Holi is a festival of colors which is celebrated with joy throughout India. People rejoice this vivid festival with bright colors and give warm welcome to the spring season into their lives. The artificial colours that people play with during Holi are very harmful. These colors are made up of oxidized metals like zinc and mercury and industrial dyes which cause damage to the skin leading to irritation and skin burning. Excessive use of these unnatural colors can also cause permanent blindness and incurable diseases such as cancer. Nowadays people are becoming aware of the damage caused by these low quality artificial colours and this has driven them towards the various benefits of herbal holi colours. Herbal holi colors are made using petals and seeds of flowers ,barks of trees, medicinal herbs like kumkum, neem ,tulsi,etc. and other natural products like henna, turmeric, red sandalwood, berries of Indigo tree and beetroot. Herbal holi colours cause no damage to the skin and are Eco-friendly.Herbal holi colours do not cause serious eye infections and respiratory problems unlike synthetic colours. Herbal holi colours undergo strict quality control checks before sale. Herbal holi colours are non-toxic, soft and have natural aroma and fragrance. Herbal holi colours are available in a variety of shades like bright yellow, light pink, Purple , green and blue. Herbal holi colours also help in saving our environment and conserving our bio-diversity. Using the skin friendly herbal holi colours will definitely add extra glitter to the colourful celebrations of Holi.
