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This is a two-pack of small empty spray bottles, and reviewing it honestly means
being clear about what the product is. It is a vessel. Its usefulness to a
suiter comes from two mundane properties, and from nothing else: the mist is
fine enough not to soak fur, and 2oz clears airline liquid rules.
The interesting part is what you put in it. You can buy a commercial fursuit
"con spray," or you can mix the same thing yourself for a fraction of the price.
We cover the recipe most suiters use below, along with the safety rules that
actually protect a suit.
TL;DR
- 2oz / 60ml passes TSA's 3-1-1 rule (containers of 3.4oz / 100ml or less in
the quart bag), so it travels in a carry-on.
- Fine mist matters. Fur wants damp, never wet. A jet stream soaks backing
you cannot easily dry.
- Two bottles means one for con spray and one for plain water.
- Make your own con spray: roughly half isopropyl alcohol, half distilled
water, aiming for about 70 percent alcohol in the final mix. Recipe and safety
rules below.
- Spot-test first, and your maker's care sheet outranks any recipe, including
ours. Some constructions do not tolerate alcohol on painted or glued areas.
- Verdict: cheap, correct size, does the job. Rated down only because the
pumps are the weak point at this price.
Why We Recommend It
Fur cleaning at a convention is mostly spot work: something got on a paw, a
patch has gone flat, a small area needs freshening between days. A large trigger
bottle is the wrong tool. It delivers too much liquid too fast, and soaking fur
backing is exactly what you spend the rest of your care routine trying to avoid.
A small bottle with a fine atomiser gives you control. You can barely damp a
patch, work it, and let it dry in minutes. The 2oz size also happens to be the
size that flies, which for a con-travel kit is not a small detail.
Specs at a Glance
- Capacity: 2 oz / 60 ml per bottle
- Pack: two bottles
- Spray: fine mist atomiser
- Refillable: yes; it is an empty bottle by design
- Travel: under the TSA 3-1-1 limit of 3.4 oz / 100 ml per container
- What it ships with: nothing to put in it
This is a generic-brand bottle with no manufacturer datasheet, so the capacity
and pack size above come from the listing we link rather than from a
specification, and both can change under the same listing. The 3.4 oz / 100 ml
figure is TSA's published carry-on limit, which describes the rule the bottle
happens to clear.
Real-World Use
It lives in the con bag rather than the workshop. The realistic pattern is a
light mist on a small area, worked in, and left to dry for a few minutes while
you do something else. Two bottles means one can hold con spray and the
other plain water for damping flattened pile, and you are never guessing which
is which.
Label them. Two identical unlabelled bottles holding different liquids is a
mistake that only has to happen once.
Make Your Own Con Spray
The deodorizing spray most suiters carry is not a proprietary product. It is
diluted isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, and you can mix it yourself for a fraction
of what a branded "con spray" costs.
Our recipe: roughly one part isopropyl alcohol to one part distilled water,
aiming for about 60 to 70 percent alcohol in the finished bottle.
- Buy 70 percent isopropyl and use it close to neat, lightly cut with
distilled water, or buy 91 percent and dilute it down to about 70 percent.
- Do not aim for 90 percent or higher in the bottle. Standard disinfection
guidance is that about 70 percent alcohol works better than higher
concentrations: the water slows evaporation so it stays in contact long enough
to work.
Alcohol works because it is cheap, easy to find, kills the bacteria behind
"fursuit funk," cuts oils, and flashes off fast enough to dry a head overnight
with no sticky residue. Skip essential oils, or use the barest trace: oils can
clog fabric, linger, and bother scent-sensitive people around you. This is a
between-wear deodorizer rather than a substitute for an actual wash.
Treat this as general practice among suiters, not a tested spec for your
specific suit. Our full walkthrough is in the
deodorizing and cleaning guide.
