(HealthDayNews) -- Airplane travel often leaves your skin and eyes feeling dry. This is because the humidity in an aircraft cabin is usually less than 20 and nbsp;percent, says the Aerospace Medical Association.

The dry air may cause you some discomfort, but there is little risk to your health.

Here's what you can do to minimize the dryness:

• Drink reasonable amounts of water and juices.
• Limit your consumption of alcohol, tea, coffee and caffeinated drinks. They cause you to lose fluids.
• Wear glasses instead of contact lenses.
• Apply a skin moisturizer.

-- Felicity Stone

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