Holi is festival of colours and is the occasion that also is a time to witness the change in climate. we must teach children about safety during Holi . Make them understand the true spirit of the festival as colors are a way to rejoice and appreciate the gift of love which we receive through friends and relatives. There are safe colors available and make sure kids do not smear the colors in the eyes or ingest the same.
Here are few tips for Safe Holi
-As far as possible use the natural colors.If the natural colors are not available then ,buy better quality of colors .
-Make sure that face is well creamed before and after play holi.Apply some coconut oil over your exposed body part so colour will not stick to the skin,i.e.will be easily washable.
- Use antiseptic cream or lacto-calamine ointment for hypersensitive skins before you start playing Holi
-Oil your hair well,so that the colors do not stick to the hair and can be removed easily later . You can wear some scarf to protect your hair.
-Make sure that the colors does not get into your eyes
-Use more of red or pink colours which looks good and can easily taken off. Gaudy purple, green, yellow, orange have more harmful chemicals in them and should be avoided.
-Apply thick coating of paint on your nails- both in fingers and toes so that they remain protected
-While removing colours, a cleanser may be used instead of soap, which tends to cause dryness
-Take a bath much later after the entire Holi celebration is over. Taking frequent baths, washing the face again and again, will ruin your skin. You will also lose hair, for too much soap/shampoo has a drying effect.
- Use besan mixed with curd and turmeric when u take a bath.It removes the colour easily.
Use Herbal / Natural colors instead of Synthetic colors because these festivals are for enjoyment.
Dont' Forget to Enjoy your Holi .. HAPPY HOLI !
Tips to make Natural holi colors
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Green | Use mehendi / henna powder, separately or mix with equal quantity of any suitable flour to attain a lovely green shade.
Make use only pure mehendi and not the one mixed with amla (meant to be applied to our hair) as this would be brown in colour. Dry mehendi will not leave colour on your face as it can be easily brushed off. Only when it is a paste (i.e. it is mixed in water) will it leave a slight colour on your face. Thus, it can be used as a pucca / fast colour. | Mix two teaspoons of mehendi in one litre of water. Stir well. Green colour can also be obtained by mixing a fine paste of leaves like spinach / palak, coriander / dhaniya, mint / pudina, tomato leaves, etc. in water. |
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Yellow | Mix two teaspoons of haldi / Turmeric powder with double quantity of besan (gram flour). Haldi and besan are extremely healthy for our skin, and are also used widely as a ubtan while taking bath.
You can use the ordinary haldi or "kasturi" haldi which is very fragrant and has enhanced therapeutic effects. Besan can be substituted by atta, maida, rice flour, arra rot (ground nut) powder, fuller's earth (multani mitti) and even talcum powder. | Add one teaspoon of haldi to two litres of water and stir well. This can be boiled to increase the concentration of colour and further diluted.
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Red | Red Sandal Wood Powder / Raktachandan / Lalchandan (Pterocarpus santalinus) has a beautiful red colour, is extremely beneficial for the skin and is used in face packs, etc. This can be used instead of Red Gulal. | Put 2 teaspoons of Red Sandal wood powder in a litre of water and boil. Dilute and use. Peels of Red Pomegranate boiled in water give red. For a bright orangish-red, mix thoroughly a pinch of chuna / lime powder (the one that we eat with our paan / betel leaves) with 2 spoons of haldi/ turmeric powder and a few drops of water. Use only after diluting with 10 litres of water. |
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Magenta |
| Slice or grate one Beet root. Soak in 1 litre of water for a wonderful magenta. Boil or leave overnight for a deeper shade. Dilute. |
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Saffron |
| Soak a few stalks of Saffron / Kesar in 2 table spoons of water. Leave for few hours and grind to make a fine paste. Dilute with water for desired colour strength. Though expensive, it is excellent for our skin. |
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Brown |
| Kattha (Acacia catechu), the one eaten in pan, when mixed with water will give a brownish colour. - Boil Tea or Coffee leaves in water. Cool and use. |
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| Boil dried fruits of Amla / Indian Gooseberry in an iron vessel and leave overnight. Dilute with water and use. |
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