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Travel Prep: Time to Get Your Vacation On!

Nothing's worse than getting your goods confiscated by those pesky FAA guards at the airport just because your tube of Kiehl's moisturizer is over 4 oz. And you can't always count on the hotel having separate shampoos and conditioners either. Before you get outta dodge this summer on a little road trip, make sure you're prepared...

hair

blow's travel kit contains a daily volumizing shampoo and conditioner as well as styling mists, Alba Botanicals' contains shampoo/conditioner, bath gel and shaving cream in delicious scents like coconut lime and french lavender and Cutler's Carry On Collection is stocked with a daily shampoo & conditioner, body wash, and body milk in an airplane ready ziplock. They're all the essentials you'll need that will keep your hair smooth and silky no matter where you're headed.

face

Weleda's Wild Rose Facial Care Kit, H2O Plus Sea Clear Clarifying Kit and Noah's Naturals Facial Starter Kit are the three perfect travel companion sets that will keep your face clean, radiant and moisturized no matter if you're in the Egyptian desert or Costa Rican jungle.

Lalicious' Travel Set has body scrubs, butters and oils in vacation ready scents like Tahitian Flower and Island Guava and they all come in a cute clutch with a bamboo handle - use the products to moisturize and the clutch to tote out on the town. Also, Burt's Bees Natural Remedy Outdoor Survival Kit is perfect for those camping trips out in the Ozarks. With poison ivy soap, a rosemary shampoo bar, hand salve, and an all-in-one wash you will be safe from those pesky outdoor elements.

scents

Since you can't tote along your favorite fragrance over 4 oz (thanks LAX for confiscating Chanel's Chance scent on my trip to NY...one of your agents is smelling nice right about now) these travel-friendly options are guaranteed to make their way past the x-rays. red flower's guaiac perfume comes in a roll on variety and is handcrafted with all organic oils. Also free of harsh chemicals is LaVanila's Healthy Fragrance Roll On in Vanilla Coconut which blends Madagascar vanilla with Goji Berry and Kakadu Plum infused essential oils. Banana Republic's Classic fragrance is unisex with a clean and modern feel in a mini 7.5 ml bottle and Soap and Paper Factory is the ideal choice, as their solid fragrance, in scents like rosewood and orange blossom, don't even need to go in a ziplock bag.

Even though you requested a non-smoking room, sometimes there's a hidden scent you can't seem to get rid of. Fear not! Burn's Voyage candles and Apothia's Aromatic Mini Diffusers are compact and just the right travel accessory to assist in making your home away from home smell just like, well home.

tote

To tote all your travel ready goodies, snag one of Timi & Leslie's Jane Bags. The patent tote has a detachable shoulder strap as well as plenty of inner pockets that works to carry your Sula Lip Balm trio or the baby's bottle.

Story by Gena Oppenheim.

 

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