With March here comes one of our favourite festivals. Yes, you guessed it right, Holi a celebration loaded with colours and fun. With new shops opening on every street filled with colours, water balloons and those water guns. Let’s avoid the usual Holi celebrations this year. The one with water balloons, water guns, and poisonous colours. As, they have a significant impact on our nature and our surroundings too. Instead, spend this festivity in an eco-friendly manner. Here are ten tips for you to celebrate Eco-friendly Holi and help make a change.
DIY Eco-Friendly Colors
This Holi, let us not buy Holi colours from a store, the ones manufactured with toxic chemicals, and secondly, packaged in plastic, which ends up in our overflowing landfills or oceans. The disturbing fact is that plastic is non-biodegradable, and as a result, it will survive for more than 500 years on the earth. You ask, what should we do then? Instead of buying those toxic colours, go green and make your own Eco-friendly Holi colours with dried flowers or leaves, turmeric, Chandan, and henna.
To achieve the typical red colour, collect any red flower, such as hibiscus flowers. Grind those lovely red flowers and combine them with some flour to make a powder. Voila, you have our very own red eco-friendly Holi colour. For yellow or orange colour, soak Tesu flowers overnight in water or boil them. Once you have a lovely yellow-orange colour, blend it with flour. Mix equal parts henna powder and flour for a green colour, and ground beetroot with flour for a pink colour.
Play Dry Holi With Flowers
According to a study published, India wastes as much water as the United Kingdom consumes in a year. According to experts, India is currently experiencing the worst water crisis in history. So, be a responsible citizen & help in reducing water waste. Play Dry Holi, as it’s a great way to keep the festivities green & much more environmentally friendly. If you don’t have time to make your eco-friendly holi colours, the other option is to play dry Holi using flower and flower petals.
Ditch Water Balloons And Water gun
Rubber and plastic are used in manufacturing water balloons, while to make water guns plastic, is used. Our country’s landfills are brimming with garbage, so we should look for eco-friendly alternatives this Holi. Instead of the customary Holi accessories that generate needless waste and waste a lot of water.
Decorate Your House With Upcycled Products
Each Holi celebration requires the tedious task of decorating your home. Say goodbye to the usual party décor, which is mostly made of plastics this time. Instead, try upcycling, which is just an innovative way of reducing waste. According to the concept, upcycling is a process of repurposing recycled items or materials to create new products.
Coloured Pattern for Cushions & Curtains
When it comes to buying curtains and cushions, typically go with pleasant and chic colours. Nevertheless, Holi Utsav is all about having fun with colours. You may also want to consider purchasing some new curtains for the living room and bedroom that incorporates a combination of fun colours and patterns.
Flowers & Aroma Candles
When it comes to decorating our houses, colours should not always be artificial. You can collect and make use of some natural artefacts. Gather some roses or bright Lilies, and place them in light-coloured pots. Make sure to keep them somewhere noticeable, such as dining tables or centre tables. Or add a few eco-friendly Aroma Candles or diffusers around your house to make your guests feel more welcomed.
Spruce Up Ceiling With Colored Dupattas
Using colourful dupattas to decorate the ceilings is a fantastic way to make your home look more elegant and stunning. Pick those old dupattas in colours such as red, pink, blue, yellow, wine, and tie a chain of colourful dupattas to the ceilings. It will make your boring white ceilings and walls look even more beautiful and radiant. Finish the look by adding a large chandelier in the centre of the roof.
Focus on the Traditional Aspects
Apply an organic body oil all over your body and work it into your skin the day before Holi. It hydrates the skin resulting in less colour absorption the next day. You may also use oil to create a protective barrier on your hair strands. Apply Vaseline to the region around the eyes and a dash of baby oil on the eyelashes and nails to protect them. To prevent direct colour exposure, always wear long-sleeved clothes.
Pre-Skincare Care
Apply an organic body oil all over your body and work it into your skin the day before Holi. It hydrates the skin resulting in less colour absorption the next day. You may also use oil to create a protective barrier on your hair strands. Apply Vaseline to the region around the eyes and a dash of baby oil on the eyelashes and nails to protect them. To prevent direct colour exposure, always wear long-sleeved clothes.
Post-Skincare Care
Before you start your post-Holi party cleaning routine. Use some organic scrub soap to scrub off the dead skin or any leftover colours from the festivities. Finally, use a decent cleaner to finish your skincare routine. Complete the process with a mild cleanser, then add some organic moisturiser, and you are good to go.
We should celebrate the Holi festival in the spirit of the occasion. Holi is a festival that marks the victory of good over evil. Buy sweets from reputable stores during Holi, as many stores sell adulterated sugary sweets. Best if you could make all your favourite Holi snacks and sweets at home, let’s agree on nothing better than homemade. Following tradition and preserving the environment are also important.
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