Airplane flight acne

[Squash]

A few days ago I flew from America back to my home in Europe, in total flew 12 hours in an airplane, crossing multiple time zones and having only slept 3 hours in the plane or so. My face literally exploded in tiny bumps. This was also true the last time I flew an airplane.

Can anyone give me an explanation for this?

[panacea]

that makes no sense, since I thought acne takes days to appear

[RRM]

... flew 12 hours in an airplane, crossing multiple time zones and having only slept 3 hours in the plane or so. My face literally exploded in tiny bumps.

Yes, among frequent travelers it is well known that flying can make you retain a lot of water.

...I thought acne takes days to appear

No, it may take up to a few days, but it may also just take a few hours.

[Squash]

... flew 12 hours in an airplane, crossing multiple time zones and having only slept 3 hours in the plane or so. My face literally exploded in tiny bumps.

Yes, among frequent travelers it is well known that flying can make you retain a lot of water.

The explanation I read was the low humidity, detracting water from the outer layer of the skin and thus provoking an increased sebum/oil output to protect the skin from further dehydration. My skin also got extremely oily (it still is a little) after the flight.

Another explanation was the lack of sleep AND the constipation I experienced! I had terribly gassy stomach cramps the entire flight.

[RRM]

In conclusion, flying often influences the condition of the skin.