Lifestyle News Desk. Holi festival is mainly a festival of colors and gulal. Holi is just around the corner and indeed this festival is all about getting drenched in the color and spirit of the much-awaited festival. But amidst the fun of colors, the most important thing for us is whether the color or gulal we use is fake or chemical-rich.
Any chemical gulal can spoil the skin and hair. Not only this, but they can also cause some major health problems. Choosing the wrong color and gulal used in Holi can also irritate your skin and eyes. That's why you should select the right color.
Natural, Herbal, and Organic Holi
Whenever you select gulal or colors for Holi or while playing Holi, you should always avoid synthetic colors as they contain harsh chemicals. Use organic herbal colors made from dried leaves, flowers, turmeric, sandalwood, dry fruits, and coconut shell. They do not contain any harmful chemicals and are safe for your skin and hair. Artificial colors can harm your skin in terms of skin sensitivity, skin allergies, irritation, skin rashes, and itching.
Organic gulal is good
Organic Gulal is made from leaves, fruits, and barks along with a unique blend of flowers and herbs which makes it non-toxic, eco-friendly, perfectly suitable for your skin, and enriched with an exotic aroma. Its purely natural ingredients make this product eco-friendly. Organic colors are herbal, non-toxic, eco-friendly, soft in texture, and natural in fragrance. Organic colors (make organic colors at home with these methods) are non-sticky and get easily applied to clothes. Organic colors or gulal are skin friendly. That's why whenever you select Gulal for Holi, then choose only organic Gulal.
Check the packaging
Whenever you are selecting Gulal, keep in mind that you should always buy Gulal and colors from a company that makes good quality products. Always buy any product after checking the packaging. No good company ever cuts corners on the packaging. If you find that the packaging is flimsy or appears to be tampered with, chances are that any color or gulal is fake. Never buy any such product.
Ignore the offer
Often, when people go to buy Gulal for Holi, they pay more attention to attractive offers, gifts, and discounts on the product. Any such offers are given for more sales of any fake product. Therefore, to choose the right product, you should buy your product without paying attention to any offer.
Avoid shiny particles
A good way to identify the right gulal is to choose a gulal or color that does not have too many shiny particles. When you are buying natural organic gulal check the color carefully, if the color has glitter particles in it then it is not made naturally. Natural gulals are made from turmeric or henna flowers like marigold, and chrysanthemum roses and mixed with ingredients like gram flour or rice flour. There are no shiny particles in any of these. So note that shiny particles can mean a chemical product.
Do skin test
If possible, do a skin test before buying color or gulal, and do skin test or water test before buying. Natural dyes are completely washed off with water and do not leave any marks on the skin. You can also test this by adding a little color to the water. If the color dissolves completely in water then it is natural.
A little care taken while selecting colors and gulal for Holi can make your festival special, so it is important to keep the things mentioned here in mind.
