We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Travel Products Travel Accessories The 7 Best Toiletry Bottle Sets of 2024, Tested and Reviewed These toiletry bottles proved completely leakproof after rigorous testing. By Anna Popp Anna Popp Anna Popp is a New York-based commerce writer at Travel + Leisure covering all of the best travel products, from luggage to outdoor gear. She has been a travel writer and product tester for over five years. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 2, 2024 In This Article Expand In This Article Our Top Picks ReviewsOthers We Liked Our Testing Process Tips for Buying Frequently Asked Questions Why Trust T+L Photo: Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Every traveler knows the harrowing moment when you reach into a toiletry bag and feel the leakage from toiletry bottles that failed to do their job. To help you avoid the frustration of cleaning up potentially expensive liquids on your next trip, we lab-tested 14 sets of toiletry bottles to uncover the best, most leak-proof options for hassle-free travel. After we filled up each container with shampoo, lotion, and micellar water, we squeezed, shook, tossed, and dropped the bottles to see which ones prevailed, and which (quite literally) cracked under the pressure. At one point, it looked like the Bellagio fountain show in our lab with micellar water shooting every which way out of a tube. While we don’t recommend that particular bottle, we discovered seven other sets that stood up against our rigorous (but very effective) testing methods. Our Top Picks Best Overall: Liquisnugs Premium Leak-proof Silicone Travel Bottles at Amazon ($17) Jump to Review Best Size Range: Morfone 16 Pack Travel Bottles at Amazon ($10) Jump to Review Best Lightweight: Matador FlatPak Toiletry Bottle at Amazon ($46) Jump to Review Best Budget: Vitog Travel Bottles Kit at Amazon ($15) Jump to Review Best Large Capacity: Insfit TSA Carry-on Approved Containers at Amazon ($13) Jump to Review Best Color-coded: Mrsdry Travel Bottles at Amazon ($10) Jump to Review Best Splurge: Cadence The Originals Set at Moma.org (See Price) Jump to Review Best Overall Liquisnugs Premium Leak-proof Silicone Travel Bottles PHOTO: Amazon $17 at Amazon View on Travelsnugs.com Our Ratings Ease of Use 5/5 Quality 5/5 Design 5/5 Performance 5/5 Value 5/5 Why We Love It The durable and flexible silicone bottles prevent leaks even on long flights. What to Consider The suction cups often fall off shower walls. Simple yet very effective, this set of four toiletry bottles comes with two 3-ounce bottles and two 2-ounce bottles. The lids can be unscrewed to easily fill the containers with all types of liquids thanks to the wide-mouth opening that makes cleaning out and drying the bottles a breeze, too. While watery liquids can be risky to pack, these silicone bottles kept oily and runny micellar water perfectly contained, even after we applied intense pressure to the bottles. Plus, the squishy silicone material is ideal for squeezing out every last drop of the product from the dripless valve, which makes them a money-saving travel product. We tried several silicone bottles over our six-month test to determine which ones were the best. These stood out by being completely leak-proof, pliable yet sturdy, and durable. One of our favorite features is the removable sticker labels that help identify the contents of each bottle with common products like lotion, conditioner, and shampoo pre-printed. If you’ve been searching for no-frills toiletry bottles that get the job done, these are the best ones. The Details: 4 pieces | Silicone | Removable labels | Suction cup Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Best Size Range Morfone 16 Pack Travel Bottles PHOTO: Amazon $9 at Amazon $14 at Walmart Our Ratings Ease of Use 4.5/5 Quality 4.5/5 Design 5/5 Performance 4.5/5 Value 5/5 Why We Love It The set comes with different-sized silicone tubes, plastic bottles, jars, and accessories. What to Consider The lid on one of the small jars broke when we tossed the containers onto the ground. For short or long trips and everything in between, the Morfone travel bottle set comes with all of the containers you’ll ever need. The 16-piece kit includes silicone bottles, plastic spray bottles, screw-top jars, a funnel, mini spatulas, and a scrub brush for cleaning but, of course, you can easily mix and match the containers to fit your exact needs. Not all of the bottles are the same size with 1- to 3-ounce capacities for storing as much or little product as desired, and all of the bottles have removable lids and wide openings for pouring liquids in or cleaning them out. Plus if you need some help getting liquids into the bottle or extracting the last drops, the mini funnel and spatulas are extremely helpful extras. When it comes to durability, most of the bottles had no spillage with some rough handling except for one of the plastic jars where the lid did break off. Still, we brought these bottles in carry-on luggage as well as checked bags during our six months of tests and were impressed by their overall quality and the variety in bottle size. The Details: 16 pieces | Silicone | BPA-free plastic | Bag included Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Best Lightweight Matador FlatPak Toiletry Bottle PHOTO: Amazon $46 at Amazon View on Matadorup.com Our Ratings Ease of Use 4/5 Quality 5/5 Design 5/5 Performance 5/5 Value 4/5 Why We Love It The three containers are made with nylon material that can be hooked to a bag or packed nearly flat. What to Consider It’s difficult to get thicker products into the baggies. Matador’s toiletry bottles are the ultimate space-saving containers thanks to