Playing safe Holi is important to enhance the fun and festive spirits. With the festival around the corner people are looking out for the ways to play Holi in the safe ways is the priority. The primary risk which holi brings along with it is exposure to harmful chemicals in form of Holi colors. Cheap Holi colors are mostly industrial dyes or harmful chemicals such as Lead Oxide, Chromium Iodide, Copper Sulphate, Mercury Sulphite and Aluminium Iodide, Copper Sulphate, Mercury Sulphite and Aluminium Bromide are widely used in Holi to get various shades.

2022 Holi Dates: Saturday, 19 March

The toxicity from these chemicals are just not harmful for skin and hairs but exposure to them increases the risk of serious health complications such as Bronchial asthma, Renal failure, temporary blindness and much more. The situation becomes more alarming as it is young children who play Holi the most and thus get exposed to these harmful chemicals the most. Add to that later these chemicals cause environmental degradation and pollute ground water and soil. Holi the festival of colors should be fun and harmless and the said can be achieved by celebrating a natural, herbal and organic Holi.

With the wrong choice of color people are getting troubled as after the festive its leads to lot of skins allergy and other issues. The main reason for the same was being use of chemicals for making the color. With this growing issues of skin problems and other health issues some people have started avoiding playing the festival and enjoying it with their near and dear ones.

In the market we can find both the chemically processed color as well as herbal organic colors. Using the herbal colors made out of plants and other herbals extracts are not at all harmful and these are easy to clean to contrary to the chemically made colors.

Mathura Holi Dates 2022 & Phoolwalon Ki Holi Vrindavan

10 March 2022, Thursday
Barsana Holi : Laddu Holi in Sriji Temple

11 March 2022, Friday
Barsana Holi : Lathmar Holi ( Main Holi Barsana )

12 March 2022, Saturday
Nandgaon Holi : Lathmar Holi in Nand Bhawan

14 March 2022, Monday
Vrindavan Holi : Phoolwalon Ki Holi Bankey Bihari Temple & Rangbharni Holi

14 March 2022, Monday
Mathura Holi : Special Event at Krishna Temple and all over Mathura Vrindavan

16 March 2022, Wednesday
Gokul Holi : Gokul Holi and Raman Reti Visit

18 March 2022, Friday
Holika Dahan ( Holi Fire) : Dwarkadhish Temple Dola and Mathura Vishram Ghat

19 March 2022, Saturday
Dhulandi Holi : Dwarkadheesh Tesu Flowers / Abir Gulal Holi and Colorful Water Holi in Brij

Playing Holi with Natural Colors

With Holi around the corner markets are markets are donning a festive looks. On every nook and corner one will find of various colors being sold. Although beautiful to look at, unfortunately most of these colors are synthetic in nature containing dyeing agents and other chemicals. Most of the times Holi colors are laced with chemicals and heavy metals which are not only disastrous for the skin and hairs but are quite bad for overall health too. Chemical colors of Holi can cause irritation of eyes, skin and scalp; it can also trigger dry skin and allergies. With increased awareness about the dangers of chemical in Holi colors more and more people are looking for alternatives. In ancient times too Holi was played using natural colors which were made using the extracts of flowers and herbs which were in fact good for the skin.

Main benefits of the Herbal Organic and Natural Holi Color (Gulal):

• Made from Flowers or Herbal Alternatives
• Eco-friendly natural colors are derived from natural dyes which are sourced from flowers, wood, barks and even roots of various plants.

Only disadvantage being the organic and herbal color are costlier than the chemically processed colors.