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How to Prepare Rice Water for Hair Growth : 3 Simple Methods to Try

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In this day and age, with ecology and recycling being more important and necessary than ever, we want to give a second life to everything that we can, and to do so, sometimes we need to look back to our ancestors: a lot of ancient cultures have great ideas to use things that we would consider “trash” nowadays and we couldn’t figure how to use: you probably have already heard of taking baths in expired milk, or using your leftover tea to wash your face, but did you know Italian grandmas used to save the (non-salted) water from boiling pasta to give it to the plants ? Turns out it has a lot of nutrients ! Another one of such “ancient remedies” is rice water.

What is Rice Water?

Rice water is the leftover water from washing your rice, and it has a bunch of health benefits. It is a favourite in Asian countries to wash your face because it tightens your complexion, nourishes your skin, helps fight wrinkles, brightens and whitens the skin, helps fight against acne, soothes irritated skin and sunburns and overall has a lot of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and oligoelements that are amazing and will do wonders to keep you looking fresh and youthful ! For a smart, quick solution to use rice water, add it to your face moisturizer or your shower gel and shake, that way they will mix and you will get all the benefits without adding extra steps to your skincare routine !

But it is not only an amazing remedy for your skin. Did you know you can use rice water for hair growth ? Rice water can be used as a conditioner when mixed with almond oil (put it into your hair as you would a normal conditioner, and then let it sit for ten minutes and rinse with cold water) and when used to rinse your hair after your conditioner, it can make your hair grow faster, stronger, healthier, more sleek and less frizzy, and even prevent split ends !

How to Prepare Rice Water for Hair Growth

Boiled Rice Water

This is the cloudy excess water you drained from your boiled rice and you can decide to wait till the rice is cooked. You can use it at least once a week and you will be surprised to see the change in your hair texture and growth.

Plain Rice Water

To prepare this rice water, just get a handful of rice and run it under water, so the impurities that it might have get detached and fall off. Once you think it is sufficiently clean, put it in a bowl, cover it with water and let it sit for 15 to 30 minutes, swishing it every once in a while. After that, put the water in a bottle and cook the rice ! Rice water can be stored up to one week in your fridge.

Fermented Rice Water

To make fermented rice water, which some people believe has even more benefits, just let the finished water sit in the counter for 24 to 48 hours, until it starts smelling sour. The fermented rice water can be used and stored just like the regular rice water, too.

So, next time you are preparing yourself a big beautiful bowl of rice, make sure to wash the rice first and store that water ! Not only will you be doing a good deed by recycling the water that you would otherwise throw away, but your lovely hair will thank you too !

Have you tried using rice water to improve your hair growth; Share your experience in the comment box below?

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