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SKIN CARE THIS HOLI
Come march with arrival of spring brings the festival of colors that marks the end of winter season Thought the festival initially involved using of traditional colors made from plants or natural extracts gradually, synthetic colors and harmful dyes, most of which contain a dangerous chemicals and can cause irreversible harmful damage to the skin, have now replaced these natural colors. 
Prevention is always better than cure. A few precautions taken before enjoying the festival of colors will help in protecting your skin from any kind of rashes, irritation, skin allergy or dryness.

 PROTECTION

Apply loads of moisturing cream like Neutrogena® Norwegian Formula Body Moisturizer or emulsion will help prevent direct damage caused by the colors and help in removing the color easily.

Wear full sleeves clothes that can cover maximum part of body, to avoid exposure to colors and also the harmful UV rays while playing in the sun.

Use the Neutrogena® Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock SPF 50 or the body mist with spf 30 for larger body surface areas before indulging in the color play will prevent any form of sun burns or rashes.

The hair is very prone to getting turn brittle and extremely dry if the holi colors remain unwashed for long. Make sure you wash your hair immediately and not allow the colors to dry to avoid any damage to the scalp applying a nice layer of oil to your hair before playing holi also helps in preventing damage

CLEANSING
Cleaning the skin and hair finally of all the colors is the most important aspect. Gently wash, preferably with a moisturizing soap or gentle face washes like Neutrogena® Extra Gentle Cleanser or Neutrogena® Liquid Neutrogena enriched with glycerine. Avoid rubbing your skin vigorously using a scrubber or harmful chemicals like petrol or kerosene to remove resistant colors from skin -- it will be much easier to get rid of the colors if you've used a moisturizer or oil before.
Use a mild cleanser to clean the colors. Oil at times on rubbing helps in removing the colors especially the oil based one Follow this up with lots of moisturizer, specially ones that are meant for sensitive skin.
Avoid
Strong and harsh chemicals in colors can cause itching allergic  rashes which can lead to skin reaction seen  in many individuals especially in people with sensitive atopic skin.
Sun burn is also very commonly seen dermatologists after holi. Dry skin leaves a lot of scope for these harmful chemicals as the skin layer allows the color to penetrate easily.
Avoid any kind of beauty treatments for few days prior to the festival as it can cause damage and further aggravate skin allergies. According to dermatologists, if some kind of irritation occurs then immediately wash off color from that part of body and apply soothing calamine lotion. Avoid sunlight in case the skin is seriously affected, as it will increase the irritation.
Dr Geetanjali Shetty
MD, FCPS, DDV .
Consultant Dermatologist 




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