In-flight skincare you don't use but should

You don't have to fly often to know that moisture-sucking planes can harm your skin. Compressed, recycled cabin air can be incredibly dry, which in turn can leave your skin dry and dull—not quite the way you want to look when you go on vacation. Luckily, there's a skin care product you can use at 30,000 feet (and right here on the ground!) that can help counteract the effects of air-drying so your skin doesn't look or feel like sandpaper. by the time you reach your goal. destination. Any suggestions? Keep reading to find out what it is!

In-flight face masks are in vogue. And while we think it's perfectly fine to wear that ghostly cloth mask en route to your final destination, we can hazard a guess that your fellow travelers might not want to sit next to someone who looks like an extra in the season's scariest horror movie. . This is where our favorite in-flight skin care product comes in handy. Unlike sheet masks, clay masks, and even masks that need to be rinsed off, overnight masks melt into the skin and become almost invisible as they moisturize parched skin. Night masks applied to the clean - without makeup! in-flight skin will help you arrive at your destination with a soft, supple complexion that will look like you've been traveling First Class... even if you're stuck on the bus. Below is one of our favorite overnight face masks. store in hand luggage before a long-haul flight. It's a smooth swim - er, flight - from here on out, as far as your skin goes.

Lancôme Energy of Life Night Mask

Your in-flight routine should focus on thoroughly moisturizing your skin to combat water loss and dryness, as well as protect it from free radical damage that can prematurely age your skin. Good News: This Antioxidant Hydrating Sleep Mask Does Both! Formulated with goji berries, lemon balm, gentian and vitamin E, the formula melts into skin and instantly works to hydrate it. The skin immediately becomes softer and more comfortable, without oily film or traces. Over time - that is, throughout the flight - the skin will look fresh, awakened and hydrated with an envious glow, as opposed to dehydrated and dull. Did someone say mission accomplished? 

To use, clean face and remove make-up before planting. Once you reach cruising altitude, apply a thick layer of the mask to your face. The neighbors in your place may look at you, but they will regret that they did not do the same when it's all over. Let the mask do its thing—read: soak in—and since there's no need to take it off, feel free to sit back, relax, and take a nap. Easy enough, no?

Lancôme Energy of Life Night Mask, $ 65