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Answer 1 of 34: I have recently switched to Clear Care, a hydrogen peroxide based contact lens solution, due to my eye care professional's recommendation. In a few months, this will be my first time traveling with it [by air].
There have been several Air Travel discussions over the years, about Clear Care (3% H2O2) solutions and particularly RGP lenses. I have never had my travel size bottle confiscated, but I do recall a security agent at LHR taking a long look at the bottle once, then allowing me onward.
Clear Care is a brand name. The relevant ingredient is the 3% hydrogen peroxide. You can buy the equivalent just about anywhere: Fielmann (a major eye glass chain):
Clear Care contains a poloxamine derivative surfactant that helps loosen debris and deposits via a bubbling action and has a platinum disk that neutralizes the solution and is good for up to 100 uses. Prior to Clear Care, the market only provided a two step system where you first soaked the lenses in peroxide for a short period of time or ...
I tried a large bottle of Clear Care cleaning solution in my carry-on, putting it in a sepaate, plastic bag with a prescription and declaring it. No dice. The TSA folks were very nice, but because it contains hydrogen peroxide, it is not allowed in carry-ons over the 3-oz. limit.
It is marketed as "Clear Care" brand name here in the states. They do sell a travel size of 3 oz and I put it in my 3-1-1 bag. I refill the travel size bottle with my larger bottle at home. I've had no issues. The percent peroxide is very low (3%) and you need the special container to activate the solution anyways.
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