Essential Travel Toiletries for Women

Travelling Light with Toiletries

It’s taken me years to feel like I’ve mastered the art of travelling light with toiletries, but now that I have, I keep a separate travel bag with duplicates of all my essential travel toiletries. It’s ready to throw in my suitcase when I’m heading off on my next trip.

I’m a keen short break holiday traveler, so having my toiletries ready to go really takes the stress out of travelling.  I also find my friends frequently marvel and the compact ‘carry-on-luggage’ size case I use. 

I enjoy walking and cycling holidays and sometimes I might be carrying my luggage for an overnight stay, so keeping toiletries to a minimum is essential. I bring small light weight containers. This is my list of essentials that will fit into one standard size toiletry bag.

Essential Travel Toiletries for Women

1. Shower gel – try Hendy & Fern 100 ml pouches
2. Favorite shampoos & conditioners can be decanted into small reusable bottles.
3. Razor
4. Bar Soap – this really is a game changer. I promise you that this one product can be used as; shaving cream, hand and body wash and for hand washing your smalls.
5. Hairdryer: It’s worth making sure the places you are staying have hair dryers. In an emergency I pin my hair up with lots of hair grips. My motto is if it’s up its styled.
6. Body Lotion - I might trade this in for Smidge midge and insect repellent if I’m travelling somewhere where there are biting insects. It’s very moisturizing and smells nice.
7. Face wash – travel sized
8. Face moisturizer – travel sized
9. Lip Balm: Make sure it has SPF if you expect to be spending a lot of time outdoors.
10. Mini Swiss army pocket knife with tweezers, nail file, scissors screwdriver – you name it, it’s got the lot.

Happy travels folks!