Faridabad/ Alive News: It is time to say hello again to the colorful festival. With Holi, just around the corner all the kids including the adults are way too excited about this radiant Festival. Right from selecting their favourite designed pichkari, to getting their favourite colors, water balloons kids are way too thrilled in celebrating the colorful day.
Holi is one of the most fun-filled festivals that people look out to celebrate, but it has some bad effects. The colors and water balloons are very dangerous for the kids and adults. Specially, kids need to be more alert than adults. We need to take proper care of our toddler before letting them play Holi.
Well, Dr A.K Aggarwal, tells some tips which need to keep in mind for the kids to have a safe and happy Holi:
Use safe Colors: Children are amounted to suffer a lot of issues due to non-toxic colors. Many a times, these colors cause eye-infection or skin diseases which may amount to death too. So, it advisable not to use gel-based colours as they are soft on skin, easy to wash-off. Read on to know where you could shop for Organic Holi Colours
Avoid using Water Balloons: They are totally fun to play with, but extremely dangerous if thrown on the person. They can cause eye, skin and ear injuries. Children should better use Pichkaaris instead of using these water balloons.
Wear proper clothes and use sunglasses: Make sure your child dresses appropriately, wearing full-sleeved clothes and long pants to prevent any damage to the skin. Also, it’s advisable to wear glasses so the harmful colors don’t affect their eyes.
Keep a check on your toddler: While playing Holi it’s crucial to keep an eye on your child as he/ she does not play Holi with any stranger. It is good if you play Holi with your kids at nearby place from your residence.
Skin Care: It’s very important to keep your skin away from all the toxic colors during this occasion, so before playing Holi you should apply Petroleum jelly or oil to your skin. And even after your done playing Holi, colors get off easily.
Dr AK Aggarwal
President, Homoeopathic Doctors Association, Faridabad
