Must-Have Skin Care Products for Traveling

Just because you take a vacation from work doesn’t mean you can take a vacation from skin care. Most people travel to warm, sunny locations when they go on a trip, exposing themselves to excessive levels of harmful UV rays. Rather than putting your skin at risk while on vacation, you may just want to learn what to pack. That is where this list comes into play. Here are some must-have skin care products for traveling that you should bring no matter what.

Sun Screen

It may sound odd to bring sun screen to the arctic, but you still need to do that. No matter what the temperature may be outside, the UV rays from the sun are still going to hit your skin. You can get a sunburn on a cloudy day in a snowy plane if you stay out long enough. Assuming you will be outside a lot for your vacation (or at least more often than normal), you need to keep some sort of sun screen with you at all times. It will do wonders to protect your face in the long run.

Moisturizer

If you spend a lot of time in the “salty sea air,” you’re going to come back with dry skin. You’ll probably feel great when you’re outside watching the waves, but that feeling will turn to discomfort when you’re at home scratching your face. Apply moisturizer every morning before you leave the house, and you’ll be able to fight against some of that dryness before it gets the best of you.

Quick tip: Look for moisturizers that have SPF built-in. That will give you hydration and protection all in one.

Blemish Cream

To fight that last-minute pimple right before the family reunion, you need some kind of blemish cream. You could go as far as bringing an electric zit-zapper with you, but that might look a little funky in your luggage. Just get a 24 hour pimple cream that will eliminate the problem on the spot. Worse comes to worse, you could use your toothpaste to potentially do the trick.

Bringing Liquids in Your Luggage

Before you pack any of these items in your luggage, you need to remember TSA’s 3-1-1 rule. When brining any liquids in your carry-on, make them less than 3.4 ounces. All of them need to be able to fit in a 1 quart zipper bag, and you can only bring 1 bag per person. Keep that in mind as you pack for your next trip, and you should be able to prepare yourself for the skin care issues ahead.

About the Author: Judy Blood is a travel nurse who literally spends her life in vacation mode. When she gets some down time at home though, she uses microdermabrasion products from Riiviva for keratosis pilaris treatment and general skin renewal.