10 beauty tips for backpackers

Veröffentlicht: 17. Juli 2022, 11:13 Uhr

Von: wom87

I think it was Naomi Wolf who spoke of a "tax", the women pay because they are women. This tax is paid for in the form of time: minutes and hours that will spend the days and weeks that we spend, applying eyeliner, blow -drying hair, pouring eyebrows, dabbing lipstick, filing nails, cutting nails, cutting and cutting the variety of other things that we do. On one working day I need an hour to get ready from the morning shower to the door. Peter needs a maximum of 30 minutes - including morning coffee.

on the way should be liberating. It should be the social pressure to look attractive, reduce and enable them to accept the ugly comfort of hemp chokes and birch sticks. This is mainly okay because I don't want to be an hour every day to make myself handsome, but I don't want to look like a mess. I don't want this weather -tanned look with which some long -term travelers end: straw -like hair, wrinkled skin under an arm full of ethnic bracelets. I want to look happy and healthy and radiant.

It took me a long time to learn that cleverness and beauty are not mutually exclusive, so I have no concerns to admit that I want to look good on the street. I spoke to the beauty editors and experts in my contact list to get their best beauty tips for backpackers

1. Do not touch your face

This is extremely important when you are on the go. Airplanes, trains and long bus journeys in an unusual environment let their hands crawl with dirt, even if they cannot see it. If you touch your face with dirty hands, you get stains, pimples and outbreaks, so do your best to avoid it. Place the cheek on your hand while you dreamily sipped on a coffee, looks cute, but is terrible for the skin. If you are a repeat offender, make sure that you carry an antibacterial wrist with you and use it regularly.

also do not scratch a bit - on the face or in any other way. Soothe a bite with some antiseptic cream (I use Savlon) and let it be!

2. Concentrate on improve your skin - not to cover

Instead of covering your skin for a flawless finish, focus on improving you. There are all the obvious things - drinking a lot of water, reducing sugar, using sunscreen - but sometimes you need something heavier than that. Three months before departure, I started using a Lactic 50% gel peel from Perfect Image once a week (imported from the USA). It works wonders and reduces the pores as if by magic. It is hard -wearing, so make sure that you read all instructions carefully.

I also use Paula’s Choice Liquid Exoliant every evening that makes my skin look fresh and renewed. This is much easier than spilling on the foundation every morning just so that it melts in the sun.

3. Reduce tear bags

One of my greatest blemishes are the stubborn dark rings under my eyes. Unfortunately I have not yet found a miracle solution, but there are things that helped. First, Estee Lauders Advanced Night Repair is worth the high price. I stopped using it when my last bottle went out and decided on a cheap alternative - within two weeks I looked like Michael Jackson in Thriller (and not the human version).

Of course I bought a bottle right away. Another method for combating is the daily iron supplement-I take Floradix tablets. Finally, I was told that the food of bright fruits also helps (kiwi, grapes, strawberries, papaya, guave). Also pay attention to sufficient sleep and pack an eye mask.

4. Protect your hair

First the basics: Do not do without the conditioner or spend too much time in the sun (see point 9). Preparation is also very important. Here, too, three months before departure, I started to maintain my hair with castor oil once a week. A large bottle costs a few pounds, so it is a great alternative to expensive products such as Moroccan hair oil and argan oil. I rub the oil from the roots to the tips into my hair and let it work overnight. I will probably not take any on the street to keep my backpack as easy as possible, but it definitely helped prepare my hair for the upcoming attack. Finally, I take Viviscal hair preparations once a day. It is also quite expensive here, but it does what it promises on the packaging.

5. Use a practical alternative to dry shampoo

dry shampoo was a stroke of luck for women with a fine, limp hair like mine. A spray at the end of a long working day spice up for one evening. Unfortunately, a bottle does not last very long and if the market covering of Batiste is not much wider than I expected, I will not be able to buy any on a tiny island in the South Pacific. As such, I take a little bottle of valley.

This is a better solution for blondes than for brunette, but works as long as it is mixed well enough. Just tip your hair down, sprinkle a little powder on your palm and guide it through your scalp and roots, make sure that it is massaged properly. The powder sucks up excess fat and oil and immediately leaves fresh (he) hair. I read that Reiner Kocao is a good alternative for brunette, but I still have to try it out.

6. Pack the ultimate multi -purpose product

Vaseline. It is invaluable. It protects your lips; relieves cuts, burns, wounds and abrasions; Taming flying hair; gives the eyelash volume; moistened the nail skin; gives the cheekbones a healthy shine, calms wind -flushed brews and much more. Pack a pot and keep it in the fridge so that it doesn't melt. You will use it.

7. Do not exaggerate it with the perfume

One or five frames may ensure that they smell fresh, but put on mosquitoes. If you stay inside, the likelihood is less that you are affected, but if you go outside in a fruity or floral fragrance, you will probably put on the annoying guys. Stay as natural as possible.

8. Wax, wax from

As mentioned in 5 backpacker problems that only women will understand, it can be difficult to cope with unwanted hair on the street. Shaving does not take very long and can be expensive. Growing is slow and reliable treatments can be difficult to get on remote islands. So I chose a Philips SatinPerfect epilator. Wireless and suitable for wet/dry use, it is delivered with a whole range of accessories (cleaning brush, removable shaving head, storage bag, etc.) and is not half as painful as I remembered. It is best suited for hair with a length of 3-4 mm, so that you may achieve imperfect results with shorter or longer hair, but otherwise it works like a dream!

9. Be very careful with the sun

Peter insists on using the sun protection factor 15 because I wear the bear and in the end it is always burned. This time I forced him to pack a bottle of SPF30. Start up at the beginning of your trip and work down as you get used to the sun. Remember: it can be a good vitamin D course, but it is bad for you in many other species! It dries out the moisture in your skin, increases your risk of developing skin cancer, causing wrinkles, ruins your hair and can make her tired. Take breaks regularly and of course always wear sunscreen and if possible a hat.

10. Don't get too much!

I know I know - you are on vacation, but don't eat too much and ensure regular exercise, be it when walking, hiking, swimming or another form of recreational sport. If you have a limited budget, you can go in two ways: you eat a lot of lean, healthy food such as fruit and salad, or you eat a lot of cheap junk food such as fries and burgers. Take a conscious effort to make healthy decisions. Junk meal may be fine if you take a two-week break in Morocco, but if you do it on a long-term trip, you will look pretty bad and feel bad.

It is important to remember that only a few of us like the goddess Gisele can look on the beach, but we can make healthy decisions that will help us in the long term. Go out and conquer.