{"id":15292,"date":"2015-06-05T08:30:30","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T00:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=15292"},"modified":"2015-06-04T15:11:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T07:11:13","slug":"keep-skin-plumped-hydrated-in-cold-dry-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2015\/06\/keep-skin-plumped-hydrated-in-cold-dry-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Tips: You don’t need to buy new skincare to keep skin plumped, hydrated and radiant in cold, dry air"},"content":{"rendered":"
A couple of years back, I shared what I packed<\/a> for a trip where it was going to be chilly and dry in Spring. I come from the Tropics where the temperature varies very little. Our version of seasons is Hot and Wet and Hot and Dry, with Hot being the operative word. Humidity? It’s at 100%. We’re like fish living underwater LOL! I sometimes wonder if I should be evolving gills at any time…<\/p>\n So, whenever I head somewhere\u00a0else in the world that has more variation in the weather, I face a little challenge as to what to pack in terms of my skincare, since I’m not about to head out and buy a whole new range just for travel, right?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I thought I’d share an updated version of “What skincare is in my travel bag” because while the basic concepts I employ for packing skincare haven’t changed, the products have. So, some of you who are travelling may find this useful, or to take a peep at my updated travel skincare routine \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n These products came with me on a 10 day trip to China and Tibet<\/a> in Spring-Summer where the temperature varied from 23\u00b0C in the middle of the day to -2\u00b0C in the evenings. The air was chilly, the wind was cold and due to the altitude Lhasa is at, the air is incredibly dry. You can quite literally feel your skin tightening and stretching from all that loss of moisture. Due to its location as well, it\u00a0gets incredibly bright sun, which is great for sightseeing and photographs, but all those\u00a0unfiltered UV rays that beat down on you from a clear blue sky plays merry hell with your skin.<\/p>\n With all this in mind, here’s what I packed, and what, if anything I might do or pack differently the next time I head somewhere cold and dry, and you don’t have to buy new stuff! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n My primary focus, as it always is when I travel and am away from my regular skincare routine, is hydration. I place a great emphasis on it, because many factors result in our skin getting dehydrated and cold and dry weather is horrible for skin used to high humidity. It helps that my current skincare routine focuses a lot on hydration as well.<\/p>\n For the first time in my life, I travelled without packing skincare samples or living on sample sizes. I no longer do and no longer plan to and I’ll expound on this theory in a future blog post if you’re interested \ud83d\ude00 Instead, I brought my regular skincare, products my skin knew and recognised, and where it was not convenient, I decanted my regular skincare into travel sized bottles.<\/p>\n Remember, this is a guide, not gospel – nothing is ever gospel here at MWS. I believe in guiding you to find your own gospel \ud83d\ude09 All products are ones I already own or use.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I’m happy to report that these lovely products kept my skin very happy all through my trip and I returned with a little more freckles, but with no breakouts nor unhappy skin. If anything, my skin looked better!<\/p>\n The important thing I feel, is the double cleansing with a face cloth (removes accumulated dirt, oil and grime effectively because all that travelling around in the day really really takes a toll!), keeping skin hydrated (dry air dries out your skin very quickly), and keeping it nourished with oils (seals in the moisture) and a good multipurpose serum (repairs and treats skin).<\/p>\n So, if you are similarly from the tropics, and are planning to visit somewhere cold and dry soon, or just heading to a country that is experiencing Spring, Autumn or Winter, bear these tips in mind. You don’t have to use the same products, nor must you run out and buy a brand new range of products just for your holiday. Use whatever your skin and wallet likes and modify your existing skincare routine. But keep in mind these basic tenets:-<\/p>\n\n