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Happy and safe Holi || Open Mind

260 views · Published 7 March 2017 · 5:22 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Open Mind · 2017 · Education

## Happy and safe Holi || Open Mind

Introduction- Holi is one of the major festivals of Hindus. It is celebrated in many parts of India, but especially in the north of India. The festival is celebrated for two to three days. It is a spring festival and perhaps and the happiest and most colourful festival. Try using natural colours such as henna, turmeric, marigold flowers, tomatoes and tea leaves for a safe and skin friendly Holi. Today, we often don’t know what goes in those artificial colours, which results a dangerous disease. Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with a Holika bonfire where people gather, do religious rituals in front of the bonfire, and pray that their internal evil should be destroyed as the bonfire starts. There is a symbolic legend to explain why Holi is celebrated as a festival of colours in the honor of Hindu God Vishnu and his follower Prahlad. Hiranykashipu, father of Prahlad, thought he was God, and demanded that everyone worship only him. But Prahlad disagreed this. This infuriated Hiranykashipu and gave cruel punishment to Prahlad. Finally, Holika Prahald’s evil aunt tricked him into sitting on a pyre with her. Holika was wearing a cloak that made her immune to injury from fire, while Prahlad was not. As the fire roared, the cloak flew from Holika and encased Prahlad, who survived while Holika burned. Vishnu, the God who appears as an avatar to restore Dharma in Hindu beliefs, took the form of Narasimha- half human and half lion at dusk, took Hiranykashipu at a doorstep, placed him on his lap and then eviscerated and killed with his lion claws. The Holika bonfire and Holi signifies the celebration of the symbolic victory of Good over evil, of Prahlad over Hiranykashipu, and of the fire that burned Holika.

• Prevention- People make most of the festival by playing with colours, water guns, water filled balloons, etc. But this vibrant festival can cause damage to your skin and hair. Here few tip to make your Holi safe and joyful.
1. Make sure that you apply a good sunscreen or moisturizer before or after you play with colours.
2. Use coconut oil, olive oil, mustard oil on your face and body.
3. Oil your hair with coconut, olive or castor oil. It will make it easier to remove while washing off colours.
4. You can also cover your head with a thick scarf to protect your hair from being soaked in colours.
5. Protect your lips by using a good lip balm.
6. Always clean your face with a cleaning milk of lotion with a cotton wool after playing with colours. Never wash your face with harsh soaps, especially when it is wet, doing so can damage your skin causing further dryness.
7. Rinse your hair with plenty of water to wash off colours. Use mild and herbal shampoo to avoid further damage. You can also add lemon juice to a mug and use it as a last rinse to restore cid-alkaline balance of the scalp.
8. Ensure that your eyes are well protected with glass at all times. Eyes are extremely vulnerable during Holi due to the use of harmful chemicals in colours.

• Precaution after playing Holi.

• Deeply cleanse and condition your hair. Apply a hair mask after 2-3 days to tear the damage done to your hair texture.

• Do not rub the skin vigorously with soap to get red of the colours. Use a mild cleanser instead and follow this up with a soothing moisturizer, preferably a type meant for sensitive skin.

• You can also apply a granular scrub on the body and face to get red of the colours thoroughly.

• Do not bleach, shave, wax or go for facials or clean ups the following week.

• Do not use kerosene, petrol and spirits to remove the stains as that can dry up your skin.

• Treat your skin with a mixture of sea salt, glycerine, and a few drops of aroma oil. This natural beauty mask has anti bacterial and anti fungal properties.

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