 ziplok bags, however. That might raise different suspicions.

LOL!!

J62, That reminds me of the first time a friend of mine traveled overseas. He didn't want to take white powder laundry detergent because he feared the customs officials would mistake it for something else. I told him the customs officials are sharp enough to know the difference.

When I am reduced to using tooth powder and cake mascara, the terrorists will have won.

Actually eco-dent is really good tooth powder that is sold mostly in natural/health foods stores. It is great - not icky sweet like so many tooth pastes and your teeth feel so clean. But it isn't cheap for sure - between $6 and $7 for a small plastic bottle.

Technically, can toothpaste in a small tube under 4 oz. qualify as a non-prescription medicine? It says right on the label that it prevents tooth decay--so can that qualify as preventative medicine?

nope. small tube of toothpaste was confiscated last week. ditto for mini shaving cream.

What about the tooth sponges from Magellan's? I ordered some (pkg.of 20) for our trip to Italy in Sept./Oct. They have no liquid, but can be "acitivated" with saliva only.

Baking powder/salt mixture works fine, is cheap, but would need to go into a baggie equivalent.

Unidentified white powder loose in a baggie making it through? - my guess is not.

There arealways "Brush Ups" - sold in just about every drug/grocery store. Little abrasive/flavored sleeves you put on your finger and use to scrub your teeth. Not as good as tooth powder IMHO, but certainly easy and convenient.

I have been looking for "Brush ups" in local stores for the past couple of weeks without any success. I even tried on line at Drugstore.com without any success. It's driving me crazy because I'll be traveling for about 24 hours when I go to Venice in 32 days (yeah!) and would love to brush my teeth. It is so refreshing and wakes me up after a long trip.

Anyone seen them lately at any particular store?

No, but Amazon.com has them:

http://tinyurl.com/eprpg

Can you still get Colgate's Tooth Powder in the U.S.? I haven't seen it in a long time. Where can you find it?

They are still marketing it in India (and were involved in a lawsuit with the maker of another tooth powder).
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...how/827748.cms

I haven't seen it in years but if the security stuff keeps up, I bet they bring it back.

A friend of mine bought a "one-serving" mouthwash from QVC. You rip open the top of the packet, add water slowly while "stirring" and voila! I tried it and it was OK. Better than nothing on a 10 hour flight!

I don't know if you find it in the USA but Kontrol tooth power is easy to find in France (in any pharmacy) - my husband had a bottle in his carryon and no one asked him to check it (flying yesterday from Paris to London)

On my return flight from Seattle to Heathrow, all passengers were given a small tube of toothpaste and a toothbrush. For our connecting flight, we were told to toss out the toothpaste before embarking.

LYB-Ask your dentist, they probably have a ton of samples. That is where we first discovered brush-ups, our hygienist gave us several little packs. We hit Italy in 10 days, Venice in 21 days! (YEA!). Have a wonderful trip. Shirley

I couldn't find brush-up's anywhere locally either. Finally found them on e-bay.