Feeding your holiday skin
The anticipation and excitement of planning. The thrill of exploring new destinations. The adventure of encountering different cultures and cuisines.
Travelling can be an amazing experience - however, if you have ever been on a plane, chances are you are also all too familiar with that feeling of dry, thirsty and dull skin when you land.
But with the help of some of our favourite squeezes (many of which are in a mini size – perfect for your carry on), you can help keep your skin as bouncy and bright as your holiday outlook.
High Altitude Hydration HeroesÂ
Did you know that your skins’ ideal comfort zone for humidity is usually around 50%? In contrast, the humidity level inside the controlled environment of an airplane cabin can sit around the 10-20% level.
In a low humidity environment, the moisture is drawn from the upper most layers of your skin causing your skin to dry out. It’s therefore essential to tackle this from both an internal and external perspective. Internally, drinking water before and during your flight can help manage your hydration levels. Externally, applying hydrating products to your skin can also help infuse some extra hydration into your skin.
Our Bio Juice Hydrating Skin Drink is a soothing smoothie, packed full of hydrating ingredients like aloe vera, fucogel and glycerin to help put the bounce back into dehydrated skin and make it feel plump, soft and smooth.
Multi Juice is another handy hydrating skin product to pop in your carry on. This zesty skin drink is like micellar water, and therefore it can not only quench your skin but can act like a waterless cleanser, refreshing, balancing and hydrating the skin in one easy step during your flight.
Soothe and Protect for a Smooth Landing
Now that you’ve infused your skin with some extra hydration, let’s lock it in and try with some super nourishing, but breathable drops.
A face oil like our Superfood Face Oil is a good option for this. A couple of drops throughout your flight can help preserve your hydration but also keep your skin dewy, and get that holiday glow before your destination (or maintain it on the way home!).
You might also like to explore something like our Green Juice Skin Rescue Balm as this multi-tasker can help nourish and soothe any skin in need of TLC – from your face, to dry lips, to your hands and cuticles and also to help soothe any sunburn, windburn etc while on holiday.
And while we’re on the subject of exposure to the elements, make sure you’re using an SPF while on the plane. While you’re soaring high, you’re of course closer to the sun and those harmful UV rays. Our Sun Juice Tinted and Untinted both use a mineral filter of zinc oxide which is also a really great ingredient for soothing the skin. They are also packed with antioxidants from ingredients such as resveratrol and Kakadu Plum to help combat harmful free radicals.
Post-flight Rest & RecoveryÂ
Once your feet are back on the ground, it’s time to enjoy your holiday (or tackle the post-holiday to do list), so we recommend looking for multi-tasking products that can do the hard work in a couple of simple steps.
Post-flight you’ll want to continue focusing on hydration, but also boosting your skin’s barrier function. Midnight Melt can do both for you in a couple of pumps, while also providing a gentle exfoliation, while you’re tucked up sleeping and dreaming about your current adventures – or where you want to go next.