What is recommended as flight skincare and how to take care of the skin in the flight?

As the summer holidays are here,many of us will be planning trips abroad and dreaming of lying by the sea, glowing with radiant, supple skin that’s as clear as the lagoon waters. That is, however, before you get off the plane en route to your holiday destination with clogged pores and dry patches that definitely weren’t there when you took off. So why does this happen, and how can you prevent it?

 

What’s going on up there?

Let’s face it: being 30,000ft up in the air must do something to our skin, but have you ever wondered what? First things first, you’re a lot closer to the sun, so those damaging UV rays are going to be even stronger up in the air. There’s also a serious drop in humidity on a plane. Our skin tends to love a higher humidity (around 50% is thought to be the best), but on planes this can drop to as low as 20% relative humidity.

Research showed that low humidity and low temperatures lead to a general decrease in skin barrier function and the skin can become more reactive towards skin irritants. This means that whilst flying to your dream holiday, your skin needs as much help as it can get to ensure you’re still glowing when you get off that plane.

Here are great tips for flight skincare:

Hydration, hydration, hydration

If there’s one thing you do for your skin when flying, let it be giving yourself maximum hydration. That means drinking plenty of water, and i mean, planty! as almost feeling sick of it, even if you don’t feel thirsty….and hold on a bottle of the Flowers Toner that will hydrate your skin quickly.

Get it all off

A common post-flight skin concern is blemishes and it’s no surprise when you think of everything that’s floating about in the recirculating aircraft air conditioning. It’s time to pull off the Make Up Remover

and remove any makeup before you set off (don’t worry, no one looks THAT good on a flight) and repeat when you land. This makes sure you’re keeping your pores clean without stripping away at your skin barrier.

Close your eyes

Easier said than done if you’ve got a crying baby on board and a lot of turbulence, but try to get as much sleep as possible on long-haul flights. Put on your eye mask, shut the blind and put on some ocean waves through your headphones to relax with. You could even try doing some meditation if you’re really feeling up for it.

Whatever you do, try to avoid alcohol whilst flying. It may settle the nerves of some before trying to sleep, but alcohol can severely dehydrate you

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Have a safe flight skincare!