I am going to visit my b/f at Downstate on Saturday and would love to find these things. I called the prison and they said that's the only way they will accept toiletries.

Now, I went to 7 SEVEN!!!!! Duane Reade, Rite Aid, CVS you name it and didn't find a single not even one shampoo or lotion or conditioner sealed and alcohol free.

Where do you get yours? Thanks for your help. I'm so frustrated....

varietyaplus.com - this is what i use to send my bf stuff. it is alcohol free and it caters to the nys docs rules - a c.o. actually told me about this one and it's been so easy to use it


other than that i use
drugstore.com...because when it comes from an outside vendor, it doesn't need to be hermetically sealed but it must be alcohol free. u can even use cvs.com

or if u go to costco you can get like 4 things of toothpaste packaged together, etc...

Thank you rberlin, this really helps, I was getting really frustrated here. I think I'll wait until he gets to his permanent prison before I send these. He's in reception now.

My friend mentioned that Drugstore.com has a listing of alcohol free free products but I can find it. Can someone tell me what shampoo they where able to send from a vendor like drugstore.com?

I always used drugstore.com. if you click on the individual items it tells you what is in it so you can see if there is alcohol

Ok, Ive got a question. I am not allowed to send stuff, so to i would have no idea. I read all posts, so now I find myself curious.
Alcohol free?? Um, what do they think they are gonna drink the shampoo and get drunk or something??? I can understand about it having to be sealed, but does anyone know why the no alcohol rule is?

Just curious....

there are shampoos without achohol in them - origins off of 6th avenue and 50th streeet sells a mint shampoo for 10.00 but also there are shampoos and lotions i buy in a regular drug store to take on the trailers with me without achohol. try sauve or another shampoo in that category..

the rule is just stupid

Originally posted by Binky's Gal

Alcohol free?? Um, what do they think they are gonna drink the shampoo and get drunk or something??? I can understand about it having to be sealed, but does anyone know why the no alcohol rule is?

Just curious.... [/B]

It's crazy right? But I guess they figure if a person gets hard up enough they'll drink almost anything ... and if they drink enough of it they may get a little buzz ...

what do the mean by sealed? i got lotion and deoderant from a 99cent store what they mean sealed i know about the alcohol free and do u know how hard it was to find a lotion alcohol free? my boyfriend is at downstate also.

Sealed means with the commercial plastic wrap around the product. You would have to tear it to open. It's very simple, to this day I haven't found a single one (lotion or shampoo) that they accepted. I did find some deo though (it has to be a stick, no gel) that they took. Of course no alcohol.

i think that the alcohol issue has to deal with getting high. In some third world countries, kids do get high on stuff containing alcohol...