Picture this: you’re at airport security. Your 3.4-ounce shampoo is fine. Your travel-sized toothpaste? No problem. But the security guard eyes your jar of petroleum jelly like it’s a bomb. “Ma’am, is that a liquid?”
Your brain freezes. It’s squishy. It’s goopy. But it also holds its shape. Does Vaseline count as a liquid? The answer is a glorious, confusing “sort of.”
Let’s spill the tea (which is definitely a liquid) on this sticky subject.
