Holi, The Festival of Colors, is all about happiness, unity and lively celebration of life. However, usually available synthetic colors in the market often contain harmful chemicals that can damage your skin, eyes and hair and contribute to environmental pollution. In recent years, there has been a growing movement towards celebrating eco-friendly Holi, and is one of the best ways to do so that makes its own organic Holi colors at home.
We will guide you through simple and fun ways to make you natural, safe and environmentally friendly colors for Holi 2025:,
Why choose organic Holi color?
Before we dive into the process of creating our own organic color, let’s understand why they are a better option:
1. Skin -friendly: Organic colors are made of natural ingredients that are soft on your skin and will not cause rashes, allergies or irritation like synthetic colors.
2. Environmentally safe: Unlike artificial colors, organic colors are biodegradable and do not pollute water or environment.
3. Non toxic: Natural colors do not have toxic chemicals, so they will not harm your body or planet.
4. Easy to: You can make organic Holi color at home which are easily available in your kitchen or garden.
How to make biological colors at home for Holi 2025
There is a step-by-step guide here to create lively organic colors for a safe and fun Holi festival in 2025.
1. Red color – Using Beat
Material:
– Fresh beet or beet powder
Instruction:
1. Grind fresh beetroot and extract juice.
2. Let the juice boil for 5-10 minutes to thicken.
3. Once the juice cools down, spread it on a piece of cloth and let it dry completely.
4. After drying, it is uprooted in powder. This will give you a bright red color.
5. Alternatively, you can also use ** beet powder ** as for a fine red pigment.
tip: Beet juice can stain, so handle it with care, but it gives a beautiful natural red color.
2. Yellow color – using turmeric
Material:
– turmeric powder
Instruction:
1. Take turmeric powder, which is already in bright yellow color.
2. To make a paste, mix some water with turmeric. Then spread it on a clean cloth to dry it.
3. Once dried, it is uprooted in a fine powder to use it as a Holi color.
4. Turmeric is great for bright yellow and is very easy to make at home.
tip: If you want a bright yellow, add some saffron to increase the hue.
3. Green color – Using spinach or poring leaves
Material:
– Spinach or Moringa leaves
– Water
Instruction:
1. Boil the fresh spinach or moringa in water until the water changes a vibrant green color.
2. Stress the leaves and keep the green water aside.
3. Allow it to cool down and spread it on a cloth to dry.
4. Once dried, it is uprooted to make a nice green powder that you can use for Holi.
tip: You can also add a little neem powder to get dark green shadow.
4. Pink color – using red cabbage
Material:
– red cabbage
– baking soda
Instruction:
1. Cut red cabbage and boil it in water for about 10 minutes.
2. Once boiled, stress the cabbage water and let it cool down.
3. Add a pinch of baking soda to the cabbage water. This will transform the color into a beautiful shade of pink color.
4. Spread the pink liquid on a clean cloth and let it dry.
5. Once dried, it is uprooted in a soft powder to use it as a pink color.
tip: You can use roses for drying the petals and grinding them in powder, even more vibrant pink.
5. Blue color – Using Indigo or butterfly pea flowers
Material:
– IndiGo powder or butterfly pea flower (clitoria turnatia)
Instructions (for indigo powder):
1. Use indigo powder to get a vibrant blue color. If you do not have indigo powder, you can use butterfly pea flowers, who are native to Southeast Asia and are known for their vibrant blue.
2. Dry the flowers in the sun and grind them in a powder to get your blue color.
3. Store the powder in an airtight container.
tip: You can also boil the butterfly pea flowers in water to remove the blue pigment and let it dry on a cloth for powder.
6. Orange color – using marigold flowers
Material:
– Marigold flowers (bright orange or yellow variety)
Instruction:
1. Collect fresh marigold flowers.
2. Dry them under the sun for a few days until they dry completely.
3. Once dried, grind the flowers in a fine powder.
4. Store the powder in a dried container, and you will have a vibrant orange color.
tip: Marigold flowers not only give you a beautiful orange color, but also emit a pleasant fragrance, adding a unique touch to your Holi celebrations.
How to use homemade organic colors
Now that you have created your own biological colors, the time has come to use them! Here is told how you can apply these colors during Holi:
1. Use as powder: Sprinkle colors on friends and family during the celebration. These powder can be used just like regular Holi colors.
2. Make color water: To make safe and natural colored water to play with water balloons or water guns, mix powder colors with water.
3. Face and body: You can apply powder to your face and body without worrying about harmful chemicals.
Tips for safe Holi function with organic colors
– Use natural oils: Before you start playing with colors, apply a light layer of coconut oil or olive oil on your skin. This will protect your skin and make it easy to remove colors after celebration.
– Wear old clothes: Even though these colors are natural, they can stain clothes, so it is a good idea to wear old clothes or the objects you do not feel like being tainted.
– Stay hydrated: Playing with colors in the sun can be dehydrated, so be sure to drink a lot of water throughout the day.
– Rinse with lukewarm water: After the celebration, rinse colors with lukewarm water and light soap. Use a soft scrub to remove any extra color from your skin.
This Holi 2025, let’s embrace a lively festival of colors during our health and environment. By creating your own organic color at home, you can enjoy a safe, environmentally friendly celebration without any worry. These natural colors will ensure that you have a joyful, colorful and chemical-free Holi which is kind to your skin, the environment and the world around you.
