Dehydrated and semi-hydrated personal care items

Abstract

A personal care item is disclosed. The personal care item includes at least one partially dehydrated personal care item formulated without at least one aqueous ingredient to thereby allow travelers to bring personal care items while complying with present security restrictions regarding the transport of liquids on transportation means and when said at least one partially dehydrated personal care item is combined with at least one aqueous ingredient, the personal care item is in a usable form.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for travelers to transport a non-solid personal care item comprising:
 an initial formulation consisting essentially of an at least partially dehydrated personal care item, and   a container comprising a mixing means, the container configured for mixing together the initial formulation with a predetermined amount of at least one aqueous ingredient to form a rehydrated non-solid personal care item.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said at least partially dehydrated personal care item is in a powder form. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the powder form is a heavy powder. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the powder form is a fine powder. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said at least partially dehydrated personal care item comprises a concentrated form. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said at least partially dehydrated personal care item comprises a large quantity of small capsules. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of thickeners, thinners, colors, gelatins, and expanding agents. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the non-solid personal care item is a shampoo. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the non-solid personal care item is a conditioner. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the non-solid personal care item is a hair gel. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the non-solid personal care item is a toothpaste. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the non-solid personal care item is a soap. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the non-solid personal care item is a skin treatment. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the non-solid personal care item is a shaving treatment. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the non-solid personal care item is a lotion. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the container is sized and shaped to accommodate mixing a second initial formulation with a second predetermined amount of at least one aqueous ingredient to form a second rehydrated non-solid personal care item. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a second container sized and shaped to fit only the at least partially dehydrated personal care item. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the non-solid personal care item includes at least one of a solution, suspension, and emulsion. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said at least partially dehydrated personal care item is completely dehydrated. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one aqueous ingredient is water.