HOLI SKIN TIPS

Holi! A favorite for a lot of us. Vibrant colors, amazing food, dancing and lots more. At the end of the day, our skin and hair does take a toll. Perhaps a little precaution goes a long way. 

Pre Holi care tips –
1. Moisturize – Before heading out to play apply abundant moisturizer or organic oil all over the body and hair. This helps prevent a lot of allergies, hydrates the skin so that it absorbs less color, acts as a protective shield and also helps with easier color removal later on.
2. Sunscreen – Abundant sunscreen atleast 20 mins before stepping out. Helps avoid that sun burn and tan.
3. Covering up – Try wearing cotton full sleeved clothing. This ensures minimum color contact with the skin and cotton as a fabric dries easy and is much lighter to use. 
4. Nails – Color might stay under the nails and refuse to go. So let’s cut those nails short and paint them with dark nail paint to protect them.
5. Protecting those ears, lips and eyelashes – Apply some petroleum jelly on the outer portion of your ears which helps prevent color entering the inner portion.
6. Hydrate – Dehydrated skin is more prone to allergies and tanning. So let’s all drink a lot of water and juices.

Post Holi care tips – 
1. Gentle wash – Use a gentle body soap and facewash with a loofah to get rid of the color. Make sure you do not over scrub as it leads to excess dryness and more itching.
2. Shampoo – Use a color protective shampoo. Massage into the hair for 3 mins and leave it in for 3 mins atleast. After the shampoo, apply a conditioner along the hair. Avoid using too hot water. 
3. Moisturize 
4. Avoid makeup – The chemicals in makeup might react with the color leading to allergies. 
5. Face masks – Use natural homemade turmeric milk, curd and honey mixtures or a hydrating moisturizing mask.
6. Ice – Wrap ice in a cotton cloth and dab on your skin. Helps sooth the skin 

Some of you make develop an allergic reaction to the colors, pre-existing acne and eczema might worsen, so please do go visit your dermatologist in Gurgaon or come see me as you might need a mild anti-bacterial or steroid to help heal your skin!

With all these points put into action, you do not have to worry about the colors creating havoc for you!

And before you start painting the town red, do gear your skin and hair up!
Have a happy and safe Holi!


Author Dr. Natasha Vijayendran

Astonishing Skin Care Secrets

A radiant skin is the fervent desire of everybody irrespective of his age. Just follow these simple skin care tips in addition to be on your way to youthful, gorgeous skin!

  1. LEAVE YOUR SKIN UNCOVERED ONCE A MONTH
While it’s enormous to care for your skin, it’s also first-class to let it breathe on one occasion in a while. Too many products can root the skin to stifle resulting in a loss of elasticity as well as color. If you’re with your family in an evening at home, put off your makeup prior to dinnertime plus leave it bare until the morning. 

2. USE A GENTLE SKIN PURIFIER
Rural women stay away, far away from insensitive products containing lots of chemicals. In its place, they prefer using softer, more natural as well as alcohol-free products. By using more mild products such as a softener, the skin remains extra hydrated.

Cleansing is indispensable to healthy skin since it washes away bacteria that could probably get into pores as well as create breakouts. Whether you put on makeup or not, you ought to always give your skin a high-quality cleansing prior to bedtime and finish by applying serum as well as a nighttime moisturizer. By means of softer products will profit your skin in retaining its humidity, plus, they also frequently cost less money!

3. EAT EXTRA SEAWEED BASED PRODUCTS
You are what you consume and this is particularly true when it comes to your skin! Consumption of too much fried foods will outcome in breakouts at the same time as skimping on fruits as well as vegetables will compose your skin look dry as well as dull. Your diet makes a large difference in how you feel as well as look plus adding a little seaweed to it can perk up your overall health.

Fortunately, it has turned out to be a lot easier to locate seaweed based products in both food as well as product forms. A lot of grocery stores now present packaged flavored dried seaweed. Seaweed is a vast anti-aging and contains an affluence of vitamins as well as minerals hard to discover in other foods. For the reason that of its natural anti-inflammatory properties, seaweed trims down redness root by rosacea as well as swelling. The iodine normalizes the metabolism in addition to helps rejuvenate the skin. 



If you have further questions, contact your skin specialist in gurgaon sector 15.