Mum-of-four swears by bizarre £1 beauty trick to stop you catching bugs on plane

A frequent flyer, mum-of-four and beauty guru has revealed her foolproof trick to avoid catching illnesses on planes.

The skincare range founder and aesthetician Caroline Hirons swears by a bit of hand cream up the nose to ward off bugs.

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Speaking to Conde Nast, Caroline Hirons said: “My best tip – which came from beauty journalist Newby Hands, is if you’re travelling on any transport with recirculated air is to put your hand cream up your nostrils.”

“It keeps your nasal hairs wet, and dry nasal hairs is why you get sick when you travel.”

“It’s also a great barrier to help keep out bacteria so you don’t get sick.” 

Gwyneth Paltrow also reckons she has the solution for batting away germs on a flight – colloidal silver.

The actress says that she avoids getting ill on planes with the aid of a colloidal silver spray that costs around £10.

Over on GOOP she revealed: “They say that [colloidal silver] keeps germs at bay so I spray this in the air around me when I sit down. It’s worth the few odd looks.”

Active silver is believed to be antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal – it was used widely healing until 1938 when antibiotics were introduced.

And it’s not just Gwyneth who swears by it – Strictly Come Dancing’s Debbie McGee has revealed she loves the stuff too.

Debbie said: “I love my food and health supplements… which build up your immune system.”

But experts say there are no high quality studies on the health benefits of taking colloidal silver, and talking it as a daily supplement can make you turn a blue-grey colour.

Known as argyia, the condition leaves sufferers with skin and gum discolouration that can be permanent.

Colloidal silver is not clinically considered safe to ingest or use on your skin and can have other side effects, like kidney damage, and it can interfere with medication a person is taking.

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) said “evidence supporting health-related claims is lacking” and notes “colloidal silver can be dangerous to your health”.

Sun Online Travel previously revealed that the air on planes is so polluted that it could be making you unwell.

And you might want to think twice about using the blanket on a flight if you don’t want to get germs from another passenger – sometimes they’ve not been washed in between uses.

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