Play Holi with natural colors like turmeric, chandan, and henna to avoid harsh chemicals. Celebrate in a dry way to reduce pollution and waste. Slather coconut or sunflower oil on your body and hair before playing to prevent absorption and dryness. Trim nails short and paint them darkly, covering with petroleum jelly for protection. Wear sunglasses and opt for dark cotton over synthetics to avoid stains and stickiness. Remove color afterward by slathering more oil and washing after an hour.

1. Ways to Ensure You Have a Colorful, Enriched & Safe Holi
Holi, the fes val of colors is just around the corner and you must be all ready with your plans to play
with colors and enjoy scrump ous sweets with your family and friends. While this fes val is all
about having a good me with friends and family, it also calls for a few safety measures and
precau ons to be followed for yourself, your loved ones and also, your home. Here, we bring you
important psforafunandsafeHolicelebra onsthisyear:
Play Holi with natural colors: Make your own natural colors by simply using turmeric, chandan &
henna and making their different combina ons with your imagina ons. Such colors are harmless
andcaneasilybewashedoff.
Celebrate it in a dry way: Using pichkaris will create unnecessary garbage, waste a lot of water and
pollute the environment. Therefore, celebrate a dry Holi to avoid such unnecessary and damaging
consequencestosaveourpreciousenvironment.
Slather coconut or sunflower oil on your hair & body from head to toe: The layer of oil will reduce
theabsorp onofcolorsthroughskinporesandalsopreventdryness.
Trim your nails short and paint them in dark colors: Layer the nail paint with petroleum jelly for
addedprotec on.ThiswillensurenoharmfulHolicolorsgetunderyournailbed.
Wear a pair of sunglasses to protect your eyes: Ge ng any of those harmful chemicals in your eyes
isextremelypainful.Don’triskit.
Go for dark colored co on clothing over denims and synthe cs: Denim would get really heavy
a erbeingdrenchedandsynthe cstendtogetannoyinglys cky.
A er the celebra ons, slather another layer of oil on your skin to get rid of the colors: Most of the
colorsareoilsoluble.Washyourselfoffa erleavingtheoilonforaboutanhour.
Keep those stains away: This Holi also ensure that while you host a party your home is not subject
to permanent stains. For flooring, put a paste of baking soda and some water on to the stain and let
it dry, and clean it. For furniture you could use a co on ball covered in acetone, rub it on the stain.
And, for upholstery, soak it in water with white vinegar or lemon juice, leave it for 15 minutes and
wipeofftheareawithaco onball.
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