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Title:

Herbal Gulal from Temple Used Flowers

Value Proposition:

Flowers are used for variety of purposes. Since they are perishable items, they are usually discarded as waste after a day or two. To make use of waste flower  colour has been extracted from them to make gulal.

Summary Application:

The colours extracted from waste flowers are mixed with natural ingredients. The powder provides a synergistic mixture of coloured dry powder which has good sticking capacity to skin and can be easily removed by soft mop. It is non-toxic to skin.

Advantages:

Dry colours are used worldwide in various festivals, dances and household decoration.  In India, large amount of colours are used in traditional Holi festival.

Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute[CSIR-NBRI]
:  director[at]nbri[dot]res[dot]in
:91-522-2297802
:https://www.ihbt.res.in
Industrial Applications: Personal care [Drugs and Pharmaceuticals]