How to Build the Perfect Travel Skincare Routine

If you travel frequently, whether for work or pleasure, you know how it can take a toll on your skin. Combine stress, dehydration, changing altitudes and climates, and you have a recipe for dull, dehydrated, lackluster skin. You might even notice increased irritation or acne when away from home.

The truth is that you may need a more supportive skincare routine or a separate set of tools when you travel. But skincare for travel doesn’t need to be complicated; a simple routine will do. This article will guide you through essential skincare tips for when you’re on the move. Keep reading as we explore:

• Skincare routine steps for travel
• Our recommended travel size skincare and travel skincare sets from NassifMD®facial plastic surgeon skincare
• Packing tips for skincare
• Airport skincare routine while traveling
• Travel skincare routine for different climates

It’s time for a travel skincare upgrade!

Perfect Travel Skincare Routine Guide

The most important part of skincare while traveling is to maintain your routine. Ensure that you continue to care for your skin’s needs even when away from home. You may choose to simplify your routine, add extra support, or both.

The best travel skincare routine for your skin may include these elements:

• Complete your entire skincare routine at home before leaving for your trip. You can amplify your routine with double cleansing, skin slugging, or extra hydrating treatments.
• Use NassifMD®Glycolic Microdermabrasion Skin Perfecting Polish before you go or pack this 1-ounce version for professional-quality treatments on the go. You’ll notice smoother, glowing skin from the gentle yet mighty exfoliating power of glycolic acid and Ecuadorian ivory palm, allowing hydrating products to penetrate more deeply.
• On the day you travel, consider skipping makeup or keeping makeup simple, so you can reapply moisturizer, hydrating serums, or sunscreen without irritating your skin. Sunscreen is always important, but especially so when at a high altitude on an airplane.
• Hydrate with water and electrolytes before and during your flight or travel days. Pack hydrating foods to snack on, such as fresh fruit and veggies.
• Pack a travel skincare setin your carry-on, so no matter what happens on your travel day, including delays, you’ll have your skincare routine on hand. We’ll discuss specific travel size skincare products next.

Best Travel Size Skincare Products

While you can always transfer your favorite products into travel skincare containers, sometimes it’s nice to have travel size options ready to go. You’ll find that convenience, along with professional and high-quality products, from NassifMD®Skincare.

Start with the NassifMD®Essential Travel 3 Piece Collection, which supplies the foundational skincare you’ll need on the go to refresh, hydrate, and protect your skin. Each product is in a small, TSA-approved travel container.

The kit begins with NassifMD®Pure Hydration Facial Cleanser, which gently cleanses the skin while retaining moisture and protecting the skin barrier. Follow cleansing with NassifMD®Detox Pads, the perfect combination of deep cleansing and exfoliation in a convenient travel size. Finally, after cleansing and detoxing, use NassifMD®Hydro-Screen Serum  to hydrate, nourish, revitalize, and protect your skin with active ingredients that include hyaluronic acid, retinol, and ceramides.

In addition to the NassifMD®Essential Travel 3 Piece Collection, you’ll need travel-sized facial sunscreen for every trip you take. Choose from NassifMD®Simply Hydration or the tinted version NassifMD®Protect & Hydrate. Both products come in a convenient 2-ounce travel size and feature safe, mineral sunscreen combined with a light, hydrating moisturizer, perfect for reapplying mid-flight and throughout the day.

How to Pack Skincare Liquids

There’s nothing worse than opening your suitcase to discover skincare or other products leaking all over your clothes. Luckily, it’s easy to pack skincare liquids to prevent messes.

Use tightly sealed bottles or jars as travel containers for skincare products. For good measure, place the travel size skincare setsin a sealed plastic bag before enclosing them in a skincare travel bag. This step ensures you won’t ruin your wardrobe if changes in altitude and pressure cause leaks.

Airport Skincare Survival Tips

Our top skin tip for airport days is to pack the travel-sized version of NassifMD®3HA Hydrating Facial Mist in your purse or carry-on. With three types of hyaluronic acid, this hydrating facial mist refreshes and hydrates the skin as often as you need, making it perfect for use while waiting in the airport, for an in-flight pick-me-up, and at the end of a long day. While traveling, it doubles as a toner complementing your travel skincare routine.

Second, pack the rest of your travel skincare kit in your carry-on so you can care for your skin in the event of any travel delays. Ensure each product meets volume limits for your carry-on. All the products mentioned in this article comply with TSA requirements, including those in the NassifMD®Essential Travel 3 Piece Collection.

Finally, consider in-flight skincare to refresh during your flight. In addition to NassifMD®3HA Hydrating Facial Mist, you can moisturize or reapply sunscreen as needed.

Travel Skincare for Different Climates

When you board a plane in winter, you may arrive in the summer, or you could leave a warm climate for a higher elevation with drier air.

When packing your skincare, consider the environmental conditions at your destination and adjust your skincare routine as needed. For example, for a tropical beach vacation with high humidity, pack lightweight products that stand up to dampness and sweat. For a winter ski trip, pack a heavier hydrating moisturizer. No matter where you go, pack SPF sunscreen.

Just as you’d adjust your skincare for the seasons at home, think about the seasons when you travel. Your skin has different needs in the spring, summer, fall, and winter.

The best skincare routine for travel is the one that supports your skin on travel days and at your destination, and that you actually follow. It doesn’t need to be complicated, and packing just a few high-quality basics, such as the NassifMD®Essential Travel 3 Piece Collection, NassifMD®3HA Hydrating Facial Mist, and NassifMD®Protect & Hydrate, is often enough. Instead of coming home with irritated, tired skin, return with a glowing, clear complexion; NassifMD®Skincare can help!