Holi
Safety Tips that you should know about
Here are a few tips and suggestion to make your
holi safe and joyous.
Play safe. Don't get to boisterous and do not
let others to be rude on you.
Use more of red or pink colours which looks
good and can easily taken off. Gaudy purple, green, yellow, orange have more
harmful chemicals in them and should be avoided.
Make sure that your face is well creamed before
and after the play.
The best option would be to play with natural
home made colours. Your skin and hair will feel tampered with the use of skin
friendly natural products.
If natural colours are not possible, then
ensure a better quality of colours. Buy colours from a reputed shop or vendor
Apply thick coating of paint on your nails-
both in fingers and toes so that they remain protected.
Make sure that powder or any other product does
not get inside your eyes. Eyes are extremely vulnerable on Holi because of
their strategic place in body and also because of the use of harmful chemicals
in colors these days. Please ensure that your eyes remain protected at all
times. Use a sunglass to protect your eyes from a misfire of colour filled
darts or water jets.
Use dental caps to save your teeth from any
unwanted stains.
Put on your worst clothes so that you won't
have to take on the hassles of an immediate washing.
Rags like tattered denims and bright shades
like black, blue, green, purple are highly recommended.
Try to save yourself off from all possible
attacks on the face. In case your such attempts fail, keep your eyes and lips
tightly shut if you are attacked on your face.
Oil your hair well, so that colour doesn't
stick on your hair and can be washed off easily later.
Cover your hair. Make use of hat or caps to protect
your hair from being coloured with hard-to-rinse dyes.
If possible avoid going outside your home,
atleast for the peak hours of celebration. The premises of your home ensure
that you are safe from pouncing hooligans, even friends who can be a little
rough on the day.
When traveling keep the car windows thoroughly
shut, even if you don't have an AC car. Do not bump into the frenzied group of
mob if you take to streets. Better you cross the road to the sidewalk across.
Or, simply stay at a safe distance.
Do not use permanent dyes. If someone has
applied it on you, do not rub the face with soap immediately in order to get
rid off it, especially when it is wet. Instead, use good quality cleansing milk
for removal. It's better than using soap, which will dry up your skin.
Take a bath much later after the entire Holi
celebration is over. Taking frequent baths, washing the face again and again,
will ruin your skin. You will also lose hair, for too much soap/shampoo has a
drying effect.
If you are prone to skin allergies, avoid
playing with gulal altogether. Going to a dermatologist (skin specialist)
serves no purpose, after the damage is done.
Rotten eggs when thrown on your head, flying
missiles from locality buildings…are still not too bad, will be smelly yet is a
good conditioner for your hair. But tar, shit, Mobil, stones and all the
rubbish that you can be hit with is not. Avoid being a prey to hooligans.
Remember you also have police on your side and
if any untoward revelers misbehave, you can make your complaint. Mark out the
locality, building and if possible the person.
Avoid running on jumping on wet floors, so that
you don't slip and injure yourself. Bones are especially vulnerable on this
day.
Avoid over indulgence in bhang, drinks or
food... so that you don't repent later.
Do not drive if you are high on alcohol or
bhang.
Keep handy pain killers, anti-oxidants,
anti-allergic tablets if all the above tips have been disregarded.
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