How to Keep Your Skin Glowing When Travelling

A holiday should be the time your skin looks its best, yet travel is often when it struggles most. Long flights, dry cabin air, new climates, changes in humidity and pollution, late nights and holiday food all put your skin under pressure. If you have spent months getting your skin on track with DMK, a single trip can undo good progress if you are not prepared. Here are our therapists' favourite ways to protect your skin and keep that DMK glow wherever you go.

Keep your skincare routine consistent

You may not manage your full routine every day while travelling, and that is fine. What matters is keeping your skin balanced. One of the most common causes of holiday breakouts is switching products: trying a hotel cleanser, a new sunscreen from the airport or a friend's moisturiser. Your skin is used to your prescribed products, so this is not the time to experiment.

If time is short, cleanse at least once a day, ideally at night, to remove sunscreen, makeup, sweat and the bacteria that can trigger congestion. Your DMK home prescriptive routine is designed to work together, so bring the core steps with you.

Pack light with DMK Essentials Packs

Decanting skincare into tiny bottles usually ends with half of it lost down the sink. DMK Essentials Packs solve this with travel-size versions of key products, so you can keep your routine without the weight. Every pack includes a DMK cleanser of your choice: Milk Cleanser for dry or reactive skin, or Deep Pore Cleanser for oilier skin. Each also contains Herb & Mineral Mist and DMK Soleil Protect SPF 15+, plus one targeted crème.

• Age Management: with Nite Firming, for those concerned about the neck, eyes and jawline
• Balanced + Bright: with Crème Citrique, for oily skin, dullness and uneven tone
• Protect + Maintain: with Pro Amino, for clear, neutral skin that needs defence from the environment
• Regenerate: with Contraderm, for irritated or inflamed skin that needs extra nourishment
• Revise + Rejuvenate: with Biogen C, for mature or reactive skin and fragile capillaries
• Ultra Clear: with Acu Crème, for acne-prone skin

Stay hydrated in flight

Aircraft cabins have very low humidity, which quickly dehydrates the skin. Dehydrated skin often responds by producing more oil, leaving you feeling tight yet congested when you land. Drink plenty of water, limit alcohol on the plane and keep your skin moisturised. A spritz of DMK Herb & Mineral Mist during the flight refreshes and rehydrates, and DMK's Soothing & Hydrating Occlusive Mask, a hydrogel mask, helps lock in moisture on longer flights.

Stay sun safe with SPF

Sunscreen is not only for beach holidays. UV exposure contributes to premature ageing and pigmentation in every climate, including snow trips and cloudy city breaks. DMK Soleil Defence SPF 50+ is designed for everyday use without clogging pores or feeling greasy. Apply it every morning and reapply through the day, especially if you are treating pigmentation or melasma.

Book a pre or post holiday treatment

Many of our clients book a DMK Enzyme Therapy treatment a week or two before they travel to arrive looking refreshed, or soon after they return to reset skin that has been through long flights and sun. Talk to us about timing, particularly if you are planning lots of sun exposure.