Plane Pretty How to fight jetlagged skin?
Did you know? Dry air inside the airplane and unfamiliar environment of the destination can be hard on the skin, and it takes three to four times longer for your skin to recover than it did for the damage to occur in the first place. The best response is prevention. To help you with this, we’ve drawn up a list of 14 travel necessities for your skin and found a few little-known ways of keeping it healthy while on the road!
Intense sunlight feels great, but it does no favor for your skin, as it accelerates skin aging and causes blemishes. So, sunblock is an absolute must in your holiday destination. What many people don’t know is that you need it on the airplane too. Sunlight coming through your window after the plane takes off contains up to 85% of the sun’s harmful UV rays. A great choice would be La Prairie’s Cellular Swiss UV Protection Veil Sunscreen —it always goes on light and leaves your skin feeling smooth. The moisture layer formed by this product’s Swiss glacial water and edelweiss is especially effective. For sensitive skin, choose RMK’s Long Lasting UV —its rosemary extract cools the skin while its many other beneficial ingredients (bilberry leaf, sage, etc.) generate a strong calming effect. Those who prefer an airy, oil-free product will like Sooryehan’s Bichaek Jadan Sun Cream. Its many Oriental medicine-based ingredients protect the skin without making it sticky. Apply sunblock once every two hours to enjoy the warm sun without worrying about your health.
Two hours into a flight, the humidity drops to as low as 10 to 20%, far below the ideal range of 40 to 70%. Avoid your usual coffee and green tea, and choose bottled water instead. You should drink every hour (at least 200mL) to replenish your body’s fluids. Regularly applying a moisturizer helps as well.
[Step 1] Keep your skin moist by spraying it with a mist once every hour.
[Step 2] Lock in the moisture provided by Step 1 with Sisley’s Black Rose Skin Infusion Cream. When this product’s rose extract comes into contact with the skin, it creates “water domes” that are as resilient as actual water drops. This cream also helps brighten the skin with an exfoliating substance. Popular among Korean flight attendants, Elizabeth Arden’s Visible Difference Refining Moisture Cream is a powerful moisture retention product that also serves as an effective in-flight sleeping mask. Retinyl linoleate, one of this cream’s key ingredients, increases the elasticity of the skin. Feel free to add a few more useful products in between steps 1 and 2. For example, you could try Kiehl’s Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution, which is a whitening essence that contains Activated C, the next generation of Vitamin C, or Vichy’s Mineral 89 Skin Fortifying Daily Booster, a hyaluronic acid-based serum with 15 minerals that maximize your skin’s ability to absorb moisture.
Relieving the effects of travel fatigue on your skin begins on the flight home! So, use your flight time wisely to make sure you don’t miss a step in returning to your everyday routine. Looking to get rid of swollen legs? Sisley’s Huile Affinante contains white ginger compounds that immediately loosen up muscle fascia and can restore your legs’ natural smoothness. Simply apply a thin layer of the oil and massage the area between the shin bone and muscle. Dry air on a flight is hard on your hands too. A small perfumed hand cream will help keep your hands and nails smooth, and its subtle scent effectively combats the usual airplane odors. The citrus scent of Bergamote Soleil Hand Cream, made by the France-based niche perfume brand Atelier Cologne (with no parabens or artificial colorants), is similar to that of a typical air freshener but more elegant. To keep your skin feeling fresh in summer, use Elizabeth Arden’s White Tea Hand Cream for its clear, subtle, and refreshing white tea fragrance!
[Tip1] Moisturize your entire body with a single sheet mask! Biotherm’s Life Plankton Essence-in-Mask, made by infusing a 100% pure organic cotton sheet mask with plankton substances from a thermal spring, is a true jack-of-all-trades. After using it on your face, apply the remaining essence to your neck, back of your hands, heels, and elbows to get smooth, shiny skin everywhere. Don’t forget to bring one with you on every flight!
[Tip2] Dab your way to clean skin! The dry air of the plane can cause makeup residue to block your pores, which can cause pimples or other types of skin problems. Sisley’s Eau Efficace Gentle Make-Up Remover eliminates this problem immediately. Alcohol-free micellar water with Neroli extract and Linden blossom water, this make-up remover both cleanses and calms your skin. To avoid the usual problem with liquids on flights, you can bring along The Face Shop’s Herb Day Cleansing Tissue instead. Another crucial in-flight beauty product is Clarisonic’s Smart Profile Uplift Kit, as it not only provides a cleansing effect that is six times more effective than regular face washing but also helps increase the firmness of the skin through massage.
