IMPORTANT DAYS & OCCASIONS

January:
• New Year's Day – 1st January
• Day of Silence - 3rd January
• NRI Day - 9th January
• Laughing Day – 10th January
• National Youth Day - 12th January
• Army day- 15th January
• National Voter's Day – 25th January
• Indian Republic Day – 26th January
• Martyr's Day - 30th January
• Street Children's Day – 31st January

February:
• National Girl Day - 2nd February
• World Cancer Day - 4th February
• Valentine's Day – 14th February
• National Science Day – 28th February
Days of the VALENTINE WEEK
• Rose Day - February 7
• Propose Day - February 8
• Chocolate Day - February 9
• Bagels and Lox Day - February 9
• Pizza Pie Day - February 9
• Teddy Day - February 10
• Promise Day - February 11
• Kiss Day - February 12
• Hug Day - February 13
• Valentine's Day – February 14

March:
• International Women's Day – 8th March
• No Smoking Day - 13th March
• World Disable Day – 15th March
• World Consumer Rights Day – 15th March
• Saint Patrick's Day – 17th March
• World Poetry Day – 21st March
• World TB Day – 24th March

April:
• Fools' Day - 1st April
• World Health Day - 7th April
• World Parkinson's Disease Day - 11th April
• World Hemophilia Day - 17th April
• World Heritage Day - 18th April
• Earth Day - 22nd April
• World Malaria Day - 25th April

May:
• May Day -1st May
• World Press Freedom Day - 3rd May
• World Red Cross Day - 8th May
• National Technology Day - 11th May
• Mother's Day - Second Sunday
• International Nursing Day -12th May
• Telecommunication Day - 17th May
• International Day for Biological Diversity - 22nd May
• Commonwealth Day - 24th May
• World No-Tobacco Day - 31st May

June:
• International Children's Day - 1st June
• World Environment Day - 5th June
• World Blood Donor Day - 14th June
• Father's Day - 21st June
• World Music Day - 21st June
• International Olympic Day - 23rd June
• International Anti - Drugs Day, International Day against Drug
*Abuse and illicit trafficking - 26th June

July:
• Doctor's Day - 1st July
• Independence Day in U.S - 4th July
• World Population Day - 11th July
• Kargil Vijay Divas - 26th July

August:
• World Breast Feeding Day - 1st August
• International FriendshipDay - 3rd August
• Left Hander's Day -13th August
• Indian Independence Day –15th August
• World Photography Day - 19th August
• World Mosquito Day - 20th August
• Sanskrit Day - 24th August
• Women's Equality Day - 26th August
• National Sports Day - 29th August

September:
• Teacher's Day - 5th September
• World Literacy Day - 8th September
• Hindi Day - 14th September
• International Day of Democracy - 15th September
• Engineers Day - 15th September
• International Day of the Preservation of the Ozone
* Layer - 16th September
• International Day of Peace - 21st September
• World Alzheimer's Day - 21st September
• World Heart Day - 24th September
• World Tourism Day - 27th September

October:
• Mahatma Gandhi Birthday/International nonviolence day - 2nd  October
• World Animal Welfare Day – 4th October
• Indian Air force Day - 8th October
• World Post Day - 9th October
• National Post Day - 10th October
• World Food Day - 16th October
• United Nation's Day – 24th October

November:
• Education Day (India) – 11th November
• Children's Day (India) – 14th November
• World Diabetes Day - 14th November
• International Student's Day - 17th November
• Citizen’s Day - 19th November
• Universal Children’s Day - 20th November
• World Television Day - 21st November

December:
• World AIDS Day – 1st December
• World Handicapped Day - 3rd December
• Navy Day -  4th December
• International Volunteer Day -  5th December
• Human Rights Day -  10th December
• Farmer’s Day (Kisan Divas) - 23rd December
• Christmas Eve – 24th December
• Christmas Day – 25th December
• Boxing Day - 26th December

HARMFUL EFFECTS OF LOTIONS & CREAMS

Fairness creams help lighten one’s skin tone. The demand of these skin products has grown exponentially in both women & men. These products mostly tend to block the melanin production in the body and some other products also use bleach to help reduce the skin tone. When these products are discontinued the original colour of the skin appears back again forcing one to continue the using the product.

People are usually unaware of the potential damage caused by these creams. Due to the prolonged usage of these creams the skin layers tend to become thinner making it sensitive towards the sun rays causing burning and itching sensations and also making it more prone to acne. As these creams reduce the melanin production in the skin to reduce the skin tone this increases the risk of developing skin cancer and may also increase the risk of sun-burns. These creams may also contain steroids, the effects of these creams may last longer than the regular creams but, these products cause side effects such as acne, skin darkening, skin allergies etc. The bleach used in these creams might cause white patches on the skin and increases the sensitivity of the skin. The vitamin content in the fairness creams added to nourish the facial skin might contaminate the skin and also leading to sensitive skin.

Some of these products may contain mercury which is very harmful substance. Instead of using these fairness creams to reduce the skin tone, which causes skin damage over a period of time one should to adapt natural ways to obtain fair skin. One should drink more water, water increase the glow in the skin, one can also use homemade face packs and scrubs. Quality sleep is also important to improve the fairness of the skin. And it is important that one should have healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables regularly to maintain healthy skin.

Note: It is always suggested to consult DOCTOR.