Holi 2024: 8 Easy Home Remedies To Remove Colours From Skin

Discover effective and skin-friendly ways to remove Holi colors from your skin and prevent allergies and side effects.

8 Easy Home Remedies To Remove Colours From The Skin: Do's and Don'ts

Avoid using hot water: We should avoid using hot water on our faces as it opens our pores and all the colour deepens our skin. This is the biggest blunder you can do to your beautiful skin because doing this can help the colours get deeper into your skin, and make it more difficult to remove them. That can cause pimples and redness on your skin. So the best course of action is to rinse your face with cold and lukewarm water as it holds your skin tight and removes all the dirt and colour on your face. (Image source: getty images)

Select and use a mild cleanser: Cleansers are only used to get rid of your makeup, impurities, dirt, oil, or pollution of your face but also for removing holi colours. Try not to use abrasive soaps or scrubs on your gentle skin as they can open your pores and help the colours to get inside your skin and then make your skin irritated and dry. Therefore, always gently remove Holi colours from your skin with a light cleanser free of soap. Cleansers don’t have sodium lauryl sulfate which is commonly found in soaps that feel irritated. (Image source: getty images)

Use essential oils to remove colours: Oils are rich in antioxidants that help you to reduce wrinkles. One of the oldest and finest methods for getting rid of Holi colours from your skin is oil. Thus, you can use any type of oil, like coconut oil, olive oil, or any other oil of your choice that suits your skin. The lauric acid found in coconut oil possesses antimicrobial properties that protect your skin from harmful bacteria and infections that can be caused by the holi colours. You have to apply oil to your face and body where you see the harmful colour, then give your skin a gentle massage for a few minutes so that the oil is applied to your entire face, and then you can wash your face. By doing this, the colour becomes more pliable and easier to remove. (Image source: getty images)

Use a toner: you can use glycolic acid-based toners to wipe your stubborn colour. The use of a toner devoids alcohol if you want to prevent your skin from unwanted skin problems due to harmful holi colours on your face that dry out your skin. Toner helps you to keep your skin hydrated. You only need to apply the toner to a cotton ball and then gently wipe it across your face where you see the colour and within a few minutes, your face feels light and refreshing. (Image source: getty images)

Homemade face packs: The most trustworthy remedy is a homemade face mask using natural materials but the dilemma comes when we don’t know which pack we should use to remove the colour from our skin and make our skin more glowing and beautiful. To make homemade packs you have to follow the product. Simply combine equal portions of gram flour, yoghurt, and honey and make a thin paste. Once the pack is made you just have to apply this paste to your skin, let it sit for ten to fifteen minutes, and finally wash your face with lukewarm water to rinse the paste off. (Image source: getty images)

Use yoghurt: yoghurt has natural cleansing properties that help you clean your face and make it look happening. You can also use yoghurt or curd to remove the colour from your skin. yoghurt works as a mild exfoliator, which is good for our skin and helps us remove holi colours from our skin. You just have to cover the coloured part with a mixture of curd and gram flour, allow it to dry, and then gently scrub it off with water, and you will see the colour has been removed from your skin. (Image source: getty images)

Use Tomato Pulp: Tomato pulp has natural acids and is enriched with the goodness of vitamin C, lycopene, and vitamin E which can aid in removing skin pigmentation. Fresh tomato pulp should be applied to the coloured area and let sit for 15- 20 minutes, then washed with water. Tomato pulp helps to tighten your pores so that you don't let the dirt get on your skin. (Image source: getty images)

Lemon juice: you can go on for lemon juice also since it is one of the most effective natural bleaching agents that not only helps your skin to glow but also helps you to remove the colours. You just have to directly apply lemon juice to your skin, let it sit for a few minutes, and wash it with lukewarm water. (Image source: getty images)

Inpus By: Dr. Rishabh Raj Sharma, MD Dermatology, Senior Resident at Noida International Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, NIU (Image source: getty images)