Say goodbye to the chemical colors of the market, make 100% natural gulal at home from Palash flowers like this: – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: In olden times, Holi was played only with natural colors, in which Palash flowers had the biggest contribution. Nowadays, people are again returning to ‘Herbal Holi’ to avoid skin allergies and rashes caused by synthetic colors. The color made from Palash flowers is not only bright orange and beautiful, but it also has medicinal properties.

Easy method of making colors from Palash flowers (Step-by-Step Guide)

You can make two types of colors from Palash flowers – wet color and dry gulal.

1. Liquid Orange Color

Selection of flowers: Collect fresh or dried saffron flowers of Palash.

Soaking: Leave the flowers soaked in water overnight. By morning the color of the water will become dark orange (saffron).

Boil: If you want a darker color immediately, put the flowers in water and boil it thoroughly. After boiling, filter the flowers. Your fragrant and natural ‘Holy Water’ is ready.

2. Dry Herbal Gulal

Drying: Dry the petals of Palash flowers thoroughly in the sun.

grind: After completely drying, grind these petals finely in a mixer.

Preparing the Base: Add a little ‘arrowroot’ or ‘talcum powder’ to this ground powder so that it can be easily applied on the skin and does not stick.

Fragrance: You can also add sandalwood powder or a few drops of rose water to it for natural fragrance.

Benefits of using natural colors (Benefits of Herbal Colours)