Published 19:26 IST, March 7th 2020

How to make Holi colours at home? Here's your guide for eco-friendly festival of colours

How to make Holi colours at home without much hassle. Here is a look at the process of making organic Holi colours at home with easy ingredients.

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Colours are most crucial part of Holi festival. However, re are dangers associated with festival, such as blatant use of chemical solvents and toxic agents in colours which might cause skin irritation. se colours also have potential to harm your hair and eyes. Are you wondering how to get natural organic colours for Holi? best thing to do is to create se colours at home. This way, re would be no burn in your pocket while health of your hair and skin stays. Here is a look at how to make Holi colours at home and wish your family and friends a happy Holi in right way.

How to make natural Holi colours at home

1.                   Red

  •        Pull out a few petals of hibiscus flower and dry m out in sun. Once dry, make a powder out of m and d white flour to increase quantity.
  •        Dry out a few petals of rose and crush m to create a powder. d white flour and use it as required.
  •        Take corn starch and d a few drops of red food colour.

2.                   Orange

  •        To make orange colour powder, take Tesu flowers and dry m till y can be powdered. d a little bit of flour to this and use colour.
  •        To make orange coloured liquid, d some henna powder to a bucket of water and leave it for a while
  •        ding a few strands of Kesar inro boiling water will also help you get orange water.

3.                   Green

  •        To get green colour Holi powder, just take a good quality henna powder and mix with flour.
  •        Take fresh neem leaves and boil m in water. You will get good quality green water for your pichkaris.

4.                   Yellow

  •        To get auntic yellow Holi colour, take turmeric chunks and powder m up using a grinder. Now d a bit of besan for quantity and you are good to go.
  •        d turmeric powder to water to use it in your pichkaris.

5.                   Blue

  •        Making blue colour naturally is a bit of a task. You need Neeli Gulmohar flower which has to be dried and powdered. d flour too this and make it dense.
  •        Take a bowl of cornstarch and d blue food colour to get right Holi colour

6.                   Purple

  •        To make Purple powder, d a few drops of purple food colour to a bit of corn powder
  •        To get purple water, cut a few beetroots and boil m in water. Let it cool and use immediately or make sure you store it right.

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7.                   Brown

  •        Take henna powder and amla powder. Put m toger and you will get brown Holi colour. d same mix to water to get brown water for pichkari.
  •        Take brown food colour and d to a bowl of corn starch. Use as much as needed.

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19:26 IST, March 7th 2020