As soon as the festival of Holi comes, many types of emotions and waves begin to rise in the mind. Colors have special significance at the festival of Holi.

Everyone celebrates holi festival by coloring each other.

A few days before the Holi festival, the markets are decorated and many types of colors are seen in the shops.

But nowadays colors containing chemicals are sold in the market which are extremely harmful to health, especially for the skin.

On the contrary, in old times, people used to make colors on the occasion of holi with turmeric, sandalwood, rose and a variety of flowers in a natural way at home.

It is important to avoid harmful colors found in the market. Today, we will tell you how you can save your skin and hair from the colors of Holi.

Wear Clothes That Cover The Whole Body

To avoid harmful effects of the colors of Holi, wear clothes covering the entire body. Try to wear a full-size kurta etc.

Swimming suits can also be worn inside the clothing to protect skin from infection.

Special Care of Eyes

Sometimes no matter how much you may avoid, the color goes into your eyes while playing Holi, which can damage your eyes.

Color these days are so harmful that one can even lose the eyesight.

Wear glasses to protect your eyes and if possible do not apply color to your face. But, even if color goes into your eyes, do not rub the eyes but clean them with clean water.

Apply  Moisturizers On The Skin

Before playing Holi, apply any oil or moisturizers on your body. Applying it reduces the harmful effects of colors and later also removes color from the skin.

Veseline or coconut oil can be used especially on face, hands and ears to avoid the effect of the colors.

Special Care Of The Hair

While coloring in Holi, color is often found on the hair, which becomes difficult to remove later. For this, oil your hair with coconut or mustard oil a night before Holi celebration.

This will not only prevent the color of your hair but removing Holi colors shall become easier.

How To Protect A Wound on Holi?

Harmful chemical substances found in the colors can worsen the wounds even more.

The elements present in these colors can cause harm by going through the wound.

Make sure to cover your wound with proper waterproof dressing.

Like This We Protect Nail            

Often, the color of the Holi goes in places between the nails and the skin, which is difficult to remove.

For this, you can apply Nail Polish before playing Holi. Apply nail polish to the nails slightly outwards. Apart from women and girls men can also use transparent nail polish.

Tricks to remove color at home

Use of Curd

Finding it hard to get the color out from your hair or skin? First, do not rub it. Extensive rubbing can peel the skin off.

Place the curd in the face and hair and leave it like this for half an hour before hitting the shower.

Color will leave your skin and color like cheap rats run from a sinking boat. Lemon juice can also be mixed in yogurt.

Use Of Glycerin To Remove Color

Glycerin can also be used to remove color. For this, putting on rose water mixed with glycerin will help. After keeping the mixture on the face for a while, washing the face with hot water easily leaves the color.

Apart from this, it can also be applied on the face by mixing honey and lemon juice on the face. Mixing flour and baking soda for five minutes and keeping the mix on color can do wonders too.

Don’t Use These Color

Avoid black, green, purple and blue colors specially during Holi. These colors can be harmful to the skin. These colors contain harmful substances.

There is a possibility of lead oxide in black. Copper Sulfate is found mainly in green. Green color can be extremely harmful for the eyes, it can damage our eyes.

Harmful substances are also found in purple colors. purple color prevent  respiratory problems.

(Vibhor)