Let’s Talk Hotel Room Humidity.

Control your climate with hotel room humidity.

If you’re traveling to a dry climate (like Las Vegas, for example) you should be aware that hotel room humidity can be an ISSUE.

This is especially true if you’re a water-soaked Southerner like me who is used to a certain level of moisture in the air (and in my skin).

We’ve talked about the horrors of dehydration that come with long-distance travel. Unfortunately, that horror doesn’t always disappear when you arrive at your hotel.

Even if you’re keeping up with your water intake, the central air in your hotel room (coupled with a dry climate) will work hard to suck every bit of humidity out of your body as you do simple things like breathe and sleep.

Think about it- there’s a huge, industrial-sized AC unit pumping nearly constant dry air into your little hotel room. This happens at a much higher rate than you’re used to in your home.

Combine that with a super dry climate and you’ll be waking up with dry nostrils, a parched throat, cracked lips, and tight, flaky skin. Never mind the dehydration headache that will linger like a New Year’s Day Week hangover.

It’s painful. And it’s not cute.

INTRODUCING: the wonders of a travel humidifier: a handy little way to keep your hotel room humidity level from sabotaging your face.  
*In an absolute pinch, it can help to soak a towel in water and drape it over your AC return, but this is a messy way to do it and I only recommend it in an emergency.

Constantly replacing the moisture in the air keeps your skin and respiratory passages nice and dewy, combatting the dry air pulsing out of the AC unit (and in the natural climate) in your small space.

Another hot tip: Use a q-tip to swab a tiny bit of nasal gel (I freakin’ LOVE this stuff) inside your nostrils before you go to bed (or any time your nose feels dry and painful). This will keep the membranes moist while you sleep and prevent that painful dry nose feeling in the morning. I also do this at home (or anywhere) when the seasons change and on airplanes to combat the dry air’s (rude) assault upon my sinuses.

Just keep your destination in mind. 

If you’re going somewhere tropical and humid, you likely won’t need much extra hydration. If you’re headed for an altitude you’re not accustomed to or an arid region of the planet, you might just thank me for this little nugget of sinus-saving, face-plumping advice.

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