SMALL-sized toiletries may be perfect for packing into your holiday luggage – but the difference in price is big.
Some products are up to five times more expensive per 100ml than the larger versions.
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Supermarket shelves are heaving with handy little bottles, from suncream to shampoo and toothpaste.
And with the limit for hand luggage set at 100ml per product, it’s tempting to stock up on plenty of convenient minis.
Here, Alison Maloney compares the price of normal-sized products from popular brands with their smaller counterparts to reveal the rip-off travel-sized toiletries on the high street.
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Sanctuary body lotion, Superdrug
- 75ml – £2.50 (£3.33 per 100ml)
- 250ml – £6.50 (£2.60 per 100ml)
- 28 per cent more
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Dove body wash, Superdrug
- 50ml – £1.50 (£3 per 100ml)
- 450ml – £3.99 (89p per 100ml)
- 237 per cent more
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Sure non-stop deodorant, Superdrug
- 75ml – £2.10 (£2.80 per 100ml)
- 150ml – £1.81 (£1.20 per 100ml)
- 133 per cent more
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Solait after sun, Superdrug
- 30ml – £2.50 (£8.33 per 100ml)
- 200ml – £4.49 (£2.25 per 100ml)
- 270 per cent more
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Colgate Total, Boots
- 20ml – £1.50 (£7.50 per 100ml)
- 75ml – £2 (£2.66 per 100ml)
- 181 per cent more
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Soltan 30 suncream, Boots
- 50ml – £3.50 (£7 per 100ml)
- 200ml – £3.50 (£1.75 per 100ml)
- 300 per cent
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Listerine mouthwash, Boots
- 95ml – £1.50 (£1.57 per 100ml)
- 1litre – £4.30 (43p per 100ml)
- 266 per cent more
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Tresemme conditioner, Asda
- 100ml – £1.50 each (£1.50 per 100ml)
- 900ml – £2.99 (33p per 100ml)
- 355 per cent more
Tresemme shampoo, Asda
- 100ml – £1.50 each (£1.50 per 100ml)
- 900ml – £2.99 (33p per 100ml)
- 355 per cent more
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Gillette Fusion gel, Sainsbury’s
- 75ml – £1.55 (£2.07 per 100ml)
- 200ml – £2 (£1 per 100ml)
- 107 per cent
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Head and Shoulders classic, Morrisons
- 90ml – £1.89 (£2.10 per 100ml)
- 500ml – £5 (£1 per 100ml)
- 110 per cent
Johnson’s baby shampoo, Tesco
- 100ml – £1.50 (£1.50 per 100ml)
- 500ml – £2.35 (47p per 100ml)
- 219 per cent more
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