This Is the Worst Seat on a Plane for Your Skin, According to a Former Flight Attendant

"In December, Fresha, a beauty and wellness booking platform, collaborated with ex-flight attendant Danielle Louise to explain how cabin airflow patterns can affect your skin and to share the exact seats most likely to leave passengers with tight, flaky, or dehydrated skin. As Louise explained, the humidity level inside a plane cabin can drop below 20 percent during flight, making the onboard environment drier than the Sahara."

"As for the worst seat in the house for your skin, that (dis)honor goes to the window seat. Here, Louise and Fresha explained, travelers can experience "High UV exposure, minimal airflow, and cold wall temperatures," which draw moisture out of the skin. Next on the list is the front of the cabin (sorry, Business Class flyers), and the last five rows. That's because "air pressure and humidity fluctuate most in takeoff/landing zones.""

Cabin humidity can fall below 20 percent, creating an onboard environment drier than the Sahara and accelerating skin moisture loss. Recycled air, higher UV exposure at altitude, cold cabin walls, and limited movement compound dehydration and weaken the skin barrier. Window seats deliver high UV exposure, minimal airflow, and cold wall temperatures that draw moisture from skin. Front cabin rows and the last five rows experience greater pressure and humidity fluctuations during takeoff and landing, worsening dehydration. Bulkhead rows offer stronger overhead airflow and extra legroom, and seats above the wing benefit from structural stabilization of pressure and humidity.

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