Martha,

Yep, I was about to mention the same product...the Edge Active Care.  I also like the fact that Active Care offers one that is deep hydrating and offers more moisturizers for thier skins.  Especially with the soldiers being in the sun so much.  Nivea also offers a good face wash that they can use in a pinch that is not in an aerosol can.      

Sister Barbara

I found some brushless shaving cream in tubes at the 99 cent only store.  They are made in Canada, so I felt that it was safe to send.  It smells good too!  Trader Joe's has a shaving gel in tubes that is 2.99 each.  It is a good sized tube.

LOL... I was just about to mention the same thing, when I read this thread earlier, there was alot of concern about the pressurized shaving cream can plus the high heat (the ones I had in the pkg BEFORE I yanked them out says that its ok up to 120 degrees, however, I hear that it can get up to 140 there...) so while at Walmart yesterday, I noticed a tube (which you guys mentioned) Active Care Deep Hydrating Shave Cream by Edge. It was pretty cheap too.

I'm just glad they have alternatives when it comes to shipping!

 

Well I just went to the USPS website.  Restictions include batteries and aerosols - which would include hairspray and shaving cream.  Other items included are nail polish and perfume.  It's because they have alcohol in them.  If you want to read the entire list and the reasons behind it go to: USPS.com  then in the Search area put in: Aviation Mail Security & Hazardous Materials and it tells you all about it. 

If someone knows how to put that page in here and other places that would be helpful to all.  I am too old to know how!

Paula

P.S.- I might add (since I was a Postal employee until last October) that you may also want to put the power drink mixes in plastic zip-lock bags.  If for any reason that stuff should break and leak out your package WILL BE taken away and opened by a HAZMAT unit that will check for Anthrax and other dangerous substances that some idiots have sent in the past.  The world is getting more dangerous everywhere and postal employees put their lives on the line too.  I've handled many packages that were leaking fluids or had powder coming out of them (which mostly turned out to be laundry detergents).  I can assure you I never saw those packages again.  I worked in the large Minneapolis post office and have seen the entire floors closed off (stopping work I might add) and everyone on the floor removed until the suspicious item was taken care of.  I'm sure it happens all over the country.  I do not take kindly to people accusing postal workers of having "low IQ's."  I never wanted to end up in the hospital or dead because of my job.

 

Great Find!  I think Tim mentioned this list.  Here's your Link

Thanks for the reminder, we all realize that window clerks have a lot of information to keep track of and shipping to military addresses is just one small part of that knowledge.  I apologize for any offensive comments, it's easy to focus entirely on our special case and forgot that there is a world of addresses to ship to and different requirements for sending to each...our expectations might be over-inflated at times...this forum is helpful to share details like your list and I'm so grateful you're posting your insider knowledge.  It's so helpful to us and to the window clerks we encounter (with our usps.com pages in hand) and surely helps the window clerk with next customer that has the same question.
Thanks for sticking around (and posting!)

 

P.S. Making the linky is so much easier than I ever thought it could be...I didn't learn how until I got here Happy to PM you with a step-by-step...no special code to learn, it's highlight, cut 'n paste with that little chain link icon. 

 

Dear Betc,

The information is useful and important and so are the reasons behind it.  I know people feel things won't explode if they're in the cargo area of a plane where it is cooler., but it also has to do with the changes in altitudes that planes make.  I had to add my feelings about being a postal worker because I had just been somewhere on this site (and now I can't find it of course) where people poked fun at postal workers almost all the way down the page.  Postal workers died because of Anthrax and it made the company more aware so that when letters reached Congress and NBC those people didn't have to die too.  Putting bombs in mailboxes isn't fun for postal workers to have to face either - and EVERYONE should be watchful about that .

I'm wondering about batteries, though, and found something about liquid batteries but I'm trying to find somethingontheir website that clarifies it.

Catstevens41,

LOL I was thinking about the drink mixes.  I will definitely be keeping what you said in mind.  ROFL  Sometimes I throw the packets in to fill in any space.  I hate to see any space not used in a package.  But from now on I will be rethinking that idea.  I've wondered if the packets would burst from the heat, but I hadn' t thought about the powder coming out of the packages and them being treated like anthrax or something.  Oh my, my.  Looks like I am going to be heading out to the car when I get off here.  LOL LOL  But seriously, thanks for that insight.  I do appreciate the security measures taken and why they are.  

