Burt's Bees Head To Toe Starter Kit, €16.95

This trial sized collection from this all-natural range contains far more than your usual bag –there's a peppermint foot lotion, lemon and butter cuticle cream, beeswax and banana hand cream, milk and honey body lotion, vitamin E body and bath oil, carrot complexion soap, and beeswax balm. No bag, alas, which is bit annoying. From pharmacies.

Star rating: 3/5

Liz Earle Flight Essentials Kit, €18.25

Small but perfectly formed collection of Liz Earle's greatest hits including a spritzer, moisturiser, hand repair cream and cuticle balm. This is functional and definitely one to have in your carry-on luggage but probably not the choice for a weekend away. www.lizearle.ie

Star rating: 2/5

Elemis Dream Journey Traveller, €132

This 10-piece luxury set is the kind of thing you fantasise about bringing on your sojourn to the Maldives, alongside your Tory Burch sarong and Melissa Odabash bikini. Included in the smart travel bag are a papaya enzyme peel, cellular recovery skin bliss capsules and oxygenating night cream – clearly not the choice for someone who just wants to bring the basics away with them. Amazing but beyond many budgets. From Harvey Nichols.

Star rating: 4/5

Bliss Sinkside Six-Pack, €23.20

Bliss's best-selling products are in travel size here in a transparent wash bag. There's a body butter, shampoo, conditioner, face wash, shower gel and soap slab (which comes in its own clear plastic zip-lock case). We love the cute packaging but you will have to be a fan of the products' citrusy and fairly strong lemon and Sage scent. From Brown Thomas.

Star rating: 3/5

Body Shop Vitamin E Travel Kit, €19.95

Vitamin E is very soothing for travel-stressed skin and these products have powerful antioxidant products. The kit has a cream cleanser, toner, moisturiser and nourishing night cream and comes in a pink mesh bag. It's not the most stylish choice in terms of appearance but it does exactly what it says on the tin.

Star rating: 4/5