DR GEETANJALI SHETTY

Pre- and Post-Holi care tips Tips to follow before playing Holi: Skin: The best way to avoid Holi colors from getting in direct contact with the skin is to layer it with an oil. Apply mustard/coconut oil on the face, neck, ears hands and legs before Holi. The colour can be removed from the skin more easily by doing this. To keep your skin safe from colours, try wearing clothes which cover the whole of your body to minimize the extent of direct exposure. The most ignored fact on holi day is using a Sunscreen. Apply a heavy layer of waterproof sunscreen 30 min before going out to save your skin from harmful sunrays. Hair: It is important to wear a scarf on your head or cover it with a smaller size dupatta or a stole. It is not advisable to keep your hair open. Tie it up so that a lesser area of your head is exposed to color. A night before Holi, take a head massage with a mixture of jojoba and rosemary oil or coconut oil. This will pro...

Everyone whines and yearns for a beautiful impeccable skin but problems like blackheads are most annoying; because they prevent women from looking their best. and there seems to be no easy way of getting rid of them. The appearance of ugly blackheads the nose and cheeks can spoil the beauty of the most flawless face!!! Blackhead basic – Where are they? A blackhead is an open comedone, or clogged pore. Contrary to popular belief, blackheads are not the result of mud accumulating in overly deep pores. The "black" part arises from a mixture of excessive sebum (oil) and dead skin cells which get trapped within the pores. If the pore is not covered over by skin, the clog gets exposed to air resulting in oxidation of sebum and skin cells. Blackheads are mostly found in the T-zone — the area across your forehead, down your nose and chin. What are the different types of blackheads? Blackheads and whiteheads are very similar, but the main difference lies in the fac...