How to pack your skincare when you travel?
Traveling is exciting, but we can't ignore how it can affect our skin. From jet lag and lack of sleep to airborne dehydration and exposure to different climates and pollution, our faces can go through a lot during vacation. Before you take off, pick up this primer on how to take care of your skin while traveling and on vacation.
How does travel affect your skin?
Let's get serious: Have you ever felt like your skin is going crazy after landing? Before we talk about solutions, let's understand what exactly happens to your skin while traveling.
Dehydration
There's a reason you tend to feel exhausted after a flight. In addition to the general tiredness of dragging yourself through the airport, there's less oxygen and humidity on airplanes, dehydrating you and your skin, making you feel tired. Even if you're not flying, going on vacation can mean more alcohol and sugary foods and less water and vegetables, which can also wreak havoc on your complexion and lead to dryness, dark circles, and puffiness. To keep dryness worries at bay, apply our Revolution Skincare Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Gel Moisturizer before and after landing. Its hydrating, lightweight formula, along with hyaluronic acid, keeps your skin's moisture barrier strong.
Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Gel Moisturizer
In addition to keeping your skin hydrated with cream, we recommend packing essence sprays in your travel bag. These essences are like little magic bottles of instant hydration. After a tiring flight or time in the sun, generously spritz your face with a refreshing essence to give your skin that extra boost of hydration. Our favorites: Revolution Skincare's Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Essence Spray , Indeed Labs' Me-NO-pause Cooling Mist , and Mario Badescu's Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs, and Rosewater . Their lightweight, revitalizing formulas, loaded with hydrating ingredients, are perfect for invigorating your skin anywhere, anytime. Plus, they're the perfect size to throw in your suitcase!
Stress
Traveling is an experience, and sometimes a stressful one. Stress has a powerful impact on our complexions, causing breakouts, inflammation, and even rosacea and psoriasis flare-ups. Not to mention, lack of sleep—whether from jet lag or late nights—inhibits skin recovery. In addition to adding some mindfulness to your travel routine, pack some skin soothers, like our Revolution Skincare Mini Essence Spray Collection: So Soothing . They're the perfect travel companion to refresh your skin throughout the day. We also recommend SNP Beauty's Jeju Rest Green Tea Sheet Mask , a calming sheet mask that completely replenishes your skin with the fresh moisture of green tea.
Damage
Skin damage can occur anytime, anywhere, but the chances tend to increase while you're on vacation. Spending too much time in the sun (and forgetting to reapply your sunscreen) is a major culprit, but there's also the fact that your skin may be experiencing new types of pollution it's not used to, like city smoke. Defend against damage by using a daily, antioxidant-rich, broad-spectrum mineral sunscreen. Not only does it protect against skin cancer, but it also repels rays and pollutants that can cause premature aging. We recommend Benton's Skin Fit Mineral Sun Cream to provide a soothing and protective effect to the face.
Benton Skin Fit Mineral Sun Cream
5 Traveler-Approved Beauty Tips
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1. Fill your empty containers
Buying travel-friendly products every time you go on vacation is not only wasteful, but it can also become expensive. Save empty containers (or any mini bottles you have) and refill them with the shampoo, body wash, cleanser, and serums you have at home. Plus, packing products you're already using prevents your skin and hair from reacting to a change.
2. Review Local Recycling Guidelines
Recycling can vary from city to city. Before you leave, make sure you know the local regulations to avoid throwing away anything that can't be recycled.
3. Bring Your Own Reusable Items
Disposable items are convenient, but also polluting! Bring reusable alternatives like our Reusable Makeup Remover Pads , ideal for applying toner and removing makeup.
4. Leave Toiletries Unopened
If you don't really need them, don't bring them with you. Plus, they're probably not the best for your skin. Or, if you're checking them in your suitcase, pack them in a plastic bag to avoid spills and stains on all your clothes!
5.Multipurpose Products to the Rescue
Get creative to save space and avoid waste! Mora Jorge Cosmetics' Must Tower has all the makeup you need in one; or We+Flow's Multifunctional Oil , designed to reduce inflammation, soften, and soothe skin, can be used on the body, face, and hair. Make every product count!
Get ready to travel with a skincare kit that keeps your skin happy and your luggage light!
