Holi means Colors and color mean those stubborn shades that will not go away easily but that is not going to stop us from playing this super fun festival. But then how to protect ourselves or get rid of these colors? Don’t worry! We have every solution for you. So let us start:

1. Keep in mind to wash your face and body with cold water instead of hot water as it solidifies the color making it tough to get rid of.

2. An hour before going out for Holi party apply cold cream on your skin and coconut oil to your hair as it will help to create a protective layer from the colors, making it easier to wash away later.

3. Make a pack of honey and papaya and mix it with multani mitti. Use this mixture as a scrub for parts where you’ve got stubborn Holi Colors. The color may not come off in one go but the paste will really lessen the effect. Use it every alternate day till the colors comes off completely.

4. Lemon has citric acid which is the perfect element for lightening Holi colors. You can blend lemon juice with honey and apply it all over you face and body for few minutes.

5. You can make another effective pack of curd, gram flour, turmeric, olive oil and lemon juice. All of these help to reduce the visibility of dark shades and the skin to get back to its original color and glow quickly.

6. Holi colors can often cause rashes and irritation, especially in sensitive and acne-prone skin types. So once you have washed off the Holi colors massage your body with a good quality antiseptic cream. For your face, make a mixture of calamine lotion and rosewater and massage until it gets absorbed.

7. For your lovely hair where Holi colors are stricken, you can massage your scalp for 30 minutes with egg yolk.

8. To take off colors from your hair you can also apply the mixture of curd and methi powder. This method will not only help you in getting rid of colors but will also protect your hair from the harmful effects of chemicals and other harmful substances that are used on Holi.

9. Before using your face wash you can apply coconut oil to your face for few minutes as it will help you to remove Holi colors easily. It will also help to give you relief from itchiness caused by harmful colors.

10. Use soaked amchur powder and avoid too much washing your face as this will make your skin dry.

11. To remove the effect of itching, you can use a combination of glycerin with rose water on your face and rinse it with warm water.

12. A cleanser that has Lemon and Aloe Vera in it is also effective to remove color. Even Cetaphil cleansers and antiseptic cream are helpful in removing these tough colors.

13. Before going out for Holi you can apply moisturizer to your hands, face and all the exposed parts of your body.

14. This one is for ladies; you can apply dark color nail paint to your nails so that your nails do not get colored. Later you can remove it.

15. Girls, you can apply foundation just before playing Holi as it will protect your skin from dry colors. Also, you can apply Vaseline to your lips.

Socialpost wishes you all a very happy and safe Holi.