Skincare Spotlight: Travel Tips
Hi everyone,
With the holidays approaching, travel is on the tip of everyone's tongue. Whether you're driving, flying, or taking the train, it's important to consider making tweaks to your skincare regime en route to your destination. Traveling can be insanely stressful, so make some beauty preparations ahead of time to check one thing off your list.
Hydration is crucial for travelling, both inside and out. The worst thing you can do while traveling is let yourself get dehydrated. In the few days leading up to take off you should drinks lots of water and eat fruits and veggies. Then the day you plan to travel, exfoliate your skin to remove flakes of dead skin, and then moisturize your face and body, and be sure to put on eye cream. If you're flying, avoid salty foods like pretzels and peanuts. You don't want to deprive your body of much-needed moisture! Drink lots of water and herbal tea throughout the flight, and avoid caffeine and alcohol. If you feel like you need to cleanse your face mid-flight, use face wipes instead of actually washing your face. The low humidity will suck the moisture out of damp skin. Also, who wants to put airplane water on their face?
Another rule to follow while traveling to keep your skin in tip-top shape is to wear minimal makeup. At most, wear a small amount of tinted moisturizer, but skip the other products because you want to let your skin breathe as much as possible. If you really feel like you need the coverage and want to wear foundation, apply a layer of primer after your moisturizer to create a barrier. And, as always, avoid touching your face. You don't want to clog your pores with the oils from your fingers!
In addition to the products that I'm bringing with me to my destination, I also like to pack a small bag that has a few skincare essentials to keep handy at all times throughout the trip:
L'Occitane Lavendar Hand Cream, Pond's Original Fresh Wet Cleansing Towelettes, Clean & Clear Oil Absorbing Sheets, Lancome Bienfait Multi-Vital SPF 30 Lotion, Rosebud Salve
Use the moisturizer whenever you feel your skin getting dry, and apply hand cream liberally. Having a lip balm on hand is great because you can use it on your cuticles and as a highlighter for your cheekbones post-travel. Blotting papers will get rid of any excess oil. Face wipes are perfect for cleansing mid-trip, and they're also great if you need to freshen up right after traveling. When I fly, I love to use them right after landing, and then I apply a little tinted moisturizer and highlighter just to give myself a little glow.
What are you go-to skincare tips and products? Share them in the comments section!
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My travel must haves;
1) Face wipes
2) Lotion (I'm using VS & Vaseline Total Moisture Nourishing)
3) Lip Balm (Vaseline)
4) Gotta have moisturizer with SPF 20++ above. We have sunny days nearly 3/4 of the year (Malaysia)
5) Water bottle..
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When I travel , my bag MUST have :
- Green Tea scented Wet Tissues
- Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
- Beauty Credit Coenzyme Q10 hand lotion
- Mentholatum Lip Ice Sheer Color
- Kiss Me Eyebrow Pencil
And a water bottle , no matter go where , I need drink a lot of water.
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I don't tend to fly much because of the expenses but when I do I will do this. I had no idea that this was so important!
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Thank you for your sharing. I learned a lot from this post.
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I really think I should do this. My skin tends to get very dry during the end of my trips and once I'm home. Then it takes me 2-3 weeks to get it back to normal.
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Oh and to exfoliate could I just use my pumice stone with some of my scrub on it and very very very very gently rub the stone on my face? Please respond!!! ;p
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Omg, when I drive to main this summa I'm gonna cleanse my face in the car, cuz most likely I won't have time to wash it. Then I'll use tinted moisturizer, and if we go somewhere when we get there I'll do eyeliner and mascara and blush. I'm so exited!!!!! :p
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thanks for the tip x
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I will totally take all these tips into consideration next time I travel. The last time my skin was really bad after I got from the plane. Thanks Michelle :)
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I went out of town last week and a few pimples started to form. D:< Luckily, I've got it under control now. But man, they were very, very annoying, haha.
Now I know what to pack to manage my skin! Thanks Michelle! <3
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great post! im about to do some traveling! it's always strange to me when people don't drink a lot of water. i know this gal who doesn't like water and only drinks juice :(
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I always carry travel sized cetaphil creams and pawpaw ointment for my lips. I hate the feeling of being dehydrated on the aeroplane!
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Should teens bring anything for makeup/skin care if they're car traveling for 3-4 hours in the summer? :)
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i always have lip balm with me, another must is hand sanitizer :)
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Oh my God. The new layout. Will take some getting used to, but I think I love it. This isn't really very helpful, but my advice is don't abuse your skin with acne products during the holidays. It has nothing to do with hygiene, you're just either not getting enough sleep, or you're having too much rich food and/or alcohol.
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Hi Michelle, I love to travel and yeah your products are great for travelling. But I also bring everytime an antibacterial gel for hands and a cooling eye mask. And before I go sleep in the hotel I love to apply an oxygen mask :) -
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I'm about to travel a lot in the upcomming months, very helpfull post thanx ! <33
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