The Safety Rules That Matter
These are the parts people skip, and they are the parts that wreck suits:
- Flammable. Never spray near a flame, heat, or while smoking, and let it
flash off before the head goes near anything hot.
- Spot-test on a hidden seam first. Alcohol can lift airbrushed paint and
dyes and can react with some glues, resin, and vinyl parts.
- Keep it off airbrushed markings and the eyes. Alcohol makes paint run,
bleed, or fade.
- Mist, never soak. Over-wetting foam traps moisture, weakens stitching over
time, and grows the exact funk you are trying to kill.
- Ventilate, and let the suit dry fully with airflow before it goes in a case.
- The maker's care sheet outranks this recipe. Some makers exclude alcohol
from certain areas entirely. If you have a care sheet, follow it; if you do not,
ask, because makers answer this constantly. Plain water is the safe default in
the meantime.
Do not reach for Febreze or Lysol as a shortcut. They carry harsher chemistry
that can break down foam and backing.
What It Doesn't Do Well
- The pump is the weak link. At this price the atomiser is the part that
fails: clogging, losing prime, or spraying unevenly. Buying a two-pack is
partly insurance against that.
- It is small. Deliberately, but that means it is for spot work only. A full
suit clean is a different job with different equipment.
- No labelling. Two identical bottles holding different liquids is a mistake
waiting to happen. Label them.
- It solves none of the actual cleaning problem. The bottle is trivial; the
judgement about what goes in it is the part that protects your suit.
Other Options
- Cheaper: any small atomiser you already own, including a clean travel
bottle from a toiletries set. There is nothing special about this one.
- Try these first: a lot of what people reach for a spray to fix is actually
mechanical. A lint roller
lifts debris and loose fur with no liquid involved and no risk to the backing.
- Bigger: a full-size bottle for at-home work, kept separate from the travel
pair so you are not decanting mystery liquid at a hotel.
How to Use It Without Damaging Fur
- Check the care sheet first. Your maker's instructions outrank any general
advice, including ours.
- Test somewhere hidden before spraying anywhere visible.
- Mist, never soak. If the fur looks wet rather than damp, you have used too
much.
- Keep it off painted and glued areas unless your maker says otherwise.
- Label both bottles, and never reuse one that held something else without
washing it thoroughly.
- Let it dry fully with airflow before the suit goes back in a case.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I put in a fursuit spray bottle?
Either a commercial fursuit con spray or a homemade one: roughly half isopropyl
alcohol, half distilled water, aiming for about 70 percent alcohol in the final
mix. Keep the other bottle as plain water for damping fur. Always spot-test on a
hidden seam first, and follow your maker's care sheet if it specifies something
different, because some constructions do not tolerate alcohol on painted or glued
areas.
Can I mix my own fursuit spray?
Yes. The recipe most suiters use is roughly one part isopropyl alcohol to one
part distilled water, targeting about 60 to 70 percent alcohol. Buy 70 percent
and use it near-neat, or buy 91 percent and dilute it down; do not aim higher
than 70 percent, since the water content is what lets the alcohol kill odor
bacteria. Spot-test first, keep it off airbrushed paint, mist rather than soak,
and never spray near a flame. Full method in the
cleaning and deodorizing guide.
Why 2oz rather than a bigger bottle?
Two reasons: it is under TSA's 3-1-1 limit of 3.4oz per container so it flies in
a carry-on, and a small fine-mist bottle discourages over-wetting. Fur wants
damp, not soaked.
Will it clean my whole suit?
No. This is a spot-treatment tool. A full clean is a separate process, done at
home, according to your maker's instructions.
Do I really need two?
It is useful (one for a cleaning solution and one for plain water), and it
hedges against the pump failing, which is the common failure at this price. Label
them so they never get confused.
Is spraying safe on fursuit fur at all?
Light misting is normal practice for spot work and for helping flattened pile
relax before brushing. The risk is quantity and chemistry: too much liquid, or
the wrong liquid, on backing and glued areas.
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