It’s easy to slip up on your skincare routine when you travel but it can cause chaos to your skin! Besides your routine, your skin has to endure climate change, dry airplane air, and changed eating and drinking habits.
Taking care of your skin when you travel benefits healthy-looking skin, avoids breakouts and keeps your skin happy. To maintain perfect skin when traveling, here are some essential travel skincare routine tips.
Pack Your Every-Day Products
Skin can become sensitive if you change your products drastically, so keep it simple and consistent. It’s not ideal to try new products or switch your skincare routine when traveling. Your travel skincare pattern should look the same as your home routine. Cleanser, toner, serums, moisturizers and SPF. You may want to change your serum for one that is based on the climate, but stick to your routine.
“…simple and consistent…”
Familiarise Yourself with the Climate
When you pack your usual skincare products, keep in mind the weather at your destination. If you’re in winter at home, using your winter routine might be too hydrating in a tropical destination where you’ll want to pack the products you use in your summer months.
“…weather at your destination…”
Always Pack Your Gentle Stuff
Skin can easily go haywire, so having your back-to-basics gentle products like a gentle cleanser, gentle moisturizer should be packed. This can be as simple as your favourite face wash from the store, sometimes simple is best. While trying to copy your same routine at home, having your most gentle stuff on hand can really help in case your skin starts to break out.
“…sometimes simple is best…”
Leave Strong Acids and Retinols behind
There is no harm in taking a week off of your retinol and your skin will probably thank you for it. If your skins does break out, retinol can make it more difficult to combat fluctuating skin situations. However, you know your skin best, so if you feel you can get away with it, especially in a similar climate, then take it along but be cautious and maybe use it every other day instead of nightly.
“…you know your skin best…”
Spot Patches help stop breakouts
Spot patches have become a popular beauty and skincare secret for when a new spot begins. They tend to speed things up, or keep them from becoming a bigger problem so pack a few patches to make sure you’re ready for any new breakouts while traveling.
“…make sure you’re ready…”
Stay Hydrated when Travelling
Hydration from climate change not only effects your skin but also your body, drink lots of water to hydrate your skin and body from within. The ultimate secret is to drink small amounts frequently, aiming for about 250 ml every hour, especially if you’re flying.
“…ultimate secret…”
Sunscreen is Vital on Your Travels.
It doesn’t matter where you’re heading, always pack your sunscreen and wear it on your travels. Don’t think just because you’re in an airport or on an airplane that you can skip your SPF. There are always lots of windows everywhere which means UVA is hitting your skin at some time. Carry your SPF in your bag whenever you’re out and about, and apply it to save your skin from getting burnt.
“…UVA is hitting your skin…”
It’s imperative to take along a Moisturizing Mask or Cream
At the end of long travel days your skin might feel a little dry and in need of a moisturizing mask or cream. A little bit of skincare for travel days like a hydrating moisturizer, and a good lip ointment can help combat dry air. It’s also a good thing to have an airplane skincare routine, avoid wearing makeup on airplanes, especially long haul flights, rather use your hydrating serum, moisturizer and SPF remembering to hydrate your lips and create a good barrier for your skin.
“…help combat dry air…”
Have a Post Travel Skincare Treatment
When you return from a trip, your skin has been in the sun and elements more than usual so have a simple and gentle post-vacation treat. Enjoy a good exfoliating mask if your pores feel filled with makeup. If you’ve spent a lot of time in the sun, try a good hydrating moisturizing mask and lots of hydrating serums and moisturizers to bring your skin back to life and prevent peeling from being in the sun.
“…bring your skin back to life…”
Now that you know these easy essential beauty travel tips you can keep your skin looking healthy and happy.
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It’s easy to slip up on your skincare routine when you travel but it can cause chaos to your skin! Besides your routine, your skin has to endure climate change, dry airplane air, and changed eating and drinking habits.
