Is Quell travel size?

Yes. Every bottle of Quell is .33 fl oz (10 mL), which is well under the 3.4-ounce (100 mL) limit TSA sets for liquids in carry-on bags. You can pack it in your quart-sized liquids bag, carry it in a pocket or purse, or keep it in a backpack. There’s no larger size; the travel size is the only size, so the bottle you use at home is the one you fly with.

Quell’s size, in numbers

.33 fl oz (10 mL) works out to about a third of a fluid ounce. Put another way, roughly ten Quell bottles would fit under TSA’s per-container limit. The bottle is small enough for a jeans pocket, a jacket’s inside pocket or the zip pocket of a running belt.

How long one bottle goes depends on how often you use it. The label’s directions read: Apply 1 drop 3 times per day in each eye. Our guide to how long a bottle of eye drops lasts helps you work out how many to pack for a longer trip.

Eye drops travel size and TSA’s liquids rule

TSA’s liquids, aerosols and gels rule limits carry-on liquids to travel-sized containers of 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less per item, all fitting in one quart-sized bag. A Quell bottle fits easily alongside toothpaste, contact solution and the rest.

TSA also lists medications as an exemption: medically necessary liquids in larger amounts are allowed in reasonable quantities for your trip, as long as you declare them to the officer at the start of screening. With a bottle as small as Quell, you’ll rarely need that exemption, but it’s useful if you’re packing several bottles for a long trip and they don’t fit in your quart bag. Rules can change, so it’s worth a quick look at tsa.gov before you fly.

• One bottle or a few: put them in your quart bag with your other liquids.
• More than fit in the bag: tell the officer they’re eye drops at the start of screening.
• Unopened extras: they can go in checked luggage, though carrying them keeps them with you if bags are delayed.

Our guide to whether eye drops can go through airport X-ray covers the scanner itself.

Is there an eye drop travel bottle?

Some people decant products into small travel bottles to save space. Don’t do this with eye drops. Moving them into another container exposes them to air and surfaces, and the new bottle won’t have the label or the expiration date. Quell is already travel-sized, so the original bottle is the travel bottle.

The label’s handling line still applies when you’re on the move: Do not touch tip of bottle to any surface to avoid contamination. In an airport restroom or a train seat, wash your hands first, and set the cap on a clean tissue rather than a tray table.

Heat, cold and luggage

Size isn’t the only thing to think about when traveling. The label says: Store between 15° to 30°C (59° to 86°F). Plenty of travel situations go outside that range:

• A car parked at a beach or trailhead on a summer day.
• A rental car glove box in the desert.
• A suitcase sitting on a hot tarmac, or in an unheated car trunk in winter.
• A windowsill in a sunny hotel room.

Carrying the bottle on you, or in a bag that stays with you, keeps it closer to room temperature than checked luggage or a parked car. If you’re worried a bottle got too hot or too cold, check it against the label. The label describes its look: Product appears as a milky brown solution, and the “Do not use” line reads: If this product changes color.

Where travel dries out your eyes

Airplane cabins, hotel air conditioning, long drives with the vents on and windy beaches all speed up evaporation from the eye’s surface. Being able to carry drops in a pocket means you can use them when you need them instead of digging through luggage. The label lists its Uses as: For use as a protectant against further irritation or to relieve dryness of the eye, and Quell is designed to reinforce the tear film’s oil layer to help reduce moisture loss. Our guide to traveling with eye drops has a fuller packing checklist.

Ordering before a trip

Quell ships within the United States from Brentwood, Tennessee. No delivery date is promised, so order well before you leave rather than the week of. Shipping is $10.00, and 3 or more bottles ship free, which is often enough for a longer trip plus a spare. The home page has the order form, and the full label is on the Drug Facts page.

Traveling abroad? Quell doesn’t ship outside the US, so buy what you need before you go. Other countries have their own rules about bringing medicines in, so check with the destination if you’re carrying several bottles.