Whatever travels you have coming up—from ski trip to beach getaway—your skin care for vacation should include products that will make you feel comfortable in your own skin while away from home. La-Roche Posay is known for its gentle formulas and beauty essentials featuring mineral-rich thermal spring water sourced from the French town for which it was named, but you don’t have to be traveling to France to enjoy its benefits. From a multipurpose healing balm to a cleanser you can use on the whole family, here are eight products to put on your vacation essentials list from La Roche-Posay.
A soothing multipurpose body balm
Since space is at a premium when you’re traveling, we love the idea of packing multipurpose products. This versatile balm makes our list of vacation beauty essentials list because it comes in handy for so many situations, from soothing dry, chapped skin after a chilly day on the ski slopes to calming chafed skin caused by clothing or shoes rubbing the wrong way after a long day out and about. Key ingredients include vitamin B5, sustainably sourced shea butter, glycerin and La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water. It’s also free of fragrance and parabens and pediatrician-tested, so you can use Cicaplast Balm B5 on the entire family, children included.
A trusty lip balm
A lip balm is a vacation essential for any trip, big or small. With a smooth texture and botanical ingredients such as apricot kernel oil, meadowfoam seed oil and shea butter, this is a product that you’ll want to tote with you for all of your vacation adventures, from your airplane carry-on to your beach bag.
A hydrating and refreshing spray
Hotel rooms and airplane cabins are notorious for their dry air, and that lack of humidity can really take a toll on your skin. Revive dry, stressed skin with mineral-rich thermal spring water sourced from central France. Available in five- and ten-ounce spray bottles, you can pack this spring water in your checked bag and use it to instantly refresh dry, tight or irritated skin on your face or body. If you’re traveling to a tropical or desert destination, it makes for an especially cooling pick-me-up.
A long-lasting broad-spectrum sunscreen
No vacation skin care regimen is complete without broad-spectrum sunscreen, and this face and body formula from La Roche-Posay’s Anthelios sun care line is without a doubt a travel beauty essential. It features Cell-OX Shield Technology to protect your skin from both UVA and UVB rays with 3% avobenzone, 10% homosalate, 5% octisalate and 7% octocrylene, and the fast-absorbing texture makes it easy to apply. Because of its non-greasy feel, we especially like how it applies to tricky spots like your hairline, scalp and part.
A reef-safe mineral sunscreen
If you’re traveling to a beach destination such as Hawaii, local laws protecting marine wildlife prohibit sunscreens with chemical filters. Instead, you’ll want to protect your skin with a mineral-based sunscreen that contains zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide. This face sunscreen helps cover flaws with a subtle, universal tint and provides broad-spectrum protection with 11% titanium dioxide. If traditional cream-based formulas feel a bit heavy for your taste, you’ll love the way this lightweight liquid sunscreen absorbs quickly into your skin and dries to a matte finish. It also comes in an untinted version.
A body wash for the whole family
Are you ready for a real vacation skin care all-star? This gentle face and body cleanser is safe for use on babies as young as two weeks old, so you can pack one bottle and use it on the whole family. Made with glycerin, shea butter and vitamin B3, this foaming formula provides 24-hour hydration starting in the shower or bath. Whether you need to clean up after a sandy, salty day at the beach or a long day of travel, this versatile cleanser deserves a spot on your vacation essentials list.
A face wash and moisturizer for your skin type
A matching face cleanser and moisturizer duo will help keep your vacation skin care routine on track while you’re away from home. La Roche-Posay’s Toleriane line features two skin care pairs to choose from: the Purifying Foaming Cleanser and Double Repair Matte Moisturizer for oily skin types, or the Hydrating Gentle Cleanser and Double Repair Face Moisturizer for dry to normal skin. If you want to refill your existing bottle or decant into a travel-sized container, La Roche-Posay also offers 13.52-ounce refill packs of both the Purifying Foaming Cleanser and Hydrating Gentle Cleanser formulas.
A mascara that's up for anything
Even the most pared-down vacation makeup routine can benefit from a high-performance mascara. This formula creates three-dimensional volume by helping your lashes look thicker, denser and well-separated for maximum definition. With a waterproof formula that offers longevity while still washing off easily at the end of the day, this mascara should definitely make the cut for your vacation beauty essentials.
Now that you’re set with skin care for vacation, are you looking to round out your at-home skin care routine with some more essentials? You can check out our staff’s favorite La Roche-Posay products on the LovelySkin Blog.