Finally booked that holiday? These are our must-have skincare travel essentials…
We love a holiday for a relaxing (or action packed) break from our daily grind, but our skin may struggle a little when taken out of its regular routine.
Long days and nights out and about in new environments can take their toll on our complexion, and we don’t always have the time for our extended skincare routines – or space in our luggage for all our favourite products.
Thankfully, a bit of preparation means you can work out what you need to keep your glowing, healthy skin on a roll, which will help you feel confident and make for great holiday selfies.
These are some of our most-loved, tried-and-tested holiday products to include in your packing list…
O Cosmedics Hydrating O-Biome Mist
On-the-go hydration and protection! This cooling skin mist (in a small, light bottle) is a winner for travel, offering triple-action benefits for your skin microbiome. As well as an instant hydration boost, this spray sets makeup to last your days out and about, plus offers prebiotics to protect and support the invisible surface barrier of our skin – our microbiome.
This is especially helpful with travel, when new foods, harsh chemicals, pollution and weather can irritate the fragile balance of good bacteria across our skin. A healthy skin microbiome ensures we’re less likely to get reactions of dryness, inflammation, sensitised skin or breakouts. Simply spritz over makeup any time of the day or night to nourish, seal and support a healthy skin barrier.
This triple-action spray protects skin microbiome and pH, offers intense 360° liquid hydration and seals, and sets skincare and makeup application.
O-Biome Hydrating & Setting Spray acts as a prebiotic to help create and maintain a healthy environment for skin microbiome and a postbiotic focusing on natural ingredients to nourish the skin and support healthy barrier care.
Dp Dermaceuticals Hyla Active Mask
Wherever you’re travelling, a day out in the elements (balmy sun, cold wind, a polluted city or hours of airports and flights) is enough to wreck a bit of havoc on your complexion – especially if it’s an environment your skin isn’t used to.
This face mask by the creators of Dermapen works to deeply hydrate and cool the skin, for immediate skin soothing and repair from Hyaluronic Acid, vitamins, peptides and zinc. And the benefits don’t stop there – this mask also plumps the skin and softens the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, making it the ideal wind-down face treat before bed, or the perfect freshen-up for extra glowing, nourished skin before dinner or a night out.
Hydrates and cools for immediate relief nourishes and repairs for long-lasting comfort leaves the skin feeling revitalised smooth and awakened softening the appearance of fine lines wrinkles pores and acne scars. Firms for a rejuvenated effect for all skin types especially aged pigmented sensitised dehydrated and problematic.
Suntegrity 5-in-1 SPF Tinted Moisturiser
When you travel, multi-tasking is always a winner, saving you those precious getting-ready minutes so you can quickly get out and start exploring (or sit by a pool with a margarita).
This five in one product from Suntegrity protects, primes, hydrates and offers SPF30 mineral sun protection plus a tint of colour to provide an even complexion. The best part? It contains no nasties – only skin-loving ingredients like Aloe Vera, Cucumber, Green Tea, non-nano zinc oxide, plus Jojoba and Pomegranate Oils.
A supercharged alternative to foundation to rejuvenate, moisturise and protect your skin from those pesky UV rays – do we even need to mention how important daily sun protection is on holiday?
Formulated with a leave-on exfoliation action, a new generation pigment-regulator and instant brightening properties, this serum works to promote even skin tone and reduce pigmentation and spots.
Ginger&ME Quinoa Lift & Hydrate Eye Cream
Long flights and time zone changes can leave us with dry eyes, puffiness, fine lines and dark circles, and no one wants this look on holiday.
This gel cream for the eye area is a true multitasker to help fight all of these issues, working hard on your under-eye area to visibly lift, firm, tighten and hydrate this delicate skin.
You may wonder if an eye cream is another product you really need to bring on your holiday, but this area of skin is far more fragile, and quick to show fatigue and fine lines (especially if we’re squinting into the sun more) – a heavy moisturiser can weigh down this thinner skin.
Trust us, this product was created for a purpose and it works – not to mention its slim, sleek packaging won’t be an extra burden on your luggage weight!
This lightweight but powerful eye gel-cream visibly lifts, firms, tightens and hydrates the skin around the delicate eye area.
O Cosmedics Hydra Sleep in Mask
This leave-on mask by O Cosmedics is great for the plane, or for applying in the evenings if your skin is getting dry. Powered by the signature O Cosmedics V8 Peptide Complex, this mask offers superior hydration benefits, anti-ageing support and skin radiance – all while you sleep.
Simply apply after cleansing as you would a moisturiser and leave on till the morning, allowing you to wake up to a glowing, radiant complexion – ready for another day in paradise!
Hydra Plus Sleep-In Mask offers superior hydration benefits to support healthy skin function. Enhanced with V8 Peptide Complex® for ultimate anti-aging support.
