Harmful effects of colors used in Holi

Holi is a festival of colors along with enjoyment and fun. But you should be aware of the colors which are being used to play holi. These cheap colors may suit your pocket but are very harmful on skin. Cheif cosmetic and plastic surgeon of Fortis Hospital Dr. Ajay Kashyap has said that most of the holi colors are oxidized metal or made by mixing the industrial dye. So they can affect your skin badly.

Read below to know about the bad effects:

• Glass powder in green color:

Green color is made of copper sulphate, silver is made of aluminum bromide and black is made of lead oxide. Glass powder is added in these colors to make more bright. And if copper sulphate contacts with eyes then it may cause allergy in eyes and blindness.

• Black color may affect kidney:

Lead oxide in black color may cause renal failure means a reason of failing the kidneys and also stops the learning capacity of a person.

• Purple color may cause Asthma:

Purple color includes chromium iodide that causes Bronchial Asthma and allergy.

• Silver and red

Silver and red color include aluminum bromide that may cause cancer while red color has mercury sulphide that causes skin cancer

• Eco- friendly colors:

So the good thing is, instead of using these chemical colors we should use home made Eco-friendly colors those are made with powder of flowers.

Holi is a festival of colors along with enjoyment and fun. But you should be aware of the colors which are being used to play holi. These cheap colors may suit your pocket but are very harmful on skin. Cheif cosmetic and plastic surgeon of Fortis Hospital Dr. Ajay Kashyap has said that most of the holi colors are oxidized metal or made by mixing the industrial dye. So they can affect your skin badly.

Read below to know about the bad effects:

• Glass powder in green color:

Green color is made of copper sulphate, silver is made of aluminum bromide and black is made of lead oxide. Glass powder is added in these colors to make more bright. And if copper sulphate contacts with eyes then it may cause allergy in eyes and blindness.

• Black color may affect kidney:

Lead oxide in black color may cause renal failure means a reason of failing the kidneys and also stops the learning capacity of a person.

• Purple color may cause Asthma:

Purple color includes chromium iodide that causes Bronchial Asthma and allergy.

• Silver and red

Silver and red color include aluminum bromide that may cause cancer while red color has mercury sulphide that causes skin cancer

• Eco- friendly colors:

So the good thing is, instead of using these chemical colors we should use home made Eco-friendly colors those are made with powder of flowers.