BEFORE HOLI:
1) Before going to play Holi apply either castor oil or olive oil to the hair. The oil will form a layer over the hair and when you will wash you hair the colors will come off easily.
2) Apply mosituriser to your hands, face and all the exposed body parts.
3) Applydark color nail paint to your nails so that the nails do not get colored. Later remove the nail paint.
4) Wash your face with cold water if you get ant color on your face. Some colors get permanent after drying up.
5) Apply foundation just before playing Holi. This will protect your skin from dry colours. Also apply vaseline to your lips.
Hair:
To discourage hair loss and fall due to harsh chemicals in the holi colors, here are some remedies.
1) Apply almond oil and olive oil to your hair every night.
2) Soak fenugreek seeds in 4 tablespoon of curd then apply to hair or apply yellow of egg to the scalp for 30 minutes. Then wash away with shampoo.
3) Mix 1 tablespoon of vinegar to 3 tablespoon of oil and apply it to the hair. This will provide strength to your hair.
PACKS:
Pack for dry skin:1 tsp almond powder1 tsp honey2 drops lemon juicelittle milkMake a paste of all the ingredients and apply it your face. Let it stay for 20 minutes. Wet your hand with little water and try to rub offthe pack from the face. This will make your skin soft and clean.Pack for oily skin:1 tsp Masoor Daldried Orange peel 1 tsp rose water2 - 3 drops lemon juiceMake a paste of all ingredients and apply it to the face. When the pack gets dried, apply some water on your hands and then try to rub off the pack.
Things to remember:
1) Use cold water to remove the colors, hot water makes the color fast and it is difficult to get rid of them.
2) Do not wash your face again and again. This will make your face dry.
3) Do not rub your skin with any rough and hard thing. This will make your skin itchy. Apply coconut oil with the help of cotton and ten try to remove the colors.
4) To lighten the color, rub lemon wedges and then aplly wheat flour and oil mixture.
5) Apply moisturiser to the entire body immediately after a bath.
6) If you are planing a bleach or facial then wait for atleast a week.
7) Applying soaked amchur powder also helps get rid of color.
