Holi is a festival of colours that is mainly celebrated in India and many other countries around the world. and in the holi, there are various types of chemical colours used by people while celebrating holi which can cause skin allergies, eye irritation or could other body parts.
A wonderful method to become a part in the festival of Holi without worrying about negative effects is to make your own organic Holi colours at home. In this blog post here are have some natural ways to make organic Holi colours at home so you can prevent your body from the chemical colours & avoid using them.
What is holi festival all about
As we all know, Holi is one of the biggest festivals in India, and this is the most energetic or colourful festival celebrated in March.
This festival comes at the end of the winter season. Holi is a festival of colours. Almost all over India, the festival is celebrated with so much joy & hope.
There is some ancient story behind it present in holy books (Granth) linked with Holi festival and give the reason why the holi will play & why people celebrate Holi with amazing colourful colours.
How peoples play holi in india
Indians enjoy every festival to the fullest; similarly, by following the same energy, people also celebrate Holi with a fullness of happiness and joy. Every state in India has its own way of celebrating the Holi festival, but the common thing is that gulal (colour powder) is used everywhere. There are many other things that Indians do during Holi.
People start preparing sweets for their guests before 15 days; they dance and play various musical instruments.
They visit their relatives and neighbours home to wish them a happy Holi by dousing each other with colourful gulals. One tagline that is very popular during the time of Holi is “Bura na maano Holi hai.”
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How to Make Organic Holi Colours At Home
Colours are the main part of celebrating the Holi festival, and if you don’t want to buy colours from the market because of the fear of chemical colours then your only option is to make natural organic Holi colours at home by using natural ingredients.
You can make different colours of gulal at home, such as red, green, pink, blue, and yellow, to celebrate the festival Holi.
Below, we cover a few brilliant suggestions and how to make organic Holi colours at home.
Red
Indians hold a great reverence for the colour red and view it as a symbol of love. To make a red colour you can use a flower called a hibiscus to create gulal that is crimson in colour.
First gathers some red hibiscus flowers, dries them in the sun, and then grinds the dried flowers to make powder. Moreover, you can add rice flour to the crimson gulal to increase its quantity.
Green
Everyone thinks of green leaves when they think of making the green natural holi colour. It is true that we can use it to create a green gulal.
First, you can boil the leaves to make them clean and softer so that they can be easily crushed. Then, you can easily make a paste of green leaves and use this green colour in flour to make a green gulal substitute.
Blue
You can also create Natural blue colour gulal by using blue flowers or indigo dye in larger quantities and combining them with flour.
Yellow
In this condition, you can use turmeric (haldi) or gram flour (besan) directly to celebrate Holi, and they both will not harm your skin or if you want to increase the quantity, you can use daily use powder or any flour
Pink
That is the most difficult natural holi colour to produce because, in the environment, very few things are present. One of them is beetroot, which you can make by boiling some water with a beetroot. (If this is your first time, create a small batch.) After some time, simply use a grinder to turn it into a paste. Let it dry in the sun for a while, then combine it with flour.
Harmful effects of chemical holi colours
The festival of Holi is just a few weeks away, and just like every year, people will once again purchase coloured powder from the markets (or online).
The main thing to remember is that there are numerous chemical colours available on the market that can injure your body or skin and have negative side effects.
So eventually we will be aware of the negative impacts that using these chemical colours can have on you.
And I hope After knowing that, you can avoid using these chemical products & make organic Holi colours at home or buy eco-friendly colours or chemical less colours.
Before buying Holi colours from anywhere, you need to be careful to buy colours even if it is mentioned that they are organic on the packet.
Here is the list of some Harmful effects of chemical holi colours
- Skin Cancer
- Bronchial asthma
- Skin related allergies
- Eye allergy or temporary blindness
- Skin sensitivity to light
Safety tips for holi
To play a safe Holi, there are some safety tips for you, and if you are a parent, then it is more beneficial because you can be taught your kids to play a secure holi & without irritating anyone
These tips help you and your family to play safe & secure Holi
- Start using eco-friendly colours (chemical-free colours)
- Apply oil on the body to protect your skin & face
- Use less water as much as possible
- Cover your hairs tightly
- Drink water every hour to make your body hydrated
- Use sunglasses to protect your eyes
- After celebrating the holi festival take an instant bath by using facewash or any homemade remedy
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Conclusion
The Conclusion is, to play a safe & secure holi without any critical damage, you can just make organic Holi colours at home & start using it and also encourage more people to use organic colours & take care of these amazing safety tips we discussed above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How do I make an eco-friendly Holi colour?
There are many ways to make eco-friendly Holi colours by using your daily life kitchen products like powder, besan, rice flour, fruits, etc.
You can make different types of colours for Holi powder, such as :
Red
yellow
orange
green
blue
Q2. How to take care of my skin and hair before playing holi?
lots of ways already you can get on the Internet to take care of your skin and hair before playing Holi
But I will share with you my unique method, which I used every year before playing Holi, i.e., to apply oil on our skin (most common is coconut oil) and hair or any other part of the body.
Q3. How do I remove Holi colours on face and back?
Apply any oil on your skin and hair. If you do this on your body, the colour will be easily removed from your face or back without any problems, or it doesn’t take a long time (1-week) to remove the colour.
But if you didn’t apply oil before playing Holi, you can use face wash or any home remedies to remove the colour as fast as possible but don’t be rough with your body.
Q4. Why do we celebrate Holi with colours?
Holi is an old traditional festival passed down to us by our ancestors. The reason behind it is that people believed that Lord Krishna used to play Holi with Radha, and they also played pranks all across the village & using gulal.
