4 Safest DIY Homemade Colour Powder Recipes For Worry-free Holi

Don’t let sensitive skin issues hold you back from discovering the joy of celebrating Holi in 2024. While we understand that finding safe and chemical-free Holi colours in the market isn’t a cakewalk, it's never a bad idea to make your own Holi colour powder at home using organic ingredients. Follow these easy recipes to make DIY colour powders at home to celebrate a worry-free Holi.

4 Homemade colour powder recipes using organic ingredients

1. Green Colour Powder Homemade Recipe

Gather these ingredients to prepare green colour Holi Powder:

• Henna powder
• Spinach
• Coriander
• Cornstarch or refined flour
• Water

Recipe:

• To begin with, mix henna powder with refined flour. This will give you a smooth and natural dry green colour.
• To make the wet green colour, grind the coriander and spinach with water and strain them.
• Mix the residual juice with cornstarch until the colour is even.
• Spread it on a tray and let it sun dry.
• Once it dries up, pass it through a fine strainer.

2. Pink Colour Powder Homemade Recipe

Holi is incomplete without pink gulal. To prepare it at home, use the following ingredients:

• Cornflour or talcum powder
• Beetroot
• Rose water

Recipe:

• Grate a few beetroots and squeeze their juice with the help of a cloth.
• Mix the strained beet juice with cornflour and rose water.
• Keep mixing until the colour is even.
• Pour it on a tray and allow it to dry.
• Pass it through a fine strainer and it's ready to use.

3. Yellow Colour Powder Homemade Recipe

To make a vibrant yellow Holi colour, use:

• Cornflour
• Turmeric
• Rosewater
• Water

Recipe:

• Add two tablespoons of turmeric powder to one cup of boiling water.
• Pour the mixture into a large tray and let it cool down.
• Now add two tablespoons of rose water and three cups of cornflour.
• Mix well to remove all the lumps. Grind it once and let it sundry.

4. Blue Colour Powder Homemade Recipe

To make a bright blue colour at home, use:

• Neeli gulmohar flower
• Cornstarch or talcum powder

Recipe:

• Neeli Gulmohar usually blooms in summer and has a bright blue shade that will help you in making a blue colour for Holi.
• Begin by drying the neeli gulmohar flowers.
• Grind them well and mix them with cornstarch or talcum powder.

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