Sister Barbara 

Hi Paula
I did not intend in any way to trivialize the rules.  It has been the focus of two-thirds of my posts to this forum.  I had hoped the link you requested would be more convenient for others to use and I posted it with that hope—that others would use it--in mind.  Your point regarding loose powder was a very good one. (I line all of my boxes with plastic bags and separately bag the items inside.)

I worked as a contractor to the USPS (and APWU) for many years.  I have numerous longtime friends who are USPS employees in various positions:  window clerks, mail handlers, drivers, mechanics, managers and HR specialists.  I would never want to see any of them hurt or any supporter here unintentionally cause harm.  I reminded others here that much of our mail travels on commercial carriers right below the passenger seats. It's many more people at risk than we might think of or realize at first glance.

I remembered the thread immediately when I read your postscript.  I did not contribute to those comments.  I did not admonish them either for that I apologized—for all of us.  I wasn’t intending it as an excuse for the comments just offering an explanation.   I guess I wasn’t clear –- I think we are being unreasonable to expect that our boxes are the only thing that the clerks have to know about and expect that every clerk will know every rule regarding each box.  I think it’s unreasonable expectations that lead to these oversimplified characterization of postal employees.  I also think it’s a recent trend to pick on postal employees.  I’m not sure which phrase I find more offensive, “to go postal” or “to go Irish” but I can tell you which is more socially acceptable and prevalent.

I hope I’m making more sense here than my previous post.  I’m glad you’re giving us all a second chance after reading that thread and still willing to help us all by posting here.  (BTW, I’d have considered using the abuse button but the point would have been pretty moot.)
Best regards,
Paula

P.S. There's a "batteries" thread in Non Food Items topic that includes the link to the postal explorer page for batteries.  It seems like the ban on household batteries is very recent.

Here's an idea that I came across when I ended up with a lot of hotel size conditioners when making health kits for the homeless. Conditioner can be used as shave cream !  I got 4 large bottles for free and I'll put them in 2 oz heat sealed bags (from www. wholesalesupplies.com, about .25 each, beat $1.00 for a stupid empty bottle).

 

Also, the hotel supply websites have individual packets you can buy, good for one shave

This may be old news to ya'll, but I was at WalMart the other day, waiting for someone to unlock the cabinet, so I could buy replacement blades for my husband's shaver, when I noticed these little, 18.75 ml bottles of something called Shave Secret.  They had 3 on the shelf.  I bought all 3.  They were 3.63 a piece.  These bottles of oil are about 3 inches tall and use about 3 drops per shave.  And each bottle had the web address, www.shavesecret.com printed on it, so I contacted them yesterday.  Of course, buying direct was much less expensive, 12 for $31.  So I called and the man I spoke to, told me that a couple of years ago, he and other US manufacturers had been having meetings with an army rep and had gotten approved to put together a small pack of products that contained most everything a soldier would need for about 30 days of deployment.

When I told him about this site and that I was buying it to send overseas to soldiers, he increased my order at no extra charge.  Just thought you might be interested.

 Hi Tiggle,

I saw that same product at Wal-Mart years ago and never did anything with it.  Good for you for calling the manufacturer and getting extra product.  Is he shipping it directly to the troops for you?  

 Skintimate (sp) has once again started manufacturing their non-aerosol shave cream for women.  I saw it about a month ago at Target.  It is a little over $3/bottle, and is around 8 oz.  Your post jogged my memory because I had meant to let supporters know about this.

I also read somewhere that Olive Oil is good to use for shaving.  It helps to moisturize the skin as well.  They have small bottles at the 99 cents only store and they had some at Big Lots.

 Thanks for the detective work!

No, he is sending it to me.  I'll divide it up into several shipments.  And thanks for the info about Skintimate and olive oil.  This stuff is made with menthol & clove oil.  I'm anxious to get some feedback from the guys on how well or if they like it.

Well, I just went out to the site to order more Shave Secret Oil.  Guess what?  They raised their prices from $31 a dozen to $48 or $6.00 for a single bottle.  So much for it being a bargain!  Now, I'm wondering if it was my fault.  Oh well, back to the gels and foams.

 Shaving gels? or foams?

 Tiggle,

Why don't you contact the company again?  Maybe they will give you another deal.