Holi endows us with a rare chance to let our hair down under the warmth of the sun, water and rainbow colors. But, after being outdoors for the entire day; amongst all the ‘tiring’ festivities – a rocking after-Holi-bash becomes inevitable! To turn you into the ultimate diva of your Holi Party, Permanent Makeup Expert and Executive Director of ALPS Beauty Clinics, Ms. Gunjan Gaur, shares some gentle post-Holi-care tips – just for you!
Soothe it Right: Just after getting home after playing colors, you can soothe your face with this multi-benefit pack. For this, mash the pulp of a cucumber and mix it with papaya, gram-flour and few drops of olive oil. Apply it liberally all over you face and wash off to reveal brighter & younger looking face. The cucumber will soothe your skin and papaya due to its papain content, will help make it brighter. While, the cleaning part will be perfectly implemented by gram-flour – the added olive oil will nourish and heal the rashes caused during your ‘play’.
Body Care: Before bathing, try removing dry colors (gulal) with a cotton cloth or dry palms. After this, go for a soothing bath using a loofah and a clarifying body-wash. Avoid using regular soaps to wash off colors, since soap, being an alkaline agent, will make your skin itch. Scrub your body to clear off the colors and dirt; also to bounce back to fair and glowing skin. But be sure to not rub the skin vigorously, as it can cause rashes over your skin. Rub a piece of papaya especially on colored areas of your face and body to reveal a colorless skin.
Mane Matters: Cleaning your mane after Holi is a huge task. Recommended is to take a head wash with plain water and allow the colors to go off on their own before you use a shampoo. Then, use a clarifying protein-based shampoo (twice or as required); followed by conditioning with a nourishing conditioner. To make your hair do away with the Holi blues, try this ultra-nourishing home remedy. Prepare a very smooth paste by adding ripe banana, avocado pulp, honey and curd. Apply this mixture on your scalp and hair for 30 – 45 minutes and wash-off to get smoother tresses.
Homely Touch: For scrubbing the colors-off with a homemade scrub, you can create this effective mix. For this, take 1 tbsp gram flour, 2 tbsp bran, 1 tbsp sandalwood powder, 1 tbsp rice flour, 1 tbsp fresh cream, 1 tbsp olive oil and 2 tbsp orange juice along with some poppy seeds and a little turmeric powder. This moisturizing and exfoliating pack, will scrub-off all your Holi colors. It will also prepare you for your Holi evening party by imparting a lush glow on your skin!
Save Thyself: There are several sparkling colors available nowadays that may contain glass crystals which can be utterly harmful for skin – so avoid such colors. Anyhow, if you already had encounter with such colors – rush to your nearest doctor on immediate basis. Moreover, one should also not use kerosene, petrol or spirits to remove the color-stains over the skin – as it can cause severe side-effects. Apart from this, if you swallowed some colors by chance and got stains in teeth – try applying a paste of lemon juice and fine salt over your teeth to help take-off the stains and flash a radiant smile, at your party!
