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free skin care · Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:56 am

I find that I am traveling more and more for work-and carrying on, not checking my bags.

I am wondering if anyone has any multi-use product suggestions? Also, I am having trouble toning down my products. I am looking for suggestions from anyone who may have any-trying to figure out how to fit all my skin care routine in a quart sized bag.

free skin care · Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:00 pm

When I'm on a trip I use Dr. Dennis Gross EZ4U Facial Towelettes for cleansing & toning in the mornings, no need to pack them in the plastic baggie. In the bag I'll put foundation + small container of moisturizer + 1 oz of either argan oil or Serious Skin Care Mega Omega 3 serum + cleanser for night-time use. Stuff like mascara, blush, lipgloss, sample packets can usually be packed separate from the baggie if you need the space. For sunblock & powder I carry the Peter Thomas Roth mineral which does not need to be bagged. But I have been known to purchase products while travelling, especially in Europe...

free skin care · Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:14 pm

I've resigned myself to checking in luggage since the liquid restrictions started - previously travelled strictly carry-on only.

However in the interests of packing light, I often use coconut oil as body moisturiser, facial cleanser and pre-shampoo hair treatment. Also to protect my hair when swimming, inside a swim cap, and as face moisturiser when leaving the hotel pool/gym.

I detest those silly liquid rules. They vary so much from country to country it's impossible to remember them all.

free skin care · Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:02 pm

One little bottle of a cleanser like La Roche-Posay Lipikar Syndet can triple as shampoo, face cleanser, and body wash. Another multipurpose product for me can be Olay Complete Sensitive Classic gentle formula SPF 15, which I use on face, neck, decolletage, arms, and it's a nice daytime hand cream. And safflower oil is great for tough sunscreen/makeup removal, and moisturizing hands, etc.

Cleansing towelettes are also nice (CVS used to have some individually wrapped ones), as is powder sunscreen. Lip balms and samples (Paula's Choice has a great selection of samples) don't need to be in the baggie.

free skin care · Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:29 pm

I will check those out-thanks!

I check my luggage if it is just me, but when I am only staying 2 nights in one location, and am travelling with male members of senior management (like a senior vp), I have to carry on like they do. They tend to think of me as wasting company resources if I check for just a night or two-and I refuse to spend my own money when I travel for the company.

I have taken to asking Nordstroms for their little sample containers (the ones they make samples for you in), and using those for certain thing. I am always searching for a better way. I love make up remover wipes, and generally travel with my stick foundation-even if it is heavier, just because it is not considered a liquid.

I am definitely going to check out the Paula's choice wipes, and the La Roche product. I have way sensitive skin so the hotel stuff always sets me off. Hilton (Peter Thomas Roth) and Hotel Monaco (Aveda) are the only chains that have products I can use.

free skin care · Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:58 pm

Tanysusie if your male colleagues have a problem with you checking your luggage when you travel with them, I would cheekily remind them that you are a female and therefore you require more personal care products! lol Laughing

or maybe ask them if you can get them to carry one of your cosmetics bags in their luggage to spread out the liquids - that's if you're comfortable asking them - back in the day in my corporate years I would have been comfortable asking the guys I travelled with as we were all quite close, but in a professional way as we tended to work very closely at least 14 hours a day and often socialized together too.

free skin care · Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:01 pm

LOL, I would totally do that to a co-worker! It is the members of management that I don't feel I can do that with. My female co-workers and I put stuff in each others luggage (like if we are gone a week and the suitcase is over 50 pounds).

free skin care · Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:29 am

Depends what your current routine, needs and tastes are; it may be worth considering that one product or ingredient is often used to offset the negative effects of another. Silicones mean sulphate surfactants are necessary, foaming washes mean you need more moisturiser, sulphate surfactants can increase sebum production and/ or irritate certain skin conditions so you have to use make up primer or a medicated cream.

Hair can be washed in a light conditioner - AKA CO wash - providing your styling products are not silicone heavy. Garnier Fructis Repair & Shine conditioner (Triple Nutrition in the US) works as a wash off conditioner, curl cream, leave in conditioner and some girls even CO wash with it.

I have used a gentle sulphate-free shampoo base as shower gel and face wash, even tho I have sensitive skin. These are usually formulated to allow a modest amount of oil to be added if desired.

A muslin cloth takes up little space and can eliminate the need for a separate exfoliator and make up remover wipes.

Some find the Oil Cleansing Method so hydrating they skip moisturiser entirely. As most cleansing creams are largely water, you should find you need to carry less product with OCM and won't need a separate make up remover. If you prefer a commercial products there are plenty of cleansing oil blends.

Most commercial moisturisers are high in water, if you can work out the key components just carry those. Olive squalane is very similar to one component of sebum, it sinks in with no residue. I mix with rosehip oil which also absorbs well and has anti-ageing properties. These emulsify beautifully in the hand with the hyaluronic acid based serum I use.

I don't use eye or neck cream; my moisturisers are gentle enough to use all over the face, neck and decolletage.

Weleda baby calendula lotion can be used as a cleanser, face moisturiser and body lotion. It's based on sweet almond oil so a little goes a long way. Ditto a traditional cold cream.

free skin care · Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:44 am

From someone that lugs all there Holy Grail products around with them in a huge tote bag take it from me one of the best things you can do is purchase some mini airless pump bottles to store all your must have products in.

For multi purpose products, look into pure Jojoba Oil which is an oil that can be used for many different purposes, and Petroleum Jelly, which you can use for the lips, skin, and legs.

free skin care · Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:31 pm

Jojoba oil is so nice, you can use it on your hair,face,body!

I like the olay daily facials cleansing cloths- the ones you add water too.
I cut them in 1/2 to use for the face.
But you can use a whole one for your body and they are also good at removing dye,markers or colored stuff you happen to get on your skin.

maybe those nail polish toweletts?
and a nail polish pen if you use those?

a solid perfume balm maybe?
I like Occitane green tea.

free skin care · Sun Oct 16, 2011 5:05 pm

echo echo-the problem is that even if I put my stuff in travel containers, they still up that quart bag REALLY quick! (the fact I have wild and crazy hair the requires way too many products doesn't help)

I am going to try jojoba oil the next time I travel and see if that will cut it.

Thanks all for the suggestions!

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