- Drink More Water (either plain or in the form of other fluids) It’s important for your body to have plenty of fluids each day. Fluid losses occur continuously, from skin evaporation, breathing, urine, and stool, and these losses must be replaced daily for good health. Taking more fluid will replace the large amounts of water lost each day during this season.
2. Wear protective clothing: It is always cold during harmattan and to protect yourself from the cold, you should wear more wool-based cloths as against cotton which is common and most suitable for other seasons. Use Face/Nose Masks: The air is already dusty. To prevent yourself from being sick this season like having catarrh/cold, use nose/face mask.
3. Moisturize your Skin: To avoid excessive dryness of the skin and hair, bathe with moisture-retaining soaps and thereafter regularly apply moisturizing creams, oils or lotions. Hand creams should also be used intermittently during the day and at bedtime.
Protect your lips with lip balms, gloss or chapsticks to avoid lip cracks, peeling, and dryness. Also, moisturize your lips at night time for a complete save from cracks.
4. Use sun Glasses: Sunglasses are a great fashion accessory, but their most important job is to protect your eyes from wind, blowing debris, and the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. The harmattan season characterized by high sun intensity tends to have some adverse effects on the eyes some of these include: Cataracts, a clouding of the eye’s lens that can blur vision. An estimated 20% of cases are caused by extended UV exposure.
