Ever been on a long haul flight and got to your destination to find that you feel 10 years older and like death warmed up and your face feels like a dried up sultana. Can you relate to this? Hopefully not, but if you can and you’re travelling this festive seasonconsider these natural beauty travelling tips to stay beautiful and take care of your skin this festive season.
Natural Beauty Tips:
#1 Drink plenty of water in the week leading up to your trip. Yes that’s right! Often we get really busy before we’re going away and we forget to drink water, so we’re already dehydrated before we leave. Remember 33 x your weight in kilograms/1000 is the amount of water you should drink on a daily basis for optimal skin health.
#2 On your trip continue to drink plenty of water. I increase my daily intake of water by around 250mls when I’m flying, due to the constant air conditioning in airports and on flights which will dehydrate your body and of course your skin.
#3 Take your own empty flask with you on the plane. Due to security restrictions you can’t take a bottle of water through security and onto your flight. However you can ask the flight attendant to fill your empty bottle/flask rather than trying to survive on the tiny 200ml cups of water provided every so often (probably only 4 times on a long haul flight, which is much less than most people’s daily water intake) I’ve found the attendants to be most helpful in filling up a 750ml empty bottle with water. After all it saves them coming back to fill my cup up and being buzzed every 30 minutes for assistance
#4 If you’re concerned about having to visit the bathroom frequently book an aisle seat in advance, or if you’re travelling as a couple or family group ensure at least one person in your party gets an aisle seat. Better to ask them to move when you’re needing to go, than a complete stranger (although I’ve found most complete strangers are more than obliging)
You’ve probably heard this one before and may not like it if you’re a coffee lover. But Natural Beauty Tip #5 is not to drink alcohol or coffee while you’re travelling. Each glass of alcohol or coffee requires another glass of water to make up for the dehydration it causes, so unless you’re happy to be going to the bathroom every hour, I would skip these two beverages.
#6 Take hydrating foods on the plane with you. We’re often served pretzels and dry biscuits on planes, which don’t do anything to increase our hydration, so take some foods such as fruit, for example apples, bananas, mandarins, grapes and vegetables like carrot, celery, cucumber and tomato. You can cut these and pack them in a non spill container so that you don’t have to deal with washing, pealing, de-coring or ending up with squashed fruit in your hand luggage! If you’re travelling internationally, anything you don’t eat on the flight must of course be left on the plane or in the bins as you disembark before going through customs and immigration.
# 7 Now this one is really important! Don’t wear make up on the flight. I know for some people this is unheard of, but I say Love your face, as natural as it is and choose to have a make up free day. If you can’t do that, then wear make up onto the flight and then cleanse and moisturize your face during long haul flights. If you’re really desperate, a little mascara and lipstick is fine, but give the foundation a big miss if you don’t want sultana like skin upon your arrival. This tip is non negotiable and you won’t regret it.
Tip # 8 Use your day moisturizer, in fact I would recommend using Integrity Cosmetics Protecting Moisturizer as it will provide your face with additional protection while dealing with the elements such as lighting and air conditioning.
Natural Beauty Tip # 9 Follow the same skincare regime that you would if you were at home. That means, before you sleep wash your face and apply the Integrity Cosmetics organic Rejuvenating Serum, just like you would if you were at home. Your face will love you for it and will enjoy the extra moisture boost.
Tip # 10 Before you have breakfast or when you wake up from sleeping (assuming you do get a few winks) wash your face again and apply your daily moisturizer. Again the Protecting Moisturizer is a good choice and limits the number of products you need to take on the plane with you. Of course Integrity Cosmetics skincare products are all the size that is allowable on flights, so you’re fine when it comes to to security checks and taking your product onto your flight. You might also like to take a face cloth of your own, perhaps something disposable (although normally I wouldn’t recommend this) given you’re travelling.
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