This year, I'm packing essential natural products to take care of my skin and that of my teenagers! I'm optimizing the kit to suit everyone at the same time :)

As I like to travel light and put my skin on a rather minimalist diet, I pack a lot of multi-use products...

For the shower, I use a solid soap (for the whole family) with a more intense fragrance than I'm used to, but still surgras and artisanal! I love the scent of "Jardin Littoral" soap, but we have lots of other very nice ones too. I also take my exfoliating powder to scrub my skin and keep it luminous all summer long. I mix the powder on my damp, soaped skin.

For the hair, I'll take a solid shampoo (again for the whole family) to keep things light and portable.

To carry my soap block and solid shampoo, I use a piece of recycled cotton fabric (like a tissue) to absorb moisture and protect them at the same time.

For body and face care, I take a bottle of jojoba oil to moisturize my body before going to bed, and I also use it on my hair if I'm swimming in the sea or river, to protect it from the sun and salt.

During the day, of course, I use a sun cream to protect all exposed areas of my body, but I try at all costs to avoid the hot hours (between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.), otherwise I cover my shoulders and wear a nice hat :)

During the day, if I'm too hot, I use my lavender hydrosol mist on my face and under my armpits too :)

I never forget to take my aloe vera gel to moisturize the skin on my face at the end of the day, but also for irritations, as an after-sun lotion or as a detangler for my teenage daughter's hair :)

As another multi-purpose product, I take a small amount of clay powder (in a salvaged pot) which I use as toothpaste (in combination with lemon or peppermint essential oil) and as a face cleanser in the evening to remove sunscreen. You can also use the tube of clay paste if you prefer.

I use less deodorant because I bathe more often during the day (in the river or in the sea) but if I'm going hiking, I apply a thin layer of deodorant balm in the morning (and I force my 2 teenagers to too :) ).

As for make-up, I'm an archi-minimalist, but I take along my black mascara (for the evening), a pencil that I use for my eyes and eyebrows at the same time, and my fairy balm for a glossy finish on my lips.

Last but not least, I'm taking along a few essential oils like lavender aspic (for stings and burns), peppermint (for digestion, travel sickness or sprains) and lemon (for my tooth clay paste).

Find my entire selection here!

Have a great summer!

Sophie

Creator of MAKESENZ