I make my own amenity kit for long flights — here’s what’s inside

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I love a good inflight amenity kit. Seeing a colorful little pouch stocked with travel-size products waiting at my seat is one of my favorite parts of flying in the front of the plane.Airlines often partner with fancy brands familiar to premium flyers, such as Sisley or Kiehl's, to provide skincare goodies in addition to the standard kit-stuffers like earplugs and eye masks.The only thing is, I have a bizarre allergy. While ultra-soothing for most people, aloe vera makes me break out. I know certain brands are safe for me. For example, the Shiseido Men skincare line stocked in Japan Airlines first class and the L'Occitane products in Lufthansa Allegris business class don't make me itch.ERIC ROSEN/THE POINTS GUYUnfortunately, many other skincare products contain this scurrilous succulent, so I have to be careful about which amenity kits I use... and which ones I tuck away to take home to my husband.After encountering aloe-laden skincare products in amenity kit after amenity kit (I know, it's like complaining they only pour one type of Champagne in first class), I finally decided to take matters into my own hands.I put together my very own DIY amenity kit for flights so I would know ...

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