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Best Beauty Products to Use In-Flight

by Katie Skrzek

Nov 19, 2017

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Products / Beauty

Sitting in an airplane cabin for hours can seriously mess with your skin. With plenty of brands offering travel-sized products, gone are the days of waiting until you arrive at your destination to care for your skin. Check out our list of must-have beauty products to use in-flight.

Burt’s Bees Facial Cleansing Towelettes

Buy the 10-count travel size of these cleansing cloths, perfect for makeup removal or an overall skin refresh.

Caudalie Beauty Elixir

The toning mist hydrates your skin while toning and tightening. It comes in a convenient one-fluid-ounce bottle.

Dr. Jart sheet masks

For serious hydration addicts, go all out and use your time on board to pamper yourself with a sheet mask. While you may get some strange looks, the variety of masks provide something for every skincare need from pore minimizers to skin tighteners.

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water

The multifunctional product cleanses, removes makeup and refreshes skin. Gentle to the skin, rinsing and rubbing isn’t necessary.

Glossier Balm Dot Com

The skin salve comes in a variety of flavors and can be applied to your lips for moisturizing and conditioning effects. Flavors include original, cherry, coconut, birthday, mint and rose.

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