Heading away over the holiday period? Whether you're enjoying some time off by the beach or in the wintery snow, my top skincare tips to keep the toiletry bag light and the routine easy are listed below.
Cleanser and Moisturiser are a must
Pack your favourites, not product samples you don't regularly use. Invest in small travel size containers if space is an issue. Discount chemists and $2 shops are great for cheap travel friendly size packaging.
Pure Base Oil
Nothing fancy here. Choose sunflower, sweet almond, grape seed or flaxseed oil and decant in to a small 30 - 50ml bottle. Use whatever you already have on hand and is not expensive or scented as you will be applying this to your face. Loaded with essential fatty acids, this little bottle of magic can do many things.
Use it to:
Use it to:
- Remove make up and caked on sunscreen especially thick, zinc based ones.
- Apply directly to sunburn, windburn, chapped lips and dry skin patches. It will help heal and soothe.
- Add a few drops to your moisturiser or apply as a night serum if your skin is starting to feel a little weather beaten.
- Dab a drop or two high on your cheekbones for a dewy, radiant glow.
Pink Zinc Stick (nude colour 30+)
Zinc is great for drying out pimples and calming nuisance spots. In nude, it works as an excellent concealer too. Blend across nose and cheekbones for added sun protection without the thick white marks.
Eucalyptus Oil
Eucalyptus oil is the great all-rounder. Because it has both anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties you can apply a dab of eucalyptus oil to:
- Nip any nasty pimples in the bud.
- Cleanse and heal bites, cuts and scratches.
- Clear up cold sores.
- Relieve any joint or muscular aches and pains. It is best mixed as 5 drops eucalyptus with 10ml base oil.
A big whiff of eucalyptus oil will:
- Help clear a fuzzy hangover or jet lagged head.
- Relieve cold, sinus or flu symptoms such as a blocked nose, sniffles, cough or sore throat.
- Rubbing the oil mixture mentioned above will also help with congestion in the chest.
For best results, use as a steam inhalation or sprinkle a few drops on to a tissue.
Breakfast
The breakfast bar is a great source of on-the-go beauty treatments:
- Tea bags - black or green tea is loaded with caffeine and anti-oxidants which are excellent in revitalising puffy eyes.
- Wet and place two tea bags in the fridge/freezer to cool.
- Then close the eyes, place a tea bag on top of each eyelid to cool and soothe.
- Honey & Yoghurt - this combo makes an excellent rejuvenating face mask. Yoghurt contains lactic acid which will gently cleanse and exfoliate. Honey helps hydrate, soften and smooth.
And of course, wherever you are, don't forget sunscreen.
