Since most airlines charge to check extra bags, and you can’t bring full size skin care products on the plane, tons of companies are now offering travel size skin care products. I’ve always loved travel size toiletries because they’re cheap to try, and great for committment-phobes, but now more higher end companies are making mini versions of their products too.
3 Fl oz
As a carry-on, the TSA allows a quart-size ziploc bag with products up to 3 fl oz each. With a little practice, it’s amazing how much you can stuff in one little bag – last time I flew, I shoved about 15 products in my ziploc, which is sort of scary since I only went on a weekend trip! 3floz.com is a website dedicated entirely to travel size products! They specialize in mostly non-drugstore brands like DDF, Go Smile, and Phyto. Their slogan is “for those who travel, those who are curious, and those who can’t commit.” Beauty.com and Dermstore.com are other sites with a lot of mini products.
Sephora also has tons of travel size versions of their best-selling products. In the website’s search box, just type in: travel. As a bonus, this week they’re giving away 10 free skincare samples with any order.
Travel Size at Amazon
If your drugstore doesn’t have your favorite travel size beauty product, check out Amazon – they have tons of the cheaper drugstore-brand travel toiletries. And of course for the frugal person, there’s always the free hotel room toiletries! You know you’re really frugal when you stay at hotels that don’t even provide free products – up until a few years ago, that was me! Usually I just buy little plastic containers at Target and fill them up with my shampoo, sunscreen, and moisturizer, etc., but it’s still fun to actually find your favorite product in its mini version, even though it costs more per ounce. Just remember that some products will lose their effectiveness when put in non-airtight jar packaging, so don’t put retinol or antioxidant products in new containers.
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April 15th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Whenever I go to CVS or Target I always stop at the mini travel aisle to see what new products they have. I know they cost more, but I like to try everything! And if the products have made it to the mini size, I figure they are the best sellers, and maybe I’ll find soomething great.
April 15th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
My boyfriend is obsessed with those travel items. He’s managed to find small versions of all of his favorite hair and face stuff, and then he buys like 5 of each one.