the fabric pouch design that can lie nearly flat after being filled with liquids. Our favorite part of these 3-ounce pouches is the snap hook at the end of the bag to attach to a backpack or bag. We also loved that the hooks double as labels that can be written on with a permanent marker to quickly identify the contents of each bag. While we had a bit of trouble getting thicker creams into the bottom of the rectangular-shaped pouch, it was effortless to fill the smaller opening with watery liquids like shampoo. After beating up the bags a bit, there weren’t any spills, ruptures, or breakage so we feel confident that these rugged toiletry pouches have a long life ahead. The Details: 3 pieces | Cordura nylon | Snap loop with labels Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Best Budget Vitog Travel Bottles Kit PHOTO: Amazon $9 at Amazon $17 at Walmart Our Ratings Ease of Use 4/5 Quality 5/5 Design 5/5 Performance 4.5/5 Value 4/5 Why We Love It The clear bottles make it easy to see when one needs a refill. What to Consider The largest bottle is only 1.3 ounces. One of the best parts of testing a variety of toiletry bottles is discovering that the least expensive set can still rival a pricier alternative. This 11-piece kit has spray, pump, and screw-top bottles so you can fill each one with various liquids or use the two jars for jewelry and medication. The clear bottles are ideal for being able to see how much product is in each container and when it needs to be refilled. We had no issues filling each container with micellar water and shampoo but we had a bit of trouble getting the thicker lotion to filter through the funnel. However, once everything was filled up, these budget-friendly bottles stood up against our drops and tosses without even the tiniest droplet escaping. All of the bottles are 1.3 ounces so we wish there was a bit more variety in the capacities but, considering this set is under $1 per bottle, we’re plenty satisfied with the durable and easy-to-use selection. The Details: 11 pieces | PET | Removable labels | Bag included Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao The 19 Best Travel Toiletries of 2024 Best Large Capacity Insfit TSA Carry-on Approved Containers PHOTO: Amazon $13 at Amazon Our Ratings Ease of Use 4.5/5 Quality 5/5 Design 5/5 Performance 5/5 Value 5/5 Why We Love It Each of the four included bottles can fit 3 ounces of liquids. What to Consider During a two-week trip, the provided stick-on labels came off of the bottles. For longer trips, you may want some toiletry bottles that can hold the maximum capacity to be TSA-approved so we recommend these hefty 3-ounce ones. The four silicone tubes come with handy label stickers and a zippered case that fits all of the containers for excellent organization. With the wide-mouth openings, it was a breeze to fill up each bottle with shampoo, micellar water, and thick lotion. You can even see all the way inside the bottle when the lid is off which makes filling it up and cleaning it out even easier. We put quite a bit of pressure on these easy-squeeze bottles and we’re happy to report that, even when filled to the brim, the contents remained in the bottles without any spillage. After six months of regularly using these bottles on weekend and long-term trips, we never suffered any spills and found the bottles to hold plenty of product. The Details: 4 pieces | Silicone | Removable labels | Bag included Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Best Color-coded Mrsdry Travel Bottles PHOTO: Amazon $10 at Amazon Our Ratings Ease of Use 3.5/5 Quality 5/5 Design 4/5 Performance 5/5 Value 5/5 Why We Love It The bottles are all different colors to keep track of what product is in each tube. What to Consider It’s difficult to get all of the product out of the bottle when it’s low and it can be hard to clean the bottles after they've been emptied. The color palette of this set of four toiletry bottles is one of the prettiest and most helpful of all the toiletry bottles we tried. Each silicone tube is a different shade so it’s easy to designate a specific color to a liquid and tell them apart; and, after six months of use, we loved that we didn't have to worry about missing labels. (There are also additional sets with more colors so you're not limited to just four different hues.) The 3-ounce capacity is ideal for bringing plenty of shampoo, conditioner, or other liquids on both short and long trips, and the squishy silicone material makes it easy to dispense from the no-drip valve. We did find it a little difficult to squeeze out the remaining product when the bottle was almost empty but that was our only slight issue. However, we’re big fans of the wide-top opening for loading up any product into the tube and cleaning it out after a trip. Best of all, the tubes didn’t leak at all after rough handling, and they’re easy to pack in the included zippered bag. The Details: 4 pieces | Silicone | No removable labels | Bag included Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao The 10 Best Clear Travel Makeup Bags of 2024 Best Splurge Cadence The Originals Set PHOTO: Cadence View on Moma.org Our Ratings Ease of Use 5/5 Quality 5/5 Design 4.5/5 Performance 4/5 Value 5/5 Why We Love It The six magnetic capsules make it convenient to change the shape of the set to fit in a variety of toiletry case sizes. What to Consider The cap of one capsule cracked after six months of use. These aesthetically-pleasing magnetic capsules are the most unique set of toiletry bottles we tried. The small capsules each hold 0.56 ounces and the set comes with six hexagon-shaped containers that conveniently stick to one another via magnets on every side. This allows travelers to