AIR FORCE SR. SEC. SCHOOL
OWC , RACE COURSE , NEW DELHI
- CIRCULAR 13
ENJOY HOLI – BUT BE CAREFUL OF MISHAPS
Holi is a festival of colours and it is celebrated in the entire country. In Holi, we use different kinds of colours. These may be dry or in the form of paste. The dry colours are red (gulal), blue, yellow, green and purple. These are applied over the face and surrounding areas including scalp. All these colours, which are available in the market or obtained from industries, involved in manufacturing of industrial dyes and therefore they have harmful effect on various parts of the body.
Our attempt should be to make Holi colourful and avoid mishaps. Therefore, we should make all attempts to use proper colours because it is these colours, which can cause immense harm to all of us. These can vary from skin allergy to impairment of eyesight. These colour hazards can turn joyful Holi into a sordid affair.
S.No. | Colors | Content | Effects |
1 | Gulal | Lead Chromate | Cause eye irritation |
2 | Blue | Cobalt nitrate | Cause skin allergy |
3 | Yellow | Metanil Yellow | Causes photosensitivity |
4 | Green | Metachile Greenor Nickel Sulphate | Causes dermatitis. |
5 | Purple | Chromium Iodide | Has Carcinogeniccan lead to cancer. |