Friday, February 27, 2015

Copper Sulphate Poisoning due to Holi color

Warmth in environment, and change in calender is indicating the approach of Holi, the colorful festival being celebrated in almost all of the parts of India. Holi is a festival of joy and good relationships, as people apply color and hug you to show their willingness in improving their good relationships.
Not only color playing, but delicious sweets, sweet drinks and fun&music makes Holi a ever memorable occasion of the year. To read more please click here

Monday, January 12, 2015

Antimony Poisoning due to Holi Colors

The temperature of the city is dipping down to its max depth, and all the merchants who are into Holi color business, are running from pillar to post to accumulate enough stock of Holi color powder for this season of Holi. In the month of March with the advance of spring people of India will celebrate Holi, the world famous festival of color, sweets and joy.

On the auspicious day of Holi, everybody in India and all those people in the world who belong to India will immerse themselves into the sea of color, sweet, joy and celebration. Everywhere in India, irrespective of the caste and creed, you can see people from all races of life, submerged into all type of colors. They don’t bother who are they playing color with, and who is playing color with them, they just play color. To read more please click here

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Chromium Toxicity Associated With Holi Colors

As the winters are passing by, India is preparing itself for the colorful month of Holi. Holi is a festival which is celebrated across the length and width of the country with same enthusiasm and happiness. People smear each other in all types of colors available to them. Now a day, due to synthetic colors people are exposed to harmful chemicals present in the ingredients of Holi Colors.
One of such notorious ingredient is Chromium, which is mostly used in manufacturing purple color.
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Friday, January 2, 2015

Lead Poisoning by Holi Colors

It's December mid in India, and all the people are preparing for the next big festival of the country,"Holi". During holi people play lots of color and enjoy good time with their family and friends. Color brings happiness in our mind and cheerfulness in our life. But due to huge demand in the markets, and shrinking time limits, people are manufacturing synthetic colors for Holi. Synthetic colors are made of cheap quality minerals, dyes and fragrances, which many times became harmful to people.
One of the biggest culprit of color poisoning is Lead(Pb). Lead is a highly toxic metal and a very strong poison. It is found in lead-based paints, including paint on the walls of old houses and toys. To read more click here

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Arsenic toxicity related to Holi Color Powder

It's winter now and the country is preparing for Holi festival in the month of March. The markets in India are dumped with lots of synthetic Holi color powder and wet colors. The festival of Holi is one of the prime festivals of India, which is celebrated for many reasons. One of them is the welcome of new harvest from farmlands.
People play with lots of colors for the whole of the day, draining their friends, families and strangers into it. In the initial days the color for Holi used to be manufactured by natural ingredients like various herbs and flowers, but now due to less time, money and patience, colors are manufactured synthetically. To read more click here

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Colors

India: A country with tradition and colors like silk


Color and variety are synonymous with Indian culture, beliefs, and way of life. A country steeped in traditions, India charms and bedazzles all the visitors with a kaleidoscopic rendezvous. Every corner, every street and every city has a story to tell — all you have to do is listening. It is tradition, culture, and celebrations that truly bring this country together. One of the most symbolic celebrations in the country is called "Holi" the Festival of Colors.
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