alter the shape of the set as needed to fit it into a toiletry bag. And, after six months of near-constant use, the magnets and labels are all holding up. The capsules remained completely sealed when we dropped them onto the floor several times and the thick plastic material wasn’t dented or damaged at all. We love that when you order the set of capsules, you can customize the label printed onto each removable tile so they can be switched between the capsules as needed. Our only gripe is that the capsules are very small so you may need to use multiple to bring enough of the same product for a week-long trip, or opt for one of their larger options instead. The Details: 6 pieces | BPA-free plastic | Comes with custom labels | No bag included Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jhett Thompson Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Other Toiletry Bottles We Liked While the containers below didn’t leak badly, the biggest issue we had with these still-high-scoring toiletry bottles is that their quality felt a bit lower than our top performers. Cosywell Travel Containers: These ultra-compact screw-top containers are ideal for thicker products like gel or creams but the micellar water leaked ever so slightly, and we wish the set came with a few other bottle types for variety. Travel + Leisure / Jessica Juliao Our Testing Process We do some pretty serious testing in our New York City lab when it comes to determining the best of the best travel products and this toiletry bottle test was no exception. For this test, we poured travel essentials like shampoo, micellar water, and lotion into the toiletry bottles, tubes, and capsules to see how easy it was to fill each one up. Then, we squeezed, dropped, tossed, and shook the containers to simulate the rough handling and pressure when you travel by air, car, train, or even on foot with toiletry bottles. Did shampoo explode from one bottle and shoot several feet in the air? Maybe. But don’t worry, we didn’t recommend that one. After some rigorous (and occasionally messy) lab testing, we sent each set of toiletry bottles out on real trips with our testers to utilize over a six-month period. Arguably, the most important thing when it comes to toiletry bottles is that they safely contain the potentially pricey skin and hair care products held inside wherever you go, so we closely examined each bottle post-testing for any leaks or damage. Our favorite, winning toiletry bottles are easy to fill up, completely leakproof, and compact enough to pack in toiletry cases. Tips for Buying Toiletry Bottles Prioritize leak-proof containers The most important thing to look for in a toiletry bottle is that it performs as expected which means all of the liquid remains sealed in the container. It’s hard to tell whether or not toiletry bottles are leak-proof until you travel with them so it’s important to read reviews and seal the bottles as tightly as you can before you pack them away for a trip. Know the types of bottles It’s amazing how many types of miniature containers there are for travel these days so it can be helpful to know which type of bottle you need depending on which products you’ll bring. There are silicone squeeze bottles that are ideal for shampoo or conditioner but if you’re packing any type of spray product, you’ll want a hard plastic bottle that comes with a spray cap. For pills, vitamins, or even jewelry, a capsule or container with a screw lid are a great option for storing smaller items. For face wash or lotion, a hard plastic bottle with a lockable pump lid can be helpful. Consider the capacity The TSA restricts carry-on liquids to 3.4-ounce containers so if you’re planning to only carry a bag into the cabin, you need bottles at or below the size limits. Smaller 1- or 2-ounce containers can be easier to pack but that means you’ll have less product to work with so be sure to pack accordingly depending on the length of your trip and the amount of product you think you’ll need. Frequently Asked Questions What makes a toiletry bottle TSA-approved? For carrying liquids onto a plane, the TSA requires all containers to be at or under the 3.4-ounce size limitations. All bottles must fit in a quart-sized bag and, if a bottle is larger than 3.4 ounces, it must be checked before going through security. According to the TSA, gels, creams, pastes, and aerosols, all count as liquids and must be in approved bottles. Are silicone or plastic toiletry bottles better? In general, silicone toiletry bottles are more durable than hard plastic bottles, as they aren’t prone to cracking or breaking like harder plastic materials. However, when it comes to leaking, both can have the potential to expel liquids so it depends on the quality of each product. How do I clean toiletry bottles? Cleaning out toiletry bottles can be extremely difficult depending on the style of the container. Bottles with wide mouths can be easily rinsed out and dried but other bottles with smaller necks or no cap can make it difficult to switch products. In some cases, it might be easier just to keep refilling the same bottle with the same thing but some sets will come with brushes or spatulas to clean out all of the product. Why Trust Travel + Leisure T+L commerce writer, Anna Popp, writes most of the team's tested content where we recommend products we got our hands on in the lab or out in the world. Anna participated in this test and evaluated two types of toiletry bottles. She’s currently long-term testing the Cadence capsules while traveling and looks forward to reporting back on how they hold up over time. The 10 Best Lighted Makeup Mirrors of 2024 Love a great deal? 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