Skin Care Tips To Keep In Mind While Travelling

Going on a hike in the middle of the mountains or having a sunbath on the sides of the beach. These scenarios have your mind clouded when you think of traveling or while packing. But have you ever paid attention to what happens to your skin while you travel? During traveling, you come across a lot of dirt, pollution which can harm your skin. If one doesn’t pay attention to these things, it can do some serious damage to the skin.

So what to do? How to keep up your skin glowing while traveling.
Well here are some skin care tips one must follow while traveling to avoid skin damage.
Before seeing these tips, let’s have a look at what are the causes that affect the skin while traveling:

• Change in the climate

• Change in your skincare routine

• Change in skin care products

So, to avoid damaging the skin, let’s look at the skin care tips:

•Prepare beforehand: Before you go on the trip, prepare your skin at home. Exfoliate gently and apply hydrating masks and moisturizer on your skin and other skin care tips to prepare your skin the best.

•Moisturize your skin: Lack of moisture causes the skin to break out so to avoid this, the skin needs to get proper moisturization. A good face moisturizer is what you need to keep the face moisturized, hydrated and glowing and not allowing the skin to get dry. Always pack one in your bags when you travel. Before going out or boarding the plane, always put moisturizer on your face. You can use any according to your choice and skin type.

•Cleanse your face: Cleansing of the face is very necessary because when you go out, you are prone to dirt, pollution which get stuck on your face. To remove all the impurities from your face, you need to cleanse your face with a mild face cleanser. Avoid using harsh face cleanser. This is more important than any other routine. If you don't wish to carry a face cleanser, then carry pre-moisturized facial wipes with you. You can use the wipes anywhere to cleanse your face. After cleansing, apply moisturizer to face to keep it soft and avoid dryness.

•Keep hydrating your skin: One needs to keep their face hydrated, so always carry with yourself a facial spray mist. It will keep your face always hydrated and make you look fresh. It is a kind of moisturizer as it moisturizes your skin when you spray it. It especially works wonders in a cold climate or in winter time as you may avoid applying a moisturizing cream. This facial mist may come to your rescue. Apart from the face, your body also needs proper hydration. So keep a bottle of water with you always and drink water regularly.

•Protection from the sun: When you’re traveling, you need to protect the skin from being tanned by the harsh sun. So never ditch or forget to apply sunscreen on your skin. Sunscreen acts as a protective layer, protecting your skin from harsh sun rays. While you are traveling, sunscreen is very must as you will travel the whole day under the sun. Not just during your traveling days, you can use sunscreen in your daily routine too.

•Don’t touch your face: Avoid touching your face from time to time because your hands might be dirty. They could have come across some bacteria which may cause some serious skin issues. Always cleanse your hands with sanitizer and then apply them on your face.

•Instant treatment: While traveling, you cannot carry your whole skin care products. You will be carrying only a few of them which are of utmost need to you. The best solution to this is to carry some sheet masks with you which are pre-moisturized. They are a great alternative for all the serum and creams you use to beautify your skin. These masks don’t take much space in your luggage and they are easy to use too.

•Avoid skin makeup: While traveling, avoid usage of makeup. You can use a moisturizer or sunscreen, but putting layers of makeup is not preferred. The reason behind this is that your skin needs to breathe and if you put makeup you are blocking the pores. Due to this, the skin may break out.

•Cool your eyes: When you are traveling, you constantly have to deal with the puffiness below the eyes. Lack of sleep may be one of the reason. You can apply your eye cream or crushed ice wrapped in a cloth and put it on your eyes. It will give a soothing effect to your eyes.

•Don’t compromise on your beauty sleep: Wherever you go, never compromise on your sleep. Your beauty sleep is very important. A night of proper sleep will keep you fresh and energized the next day so that you can capture wonderful pictures of yours to put it on social media and enjoy your trip to the fullest.