How to Travel with Skin Care
6 min read
NOV 24, 2023 - by ONESKIN TEAM
LIFE STYLE
How to Travel with Skin Care
6 min read
NOV 24, 2023 - by ONESKIN TEAM
LIFE STYLE
Traveling is an exciting adventure, but it can sometimes be a challenge to maintain your skin care routine while on the go. Whether you're headed for a weekend getaway or a long-haul trip, ensuring that your skin stays healthy should be a top priority. In this blog post, we'll provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to pack your skin care products efficiently for travel. We'll emphasize the importance of streamlining your travel skincare routine and complying with TSA guidelines to ensure a hassle-free travel experience. Additionally, we'll offer practical tips to help you maintain your skincare while traveling. To make your skin care even more convenient, we'll introduce OneSkin's new Travel Kit, designed to simplify your skincare regimen while you're away from home.
Traveling is an exciting adventure, but it can sometimes be a challenge to maintain your skin care routine while on the go. Whether you're headed for a weekend getaway or a long-haul trip, ensuring that your skin stays healthy should be a top priority. In this blog post, we'll provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to pack your skin care products efficiently for travel. We'll emphasize the importance of streamlining your travel skincare routine and complying with TSA guidelines to ensure a hassle-free travel experience. Additionally, we'll offer practical tips to help you maintain your skincare while traveling. To make your skin care even more convenient, we'll introduce OneSkin's new Travel Kit, designed to simplify your skincare regimen while you're away from home.
Which skin care products should you bring?
Before you start packing, take a moment to assess your regular skin care routine. Consider which products are essential and which ones can be temporarily set aside. Streamlining your routine not only saves space but also ensures you're focusing on the most critical steps for healthy skin. Choosing the right topical skin care products for your travels can be challenging, especially as space and weight limitations are often a concern. Here's a breakdown of the essential skin care items you should consider bringing:Cleanser: Opt for a hydrating and gentle cleanser or face wash that effectively removes dirt, makeup, and impurities without stripping your skin barrier and over-drying your skin.Hydrating Moisturizer: A lightweight, non-comedogenic moisturizer helps keep your skin hydrated without clogging pores. Try and opt for a dual action peptide face moisturizer and peptide body lotion with additional benefits besides just hydration, such as rejuvenating benefits and improved epidermal thickness and barrier function.Sunscreen: Protection from UV rays is paramount. Choose a broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 for daily use.Eye Cream: Eye skin ages faster than the rest of the skin on your face, and is significantly thinner. The right eye cream will be specifically designed for the delicate and sensitive skin around the eyes to help combat puffiness, dark circles, and fine lines, ensuring your eyes look refreshed and radiant.Lip Balm: Don't forget your lips; pack a lip balm with SPF to protect them from UV damage and prevent dryness. Spot Treatment: If you're prone to skin issues like breakouts, especially during travel, include a spot treatment with salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide.
Which skin care products should you bring?
Before you start packing, take a moment to assess your regular skin care routine. Consider which products are essential and which ones can be temporarily set aside. Streamlining your routine not only saves space but also ensures you're focusing on the most critical steps for healthy skin. Choosing the right topical skin care products for your travels can be challenging, especially as space and weight limitations are often a concern. Here's a breakdown of the essential skin care items you should consider bringing:Cleanser: Opt for a hydrating and gentle cleanser or face wash that effectively removes dirt, makeup, and impurities without stripping your skin barrier and over-drying your skin.Hydrating Moisturizer: A lightweight, non-comedogenic moisturizer helps keep your skin hydrated without clogging pores. Try and opt for a dual action peptide face moisturizer and peptide body lotion with additional benefits besides just hydration, such as rejuvenating benefits and improved epidermal thickness and barrier function.Sunscreen: Protection from UV rays is paramount. Choose a broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 for daily use.Eye Cream: Eye skin ages faster than the rest of the skin on your face, and is significantly thinner. The right eye cream will be specifically designed for the delicate and sensitive skin around the eyes to help combat puffiness, dark circles, and fine lines, ensuring your eyes look refreshed and radiant.Lip Balm: Don't forget your lips; pack a lip balm with SPF to protect them from UV damage and prevent dryness. Spot Treatment: If you're prone to skin issues like breakouts, especially during travel, include a spot treatment with salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide.
How should you store your products?
Proper storage of your skin care products is essential to prevent leaks and spills that could spoil your perfect skin care strategy. Here are some travel skin care tips for keeping your items secure:Separate Liquids: Placing liquid products in a separate quart-size resealable bag (as recommended by TSA guidelines) helps to facilitate the screening process. This also helps to contain leaks and spills, should they occur. Pack in Layers: Place your skin care products in layers within your toiletry bag. Start with the heaviest or least fragile items at the bottom and work your way up to prevent breakage and spills. Seal Containers Securely: To prevent leakage, try placing a small piece of plastic wrap over the openings of your travel containers before screwing on the caps. Organize by Function: Group your skin care products by function, such as cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection, to make them easier to locate while on the go.
How should you store your products?
