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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe masks she\u2019s referring to are the gooey liquid strips that some use under their eyes or on their whole face. They can appear white, gold, silver, and even see-through, not unlike something one might see in a horror flick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what are they exactly? Marie Lodie explains in Allure Magazine that as we age, our body loses collagen. And while these popular face masks can\u2019t bring it back, they can nourish just enough to give a healthy glow. She quotes Alicia Yoon, founder of Peach & Lily, who says, \u201cIn general, they are typically formulated to visibly hydrate, smooth, firm, and deliver radiant skin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who wouldn\u2019t want radiant skin upon landing? Poole\u2019s question received over 1.2 thousand comments on Threads alone, in just two days. But one comment stood out right away. A pilot, known online as Captain Bobbie, posted a photo with his under-eye collagen strips, writing, \u201cIt\u2019s literally in the descent checklist. I don\u2019t know what to tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The captain, whose bio in part on Threads reads, \u201cPilot. Yogi. Brash with class. Professional vagabond. Queer,\u201d was kind enough to answer a few questions for Upworthy<\/em>. Flying since he was 16, he shared, \u201cYes! I use the sheet masks, especially on long-haul flights. My dear friend and fellow pilot taught me her ways when we went to Japan together many years ago.\u201d He also adds, \u201cOutside of the flight deck, I enjoy traveling, yoga, cold plunging, and petting dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n His picture\/comment on the post has received over 90,000 likes and thousands of comments from people who seemed downright delighted. \u201cSet flaps to MOISTURIZED,\u201d exclaimed one. Another writes, \u201cWe are landing this plane HYDRATED. They teach that in flight school.\u201d And one discusses the importance of a gorgeous landing. \u201cGotta look hot for your post-flight strut through the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some wondered about the logistics of it. \u201cMy only question is\u2014when do you prep your skin for it?! I need to put a sheet mask on a fresh face, and I\u2019m at least wearing sunscreen on my way to the airport. Can\u2019t imagine washing my face in the plane bathroom?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another flight attendant wrote, \u201cWe don\u2019t mind what you wear\u2014masks, pyjamas, unicorn slippers. If it helps you survive dry cabin air and a red-eye, crack on. Just maybe don\u2019t stare into my soul during the safety demo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A friend who works for a major airline agreed with the pilot and many in the comments, due to the dry air. \u201cOnly the 787 has humidified air in the cabin, so your skin can get very dehydrated on all other planes. A lot of passengers do it for transcontinental flights, 5\u20137 hour flights.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cSet flaps to MOISTURIZED\u201d There was a time, nearly a century ago, when people took airplane etiquette very seriously. Hats, gloves, and dresses for the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/886377022_1113776887932630_5360029747667232509_n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12672"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12675,"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12672\/revisions\/12675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Captain](\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/origin_2bffc9.jpg?w=1200&quality=80\")
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