Ultimate Travel Skincare Routine from Image Skincare Ireland

Travelling can be a life changing experience. It offers a chance to explore different cultures, landscapes, and food. With all of the excitement, it's really essential not to forget about your skin. Frequent flying and different climates can really put pressure on your skin. So you need a good travel skincare routine. To make your skin remains healthy and radiant during your adventures, Image Skincare Ireland have a list of travel friendly skincare tips to help keep your skin glowing while on the go!

How Travelling Can Affect Your Skin:

 Travelling is so fun and can be so rewarding, but it can have negative impacts on your skin, so you just need to be careful. While preparing, you should have a travel skincare routine in place and it doesn't have to be complicated.

 Air travel's low humidity can leave your skin feeling dry, and environmental factors like pollution can clog pores and trigger irritation. Travel-related stress, lack of sleep, different time zones and dietary changes can also lead to skin issues. A change in climate can lead to dehydrate your skin or even lead to more oiliness. Increased sun exposure can be potentially damaging to your skin also. We know this sounds like a lot for your skin, don't panic, there are ways to optimise your travel skincare routine and maintain your glow even when you're on the go.

Travel Skincare Tips:

While choosing your edited skin routine to bring with you, there are several things to consider: climate, recovery and what you're going to be doing. Products that work well in one part of the world might not be suitable somewhere else. It's helpful to give your skin a little pamper if at all possible while you're on the go. Also, the activities you have planned, whether you're heading to beach, to the slopes or attending or you have work to do, these will all impact your travel skincare routine. 

• Preparation for Extreme Temps

Extreme temps can stress your skin, whether that extreme is hot or cold! If you're travelling to a colder climate, you'll need products that provide extra moisture and will help protect against wind and lower humidity. More lightweight products are better suited to hotter climates.  

• Sunscreen is an essential

  It doesn't matter if you're going to be indoors, outdoors, in hot or cold climates, SPF is an non negotiable. UV rays can damage your skin even on the cloudiest of days, causing overexposure and potential premature aging. To protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun, choose one of IMAGE Skincare's many broad-spectrum sunscreens with at least SPF 30. It doesn't matter what your skin type, tone, or preference is, when it comes to sunscreen we have have covered.

• Moisturiser is a necessity

Whatever your destination, keeping your skin hydrated is essential. IMAGE VITAL HYDRATION 3-step Vitamin C Routine is the ideal travel pack, featuring our best selling serum, cleanser and moisturiser all in travel friendly skincare sizes. 

• A Skin Mist can be really beneficial

Long haul flights and a lot of time outdoors can leave your skin feeling dull and tired. A great skin mist can really be a travel skincare friend. We recommend our DAILY PREVENTION Protect and Refresh Mist, it can keep you moisturised on the go, leaving your skin hydrated with a dewy finish and with added SPF protection.

• Focus on Eye Cream

The skin around our eyes is so delicate and en be so susceptible to puffiness and dark circles. Long flights and jetlag can really exacerbate that. Utilising an eye cream in your travel skincare routine with ingredients like caffeine or peptides can help really help reduce puffiness and restore brightness. The MAX™ Eye Crème is infused with targeted peptides and plant cell extracts to smooth the look of lines and can help restore brightness to travel-weary eyes.

• Indulge in Sheet Masks

 Pamper your skin inflight with a hydrating sheet mask. Our I MASK Hydrogel Sheet Mask are travel friendly and can deliver a concentrated dose of nutrients and moisture. Applying one while flying, can help combat the dry air of the cabin. They are easy, convenient, and take up little room in your carry on.

• Pamper Your Pout

Our ORMEDIC Balancing Lip Enhancement Complex naturally plumps and protects thanks to its nourishing properties. It can helps restore the natural moisture balance which prevents dry, chapped lips. It's travel friendly in size so is very convenient to carry in your purse or pocket.

• Prioritise Rest

 One of the most significant factors in achieving travel optimised skin is to try get enough rest. Enough sleep allows your skin to repair and regenerate. Aim for at least seven to eight hours of sleep each night if possible.

FAQ: How do I pack skincare for travel?

Really try to hone your travel skincare packing list essentials: cleanser, moisturiser, sunscreen, and serum. If you must take more, opt for products with a multi-use, like our PREVENTION+ Daily Perfecting Primer SPF 50. This tinted moisturiser combines sunscreen, primer and sheer foundation all in one. 

FAQ: What skincare should I use in extremely dry climates?

In extremely dry climates, opt for a nourishing moisturiser that has ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, or ceramides. These help to lock in moisture and prevent loss of hydration .We recommend the IMAGE MD® Restoring Power-C Serum. It contains hyaluronic acid to bring renewed hydration to the skin while supporting a smooth and firm appearance. A rich crème, like the ORMEDIC Balancing Bio Peptide Crème will provide extra hydration for day and night. As always, wear broad spectrum SPF 30 daily to protect your skin from sun exposure in dry climates. Also, do not forget your body. Our BODY SPA Rejuvenating Body Lotion contains glycolic acid to help smooth and soften dry skin from the neck down!

FAQ: Is it bad to change my skincare routine while traveling?

Making sure your skin stays healthy while travelling, bring your tried-and-true skincare essentials with you. Don't introduce new products during this time as your skin is already going through stresses. Bringing sample-size versions of your must haves is better than transferring oils and serums into plastic containers. Most skincare products require specific storage conditions to maintain their effectiveness.

FAQ: What can I do about breakouts caused by travel-related stress?

Travelling and the stresses that come with it can trigger breakouts. Carry a spot treatment with salicylic acid like our CLEAR CELL Clarifying Acne Spot Treatment to help target individual spots. Stick to your consistent skincare routine and avoid touching your face as much as you can. ( A hand sanitiser is always good to have on the go too).

Making sure you get enough rest will help ensure your skin remains travel-ready and radiant throughout your adventures. We really hope you embrace our travel skincare tips. We hope your travels be accompanied by a happy and healthy complexion.

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