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RICE WATER

          You have been missing out! A fabulous recipe to cleanse, tone, and purify the skin. Have you ever washed your face with rice water? If NO, get know about it now and try it.  This rice water toner uses only rice and water as its ingredients. Rice water contains beneficial skin properties such as Vitamins B1, C, E, and minerals, as it will cure acne, dark spots and scars, tighten and shrink pores, and prevent and erase wrinkles.

RICE WATER

          It’s so easy to make and use, leaving your skin soft and clean. Another best part of this fermented rice water is that it can be used for hair for cleaning apart other things from supermarket.

What is Rice Water?

          Rice water is simplest mixture, that water which is leftover after washing off rice in preparation for cooking rice. It can be concentrated or diluted and even fermented to carry out the majority of its payback.

          Rice water contains nutrients that can strengthen hair and restore skin when used as a hair wash or face wash and also it is an easy and natural way to care for your hair and skin.

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          Since ancient times, across the Asian continent that rice water has been used in eastern medicine to keep skin and hair grow strong and shiny and the best part of rice water is that you won’t find any sulfates or silicates in a bowl of rice water and  you can whip it up in your own home at a price which can’t be beaten at any cost.

          The majority of us possibly came across different sources mentioning the usage of rice in skin and hair products. And then a reasonable question rises: “Is it possible to wash hair with fermented rice water?” Yes, definitely! But if you wish to take out much of usefulness from natural procedure, follow simple steps and prepare everything in a right way.

How to Make Rice Water recipe and body scrub for Skin :

          here are a few fast and simple recipe for preparing a batch of rice water .

You’ll Need:

 white rice 

·        cup rice (Brown, white long grain, white short grain, jasmine or white rice)

          water (no fluoride )

Technique 1: Boiled Rice Water

1.     To make concentrated rice water , simply cook white rice in a pot of water (more than required water to cook rice).

2.     After the rice has cooked, strain it out in aseparate container and let it cool down

3.     The water will be a vivid white color, and have high concentration of nutrients. On the other hand, don’t use it at high concentration.

4.     Instead, dilute a few tablespoons of this concentrated rice water into a cup of clean water, making a barely milky-looking mixture.

Technique 2: Quick Rice Water

1.     Simply take two cups of water and put a cup of rice into it, rinse your rice to remove any dirt or debris.

white rice with water to remove floating dirt or debris

2.     Then, place your rinsed rice into a pot and cover with water.

white rice with water to sit for 15mins

3.     Let the rice sit in the water for about 15 minutes. During this time, all the vitamins and minerals from the rice will percolate into the water.

4.     After the 15 minutes have elapsed, drain the rice, catching all the water into a bowl or jar. Save your rice for cooking!

Finally "rice water"

Technique 3 : Body Scrub For Skin

1.     As boby scrub  it can be made using the left over rice from making rice water.

2.     To the left over rice , add 1 or 2 tsp of olive oil and lemon juice , if you u wish you can add a few drops of essential oil to it.

3.     This rice scrub on skin makes exfoliate the dead skin and nourish the skin cells

Direction To Use:

You can use the rice water  for skin in a couple of different ways:

• ·        As a cleansing water: spray the rice water on your face before or after cleansing with a mild cleanser to infuse the skin with all the amazing vitamins and minerals.
• ·        As a toner: Dab a little bit of the rice water onto a cotton pad and rub all over face and neck in the morning and before bed.
• ·        As a scrub : apply the scrub even on the skin and massage in circular motion .leave it for 10-15mins  and rinse off with cold water so that dead cells exfoliate and nourish.

How to Make Fermented Rice Water Shampoo for hair :

          Rice contains so called “water-soluble vitamins” and “minerals” and it is more abundant of vitamins of B group and the process of fermentation method will make the process of protein turn into amino acids, so nutrition value of such rice is very rich.

What is Fermentation?

          Fermentation is the conversion of a carbohydrate such as sugar into an acid or an alcohol. Example, the yeast to change sugar into alcohol or the use of bacteria to create lactic acid in certain foods.

          Fermentation lowers the PH of the rice water which is similar to our hair’s pH (slightly acidic).as a result slightly acidic pH plus added nutrient through fermentation process restores hair pH balance, nourishes hair follicles to promote hair growth and conditions.vitamin B helps to produce black pigment

You’ll Need:

·        cup rice (Brown, white long grain, white short grain, jasmine or white rice)

·        water (no fluoride )

Technique 1: Fermenting Rice Water ( same as Quick rice water)

1.     Simply take two cups of water and put a cup of rice into it, rinse your rice to remove any dirt or debris.

2.     Then, place your rinsed rice into a pot and cover with water.

3.     Let the rice sit in the water for about 15 minutes. During this time, all the vitamins and minerals from the rice will percolate into the water.

4.     After the 15 minutes have elapsed, drain the rice, catching all the water into a bowl or jar. Save your rice for cooking.

5.     Allow it to sit in a jar at room temperature for one or two days (in warmer climates, the fermentation process will take less time ).

6.     When a slightly sour smell arises from the rice water , stop the fermentation process by keeping the solution in the fridge .this fermentated rice water is very potent , so dilute with cup of warm water before using it for best results

Direction to Use :

·        Rice shampoo works in different way and don’t expect immediate results after first use

1. Before taking shower, you got you hair wet, pour rice water very slowly and massage it gently using fingertips.
2. Do the massage for about 5 minutes. Make sure you wet hair with rice water completely.
3. Then rinse your hair with cool water. 
4.  After washing your hair with rice water, don’t use blow dryer – let it dry in natural way. Don’t worry about unpleasant smell of fermented rice water on your hair – once your hair is dry this scent will disappear.
5.  It is not necessary to wash your hair every day, two times a week will be enough.

Benefits of rice water :

•  Hair grows at faster rate
• It is really effective to treat dandruff
•  Starch present in rice water will kill the lice along with nits
• On using regularly it decrease acne
•  It helps to remove the de-tan
•  It add shine to your hair and helps to keep it strong and healthy
•  It act as an astringent on skin and tighten the pores
• It helps to revitalize the skin and make  it smooth and bright.
• Effective remedies for rashes and irritating skin condition
•  It cools down sun burns and gives cooling effect to inflammation.

Note:

Ø just keep using it daily until you start to see a difference, but this stuff works fast!

Ø You can keep the rice water in the fridge in an airtight container for 5days and not more

Ø It’s extremely cheap ,very effective and easy to make it.

Ø Never boil rice water for fermentation process.