The festival of colour Holi has arrived. This ancient tradition marks the end of winter and honors the triumph of good over evil. Everyone is ready with bonfire, colorful powder called gulal, sweets to celebrate Holi.
Holi means the festival of colour and throwing colour to each other is its primary part. No one can predict how harmful that colour would be. We can take few prevention to protect our skins from these harmful colours.
Here are few tips that will remove colour from your clothes and prevent colour to damage your skin and hair.
To remove Colour from Clothes
Bleech : This remedy is very useful for white clothes. Soak your clothes in hot water and add non-chloride bleach.
White Vinegar : A half cup of vinegar would work as the best remedy. Add the half cup of vinegar in cold water. Add some teaspoon Detergent powder and soak your clothes there. Vinegar is an acid. Therefore it works to remove colour from clothes.
Colin or a window cleaner : An ammonia based window cleaner is good to remove any stain or colour.
Lemon juice : The acidic nature of lemon juice too works to remove colour.
To remove colour from shoes
Water with vinegar works as the best remedy to remove colour from shoes. Spray it and use a toothbrush to polish it and keep it until it becomes dry.
Another remedy is nail polish remover to get rid of colours from shoes.
To protect your face and hair
You can out oil on your hair, face and hands before playing holi. This will help block the colours from contracting your skin.
To remove colour from hair and face
Take three spoons of curd and a spoon of gram flour. Apply it for half an hour.