As Holi, the festival of color, ends, what you are left with is just that: colors on your clothes, body, and face. You might have enjoyed the festival, but after it has ended you have to deal with stubborn color stains. We have five tips to remove those stubborn stains and ensure a smooth post-Holi cleanup.
Let’s explore some smart ways to remove color stains from skin and clothes.
Hacks for skin cleanup:
- Oil massage: Moisten your skin with coconut, olive, or other moisturising oils before playing Holi. The barrier makes it easier to wash off the colors later.
- Gram flour and curd scrub: Make a paste from besan and curd. For efficient color removal, gently scrape this combination on your skin while showering. Combining exfoliates and lifts color particles.
- Lemon juice and baking soda: Make a paste. Apply this paste to stained areas and wait a few minutes before rinsing. Acidic lemon and abrasive baking soda remove stubborn stains.
- Fuller’s earth pack: Multani Mitti Make a Multani Mitti-water paste. Apply and let dry on colored areas. Scrub the pack carefully after drying to remove the colors easily.
- Soak in warm water with a few drops of mild detergent or baby shampoo: This loosens color particles on the skin, making them simpler to wash off.
Hack to clean clothes:
- Fill a bucket with lukewarm water and a cup of white vinegar to pre-soak: Let discolored garments soak in this solution for a few hours before washing regularly. Vinegar breaks down color molecules, making it easier to remove.
- Lemon and salt solution: Squeeze lemon juice and scatter salt on soiled garments. Rinse with cold water after letting it sit. Lemon and salt remove color stains naturally.
- Soak discolored garments in baking soda-water for a few hours: Baking soda breaks down color pigments, making them easier to remove.
- Enzymes in laundry detergent break dissolve organic stains like Holi colors: For optimum results, follow detergent manufacturer recommendations.
- After you have washed discolored items, hang them in direct sunlight to dry: Sunlight naturally bleaches leftover color stains.
