Cordless hairstyling tools OK only as carry-on

TSA bans devices with lithium batteries from flight cargo area over their fire risk.

- BY KAREN GARCIA

Styling your up-do while you're traveling has become easier with the introduction of cordless curling irons and hair straighteners, but it has also gotten more complicated to fly with these hair care tools.

Lithium-ion batteries used to power cordless hairstyling tools enable these devices to have faster charging and longer usage times, and are thus more reliable, according to the Growth Market Reports, a market research and business consulting firm.

But replacing the cord with a battery for power is what's keeping the devices out of the cargo section of the plane.

The Transportation Security Administration recently sought to iron out the details in a post on X.