
Last updated on February 8th, 2025
Stepping into brand new adventures and immersing yourself in cultures previously unknown to you — these are experiences that can change you as a person in truly profound ways. Preparing for them ahead of time makes perfect sense if you want to get the most out of your travels. Packing well to ensure your comfort and enjoyment doesn’t just extend as far as comfortable walking shoes and lots of film for your camera — it extends to skincare, too! Having healthy, happy, glowing skin and a well-looked-after mind and body will ensure that you can enjoy each day as it comes, so add these travel skincare essentials to your packing list.
1. Tatcha The Silk Sunscreen SPF 50 Weightless Mineral Sunscreen
You can’t be travel ready without sunscreen. SPF isn’t just for long, languid days on the beach but for everyday use — like any cleanser or moisturizer in your routine. The skin dullness that can often come from hours on an air-conditioned plane or train doesn’t need to be a problem if you have the right products on hand.
Tacha has created this SPF 50 sunscreen to keep skin safe from sun damage and actively combat tired and dehydrated-looking skin. Antioxidants and zinc oxide do both of these things, while silk extract smooths skin texture and visibly boosts radiance for a flawless face every day of your trip—the 1.7 fl oz is an ideal size to pack and keep in your handbag or backpack for hourly reapplication.
2. FRESH Tea Elixir Skin Resilience Activating Serum
Traveler’s skin is often tired skin that could use a little boost. This is a best selling serum from the Fresh serum range, and is the perfect travel companion for achieving glowy, refreshed, and revitalized skin even during the most challenging trips.
The medium bottle (1fl oz) is the perfect size to pack; a few drops a day is all you need to give your skin the resilience boost it needs. Every morning and evening after cleansing, dispense six drops onto clean, dry hands and pat onto your face and neck. Your skin will thank you by looking its best- even complexion, smooth and bouncy texture, minimize pores and wrinkles.Ideal if you’re looking to skip makeup on your travels.
3. Ilia Lip Wrap Reviving Balm
Lips are an often forgotten-about aspect of skincare, especially when one is wrapped up in exploring new places and taking in scenic vistas. Your lips do a lot of talking on your travels, and you spend a lot of time exposed to the open air, beating sun, or freezing cold.
Treat them to a silky soft serving of Ilia’s creamy and nourishing lip balm as often as you like, and they’ll remain in kissable condition. This little tube squeezes straight onto your lips, hydrates, and helps maintain your moisture barrier to keep that hydration locked in the long term. Lips are left looking and feeling soft and subtly plumped- perfect for smiling in souvenir pictures.
4. Avène Thermal Spring Water
If your travels involve high temperatures or expending a lot of energy by walking, riding, or driving around all day, your skin will feel that stress as it loses hydration. Moisturizing and protecting your moisture barrier with a solid skincare routine is essential, but so is topping up on moisture and hydration as you move through the day.
A mini face mist is an excellent way to combat dehydration, ensure that your makeup stays put, and refresh yourself during a busy trip. Achieve a refreshing glow throughout the day with top-rated face mists, known for their hydrating formulas and ability to revitalize skin instantly. This calming spritz soothes eczema, de-stresses, minimizes redness and revitalizes even the most sensitive skin.
5. Summer Fridays Jet Lag Hydrating Face Masque
Nighttime is when your skin does the majority of its healing and restoration work on itself. While you sleep and recover from long, hot hikes or freezing-cold skiing expeditions, your skin gets to work on staying healthy and balanced — so why not give it a helping hand? The Jet Lag hydrating masque is a rich moisturizing cream that bolsters your skin with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and antioxidants overnight. The fragrance-free formula gives weary travelers that “I woke up like this” glow every morning, and users say that the hydration lasts up to eight hours after application.
6. Osea Best Sellers Body Care Set
What could be better than a set of beautifully packaged luxury body care products that come in a travel size AND with a travel bag? Osea has outdone itself with this little set that offers deep hydration, care, and a dose of luxury to travelers’ weary bodies while they explore new places. The set includes
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Undaria Algae™ Body Butter 1.7 oz
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Undaria Algae™ Body Oil 1 fl oz
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Anti-Aging Body Balm 1 fl oz
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Salts of the Earth Body Scrub 1 oz
Legs and shoulders exposed to the sun stay smooth and silky, and the scent helps to relax and replenish your body and mind after a long day on your feet exploring new places.
Bon Voyage
Anaïs Nin once said, “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.” If this is true for you, looking and feeling your best on your journey to experiencing other lives and meeting other souls is a travel must. Add these travel-sized skincare products to your packing list and your skin will thank you for it.