How to Protect Skin from Holi Colors
Holi is a festival which is celebrated with great fervor in our country. Whether it is the water colors or water balloons we expect to celebrate it with great love with each and every one.
Here are some ways to protect your skin from holi colors:
- If a day before Holi, mustard oil is applied on body, especially on face, hands and legs then the color can be removed from the skin easily. Additionally, this oil should be applied on the hair. By this, you can protect your hair from damage caused by colors. Hair containing oil, store less color comparatively.
- If anyone doesn’t like applying oil, then instead a lotion an also be used. After this, you can apply as much color you want, since, no strong color will be able to stay on your skin.
- Holi should never be played with chemical colors. For this, you can beforehand tell your friends that colors containing chemical are not safe for skin.
- To protect your skin from the adverse effect of colors, you can apply sunscreen lotion on your body. This can possibly decrease the chemical effect of color.
- If while playing holi, some dry color gets into your eyes then rinse it with clean water. On the day of Holi washing your eyes, time and again with water is advisable. But, do remember not to rub your eyes, this may cause irritation in your eyes.
- After playing Holi when you go for bathing, soak Multani Mithi about an hour before. While taking bath apply this on skin where color is there. Dry this pack for some period of time, then after drying wash it. This Mud pack is very helpful in removing colors from the body.
- If you apply cold cream, Vaseline, olive oil or coconut oil on body, half an hour before playing Holi then the hold of color on skin becomes weak.
