At the end of this week I am going on holiday to the beautiful state of Florida. I love seeing what other people take on holiday so I thought I would share what I consider travel essentials for my upcoming trip.
I've been lucky enough have packed for this particular trip a few times in my adult life and I know what I need to take with me to deal with the very hot sun in Florida.
Firstly I have to mention that all of my travel essentials will be packed in my Cath Kidston Travel bag, as seen in the pictures. I bought this last year so it's no longer available but you can find similar items on the high street. I have to say I'd be lost without mine and it has a little hook so when you get to your destination all you have to do is hang it from the back of your door and everything is in one place!
I need to be really careful about not burning. Even though I have medium tone skin I have lots of freckles and my lips are prone to badly burning. Therefore, I always have a few options of SPF lip balm. I make sure to have at least 2, one I can throw in my pool bag and one I can keep in my handbag. This years offerings are the Balmi Cube Lip Balm in the coconut option. It's SPF 15 and protects against harmful UVA rays. Its also a nice formula, not sticky and tastes amazing! The other lip balm I'm taking is also SPF 15 from the Tone It Up girls and is pineapple flavoured but it's currently not on sale at the moment. Boo! I like this because it's really small and handy to carry about with you and it tastes like a tropical paradise!
I tried Institut Esthederm tanning products for the first time last year and was absolutely blown away. They are very expensive and are definitely a considered purchase, but I'm very glad I invested in them. Also my sister has extremely sensitive skin and is prone to getting really bad prickly heat and she didn't burn or get prickly heat in two weeks baking in the Florida sun so it's worth looking into if you suffer from the same affliction!
I have the UV inCellium Bronzant face and body spray which improves your skins natural defence in the sun. Institut Estherderm works differently from traditional SPF's which is why you won't see me talking about the SPF rating here, rather they go by the type of sun you will be bathing in. I'm also taking the Adaptasun Sensitive Skin tanning face cream for Extreme Sun which helps you tan quickly and safely.
Next up I have the not very well known in the UK but utterly fantastic Amazing Maui Babe Browning Lotion. If you want to get your hands on this in the UK, I bought mine from eBay. This gave me the deepest tan I've ever had, and I don't usually go very brown. It has aloe to prevent burning, and other ingredients which help give you a truly deep dark tan even in a short amount of tanning time. This has NO SPF in it so make sure you wear sun tan lotion too! The lotion itself is brown but isn't a self tanner and it smells a little like coffee but trust me its worth it.
As seen in the picture above I always take a mini high factor sun screen in case I'm out and about and I have burned somewhere. The Nivea pocket size is small enough to fit in my day bag and I wouldn't want to be anywhere in Florida without it. The other little mini I have (which comes as a pack of 3) is a cooling water mist for face and body for those really hot sticky days. I got these in Bodycare for £1 and can't find any details for them online!
So there are my sun care staples, hope you enjoyed!
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