Proper storage of your skin care products is essential to prevent leaks and spills that could spoil your perfect skin care strategy. Here are some travel skin care tips for keeping your items secure:Separate Liquids: Placing liquid products in a separate quart-size resealable bag (as recommended by TSA guidelines) helps to facilitate the screening process. This also helps to contain leaks and spills, should they occur. Pack in Layers: Place your skin care products in layers within your toiletry bag. Start with the heaviest or least fragile items at the bottom and work your way up to prevent breakage and spills. Seal Containers Securely: To prevent leakage, try placing a small piece of plastic wrap over the openings of your travel containers before screwing on the caps. Organize by Function: Group your skin care products by function, such as cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection, to make them easier to locate while on the go.
TSA Guidelines
To ensure a smooth experience at airport security, adhere to TSA guidelines for carrying liquids, gels, and aerosols1:
TSA Guidelines
To ensure a smooth experience at airport security, adhere to TSA guidelines for carrying liquids, gels, and aerosols1:
Refillable Travel Size Containers
Refillable travel-sized containers are an excellent option for efficient skin care packing. These containers allow you to carry your favorite products that you have at home – without the bulk of full-sized bottles. As an added bonus, refillable containers are eco-friendly and cost-effective, allowing you to carry your preferred skin care items without contributing to single-use plastic waste. Here's how to travel with skincare products and use them effectively:Purchase a set of refillable containers designed to meet TSA guidelines for travel. These often include small plastic bottles, jars, and spray bottles. Transfer your favorite skin care products from their original packaging into these smaller containers. Label each container to prevent any confusion and to ensure you're using the right product. Remember that you may need to refill these containers between trips, so be sure to clean them thoroughly between uses. Efficiently packing your skin care products for travel doesn't have to be a daunting task – for a hassle-free and convenient travel skin care experience, consider OneSkin's new Travel Kit. This kit is specifically designed to make your skin care routine simple and efficient while you're away from home. It includes travel-sized versions of OneSkin's essentials, OS-01 FACE, BODY, EYE, and PREP, all neatly packed in an exclusive OneSkin travel bag. OneSkin's products are scientifically developed to be both safe and highly effective, making them an excellent choice for maintaining your skin's health and vitality during your travels. Maximize the full benefits of our OS-01 peptide with this complete skin longevity
regimen designed to optimize your skin health, feel, and appearance and target the root cause of skin aging on the go.2
Refillable Travel Size Containers
Refillable travel-sized containers are an excellent option for efficient skin care packing. These containers allow you to carry your favorite products that you have at home – without the bulk of full-sized bottles. As an added bonus, refillable containers are eco-friendly and cost-effective, allowing you to carry your preferred skin care items without contributing to single-use plastic waste. Here's how to travel with skincare products and use them effectively:Purchase a set of refillable containers designed to meet TSA guidelines for travel. These often include small plastic bottles, jars, and spray bottles. Transfer your favorite skin care products from their original packaging into these smaller containers. Label each container to prevent any confusion and to ensure you're using the right product. Remember that you may need to refill these containers between trips, so be sure to clean them thoroughly between uses. Efficiently packing your skin care products for travel doesn't have to be a daunting task – for a hassle-free and convenient travel skin care experience, consider OneSkin's new Travel Kit. This kit is specifically designed to make your skin care routine simple and efficient while you're away from home. It includes travel-sized versions of OneSkin's essentials, OS-01 FACE, BODY, EYE, and PREP, all neatly packed in an exclusive OneSkin travel bag. OneSkin's products are scientifically developed to be both safe and highly effective, making them an excellent choice for maintaining your skin's health and vitality during your travels. Maximize the full benefits of our OS-01 peptide with this complete skin longevity
regimen designed to optimize your skin health, feel, and appearance and target the root cause of skin aging on the go.2
Key Takeaways:
- Prioritize essential products, such as a cleanser, moisturizer, broad-spectrum sunscreen, serum, eye cream, lip balm with SPF, and spot treatment if needed.
- Store your products securely to minimize broken containers, spills, and leaks.
- Follow TSA guidelines for carrying liquids in a quart-sized bag of travel-sized containers (3.4 ounces or 100 milliliters per item).
- Explore OneSkin's Travel Kit for a simple and science-backed skin care routine on the go.
Key Takeaways:
- Prioritize essential products, such as a cleanser, moisturizer, broad-spectrum sunscreen, serum, eye cream, lip balm with SPF, and spot treatment if needed.
- Store your products securely to minimize broken containers, spills, and leaks.
- Follow TSA guidelines for carrying liquids in a quart-sized bag of travel-sized containers (3.4 ounces or 100 milliliters per item).
- Explore OneSkin's Travel Kit for a simple and science-backed skin care routine on the go.
Reviewed by Alessandra Zonari, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Co-Founder of OneSkin
Alessandra earned her Master’s degree in stem cell biology, and her PhD in skin regeneration and tissue engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in collaboration with the 3B’s Research Group in Portugal. Alessandra did a second post-doctoral at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She is a co-inventor of three patents and has published 20 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals.
Reviewed by Alessandra Zonari, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Co-Founder of OneSkin
Alessandra earned her Master’s degree in stem cell biology, and her PhD in skin regeneration and tissue engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in collaboration with the 3B’s Research Group in Portugal. Alessandra did a second post-doctoral at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She is a co-inventor of three patents and has published 20 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals.
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