Get your holiday off to a flying start

Do you normally emerge from your holiday flights frazzled rather than refreshed? Air pressure, fluctuating temperatures and humidity all take their toll and leave us feeling rumpled rather than ready for the holiday of a lifetime. We look at dry eyes, a common problem felt by flyers, and recommend a great health and beauty essential to combat them.

The problem: Dry eyes

Dry cabins and fluctuating on-board temperatures can lead to dry eyes mid-flight, which can cause painful itching and inflammation. Try switching off the air vent immediately above your seat and drink plenty of water. You could also try dry eye drops which naturally hydrate the eyes and keep them moisturised. Contact lens wearers on the go should keep to their usual routine when mid-flight and abroad to keep their eyes healthy and comfortable.

Bausch + Lomb’s new eye drop solution, Artelac Rebalance provides natural protection, enduring relief and ongoing hydration, by mimicking the natural tear film to help ease the symptoms and discomfort of dry eye. It is available from large pharmacies and costs RRP £14.95 and can be used safely by contact lens wearers. Apply one drop whenever required. artelac.co.uk

The Biotrue Flight Pack is the latest innovation in lens care on the go, containing two bottles of Biotrue solution (60ml), to lens cases and a zip bag. It costs around £6.75 and is available at Boots and leading opticians. biotrue.co.uk

Tired eyes are often dry eyes, Bausch + Lomb’s new eye drop solution, Artelac Rebalance, provides natural protection, enduring relief and ongoing hydration, by mimicking the natural tear film[ii] to help ease the symptoms and discomfort of dry eye.