Gate-side toiletries top‑up in Terminal 1
Five minutes from most Schengen gates in Terminal 1, Health and Beauty is the spot to fix anything you forgot to pack. It sits airside after security, so you can grab last‑minute items without risking passport control queues. Think basic pharmacy-style stock rather than luxury spa: everyday skincare, travel-sized shampoos, deodorant, dental kits, and simple makeup staples.
Prices sit a bit above downtown Kraków drugstores, but not in the duty free “shock” tier: expect around 15–25 PLN for travel-sized toiletries and 30–60 PLN for mainstream skincare brands. You’ll also see sunscreen in the usual 100 ml carry-on size, plus wipes and hand sanitiser that actually fit into a liquids bag. This is more practical restock than souvenir shop.
Selection runs heavier on European brands you’ll recognise from local supermarkets, lighter on niche US labels. You can usually piece together a full overnight kit here: razor, shaving foam, mini shower gel, toothbrush, toothpaste, and basic haircare. Stock of painkillers and first-aid bits varies by day, so don’t bank on finding a full pharmacy range if you need something specific.
Health and Beauty keeps standard airport trading hours, roughly from first departures to the last evening wave, so early-morning flights around 6:00 and late returns after 22:00 are generally covered. Watch the queues: it’s a small footprint, and a couple of families can clog the single till. Quick tip: snap a photo of the shelf price tag; if it scans wrong at the register, it’s much easier to get it corrected.